On Diversity - Issue 4

Issue IV Stories

Television

From the Writers’ Room: Authenticity & Diversity Built 'This Is Us'

Internet Essentials

Four Million Low-Income Americans Have Crossed The Digital Divide Through Comcast's Internet Essentials Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Q&A: A Seat at the Billion Dollar Roundtable

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

With Xfinity X1, It’s Pride All Year

HAPPENING@COMCAST

• Project Innovation Grant Program: The NBCUniversal Foundation launched a new competitive grant program, in partnership with NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, to recognize local non-profit organizations leveraging technology to solve everyday problems by awarding them grants totaling nearly $5M over the next two years. Apply online now through February 2nd.
• Fortune Best Workplace: Comcast NBCUniversal ranked #1 on Fortune magazine’s list of The 100 Best Workplaces for Diversity, #4 on its list of The 50 Best Workplaces for Parents, and #31 on its list of The 100 Best Workplaces for Women
• UnidosUS Grant Program Extension: Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo announced that we are extending the Comcast Digital Innovation Program for 2017-2018, which launched last year 
• NBC Latino 20: To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, NBC Latino profiled 20 Latinos who are moving the needle in their respective fields, which included video interviews discussing what it's like being a Latino in the workplace
• FreePass Latino: Comcast's Annual Bicultural Binge-Watching Event, FreePass Latino launched in September to give Xfinity customers an all-access pass to hundreds of titles from the STARZ Network in both English and Spanish
• WICT Top Employer for Women: Comcast NBCUniversal was named the Top Employer for Women by Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) and was also ranked first among cable operators and programmers for women
• NAMIC Top Company for People of Color: Comcast NBCUniversal was designated a 2017 Top Company for People of Color by the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC)
• USBLN Best Place to Work: Comcast NBCUniversal was named the 2017 Top Corporation for Disability-Owned Businesses by US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) and a 2017 Best Place to Work by USBLN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), after receiving a 100 score on the Disability Equality Index (DEI)
• HRC Best Place to Work: For the sixth consecutive year, Comcast NBCUniversal earned a 100 score on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2018 Corporate Equality Index and was named a Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality
• MCCA Lifetime Achievement: Minority Corporate Counsel Association honored David L. Cohen with its Lifetime Achievement Award at its 20th Anniversary Gala

• 2017 Corporate Advocate of the Year: Jacquelyn Puente, Executive Director for External Affairs at Comcast Corporation, was honored as USHCC's 2017 Corporate Advocate of the Year
  
• NAMIC 2017 Next Generation Leaders: Ebonne Ruffins, VP, Local Media Development at Comcast Cable, was named one of NAMIC's 2017 Next Generation Leaders

• Cablefax’s Most Powerful Women: Cablefax listed 58 Comcast NBCUniversal employees among 2017 Most Powerful Women for their leadership and contributions to the industry

ICYMI (In case you missed it...)

• S&P Global: Diversity Spotlight: Inclusive hiring practices help operators with innovation
• Diversity Best Practices: Comcast NBCUniversal Delivers Transparent Metrics In Every Area, Including Programming
• The Philadelphia Tribune: Dalila Wilson-Scott: Leading Comcast's civic outreach charge
• The Hollywood Reporter: Losing Weight, Having Babies: Meet 10 'This Is Us' Writers Whose Own Lives Impact Storylines
• The Hollywood Reporter: Sterling K. Brown Takes Home Emmy for 'This Is Us,' Thanks "Best White TV Family"
• Los Angeles Times: 'Girls Trip' producer Will Packer finds success by targeting an underserved audience
• The Washington Post: ‘Girls Trip’ shows — yet again– that movies starring black women can crush at the box office
• Variety: 'Get Out' Named Top Film of 2017 by African American Film Critics Assn.
• TheWrap: ‘Get Out’ Is 2017’s Most Profitable Film So Far
• MarketWatch: ‘Atomic Blonde’ shows — again — kick-ass roles for women are good for Hollywood
• Variety: Charlize Theron’s Boutique Label Gets Behind Risky, Woman-Centric Stories
• Deadline Hollywood: NBC Names Eight To Its ‘Writers on the Verge’ Diversity Program
• The Hollywood Reporter: NBC to Hire More Women Directors With "Female Forward" Initiative
• Deadline Hollywood: ‘Saturday Night Live’s Female Cast Members Seize The Day At Emmy Noms
• The Root: If You’re Really Into MSNBC and Joy-Ann Reid Right Now You Have Yvette Miley to Thank
• Broadcasting & Cable: Telemundo to Preview 2018 World Cup Coverage at Hispanic Television Summit
• Billboard: iHeartRadio's Fiesta Latina Returns to Miami, The Company Expanded Partnership With Telemundo
• TheWrap: How Telemundo Is Trying to Score With One of TV’s Growing Audiences: Bilingual Soccer Fans

UPCOMING EVENTS

• February 13-15: League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Legislative Conference and Awards Gala (Washington, D.C.)
• February 15-18: U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) National Conference (Chicago, IL)
• February 22-23: Colloqium on Global Diversity (New York, NY)
• March 9-18: SXSW 2018 (Austin, TX)
• March 13: American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) Leadership Awards Gala (Washington, D.C.)
• March 17-19: United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Legislative Conference (Washington, D.C.)