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Reel Representation: New &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; films bring much-needed diversity to Hollywood

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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 one quarter of speaking characters belonged to non-white racial/ethnic groups.

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Reel Representation: New ‘Star Wars’ films bring much-needed diversity to Hollywood

By Olivia Mazzucato

Jan. 12, 2017 10:55 p.m.