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  • Congratulations to Caroline Diaz (@barolinne) who has been named the new Senior Director of A&R at Interscope Records! . . . . . . . . . . #culturepush #womeninmusic #blackmusic #blackgirlmagic #culturecreators
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  • Congratulations to Julian Petty, who joins Warner Bros. Records as its new head of business & legal affairs. A veteran attorney, he has represented the likes of Childish Gambino, A Tribe Called Quest, and the estate of The Notorious B.I.G.
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  • Congrats are in order to Lorrie Bartlett, who has been appointed to ICM Partners’ board of directors - a first for an African-American woman at a major Hollywood talent agency. She is a partner and co-head of the talent division. . . . . . . . . . #ICM #BlackGirlMagic #womeninentertainment
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  • Many congrats to the incomparable Regina King & kudos to her for committing to help shift the culture of diversity behind the scenes! 👏🏿🏆 #Repost @entertainmentweekly ・・・ After winning Best Supporting Actress at the #GoldenGlobes for her role in 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' #ReginaKing gave an emotional acceptance speech where she vowed to produce only gender-equal projects in the future. "In the next two years, everything that I produce…. is 50 percent women. I challenge everyone out there who is in a position of power — not just in our industry — in all industries. I challenge you to challenge yourselves and stand with us in solidarity and do the same," King said. 📷: Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images . . . . . . . #goldenglobes #roadtooscars #bealestreet #jamesbaldwin #blackfilm #ifbealestreetcouldtalk
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  • Huge congrats are in order to one of our very first #CultureCreators honorees Phylicia Fant and to fellow music industry veteran Shawn Holiday on being named the new Co-Heads of Urban Music at Columbia Records! 👏🏿👏🏿 . . . . . . . . . . . . . #blackmusic #urbanmusic #blackexecutives #hbcualum #hbcualumni #spelmancollege #famu #columbiarecords #musicbiz
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  • #CultureHighlight - Ebonie Smith is an engineer and producer who not only works tirelessly at her craft, but is also using her voice in platform to highlight the phenomenal work being done by other women behind the boards of the music biz. Visit our Facebook page for a link to the article. ✨ . . . . . . . . . . . . #engineers #producers #behindthescenes #behindtheboards #behindthemusic #womeninmusic #blackwomeninmusic
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