CBeebies’ Jojo and Gran Gran praised for celebrating diversity 

Viewers have praised CBeebies show JoJo & Gran Gran – the first British-made animated TV show centered around the lives of a black family. The programme, which tells the story of a four-year-old girl’s adventures with her  grandmother, premiered in March and has since won legions of fans, with parents taking to Twitter to applaud … Read more

Seinne Fleming speaks out about The Bachelor’s struggles with diversity

The Bachelor star Seinne Fleming has become the latest member of Bachelor Nation to speak out about the show’s struggles with diversity. The 30-year-old commercial real estate manager from Long Beach, California, who appeared on Season 22 of The Bachelor in 2018, told E! that she doesn’t watch the show anymore because, ‘I don’t feel it’s … Read more

Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman admits she ‘didn’t do enough’ to promote diversity within the show

Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman got emotional while admitting that she didn’t do enough to promote diversity on her hit NBC sitcom. Kauffman, 63, who co-created the sitcom with David Crane, spoke during the virtual 2020 ATX TV… From the Couch panel, when she was asked about what she ‘wished she knew’ when she started her … Read more

Michael B. Jordan urges studios to use their ‘power to demand diversity’ and urges for black hiring

Michael B. Jordan urges studios to use their ‘power to demand diversity’ and urges for black hiring By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 01:00 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 01:07 BST, 7 June 2020 Michael B. Jordan gave an impassioned speech about promoting black culture, while joining protestors at a Black Lives Matter march … Read more

Neanderthals’ low genetic diversity may have caused their extinction, study suggests

Neanderthals’ low genetic diversity may have caused their extinction by hampering their ability to adapt to environmental changes, a study has suggested.  Experts studied variations in the upper neck bone of Neanderthals found in Spain and Croatia — the proliferation of which is associated with low genetic diversity. A varied gene pool confers evolutionary strength, … Read more

MasterChef star Julie Goodwin praises the show for its ‘richness and diversity’

‘What a crap time to not be able to hug each other!’ Former MasterChef star Julie Goodwin praises the show for sharing contestants Khanh Ong and Reynold Poernomo’s emotional stories By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:20 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 14:20 BST, 27 May 2020 She won the very first … Read more

First-ever study into Italians’ genetic diversity reveals it dates back 19,000 years ago

Researchers have dissected the evolutionary history of Italians for the first time, revealing their extraordinary diversity dates back 19,000 years. The study shows that northern and southern Italians evolved differently over time due to contrasting environmental and ecological circumstances that resulted in the peculiarities of their gene pools.  The results help to explain the differences … Read more