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Reel Representation: Marvel, DC struggle to produce diverse, inclusive superhero films - Daily Bruin

Reel Representation: Marvel, DC struggle to produce diverse, inclusive superhero films

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Diversity in film and television came into the spotlight in 2016 with #OscarsSoWhite. A USC study in 2016 found only about a quarter of speaking characters belonged to nonwhite racial groups.

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Reel Representation: Marvel, DC struggle to produce diverse, inclusive superhero films

By Olivia Mazzucato

March 9, 2017 11:01 p.m.