LA Times Today: A Hollywood union tried to promote diversity. Then things got complicated
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Brittny Chapman, a film and television costume worker from east Hollywood, voiced her disappointment on Instagram for her local costumers union in June 2020.
It was nine days after the killing of George Floyd and her union hadn’t spoken up or made a statement in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, while many other entertainment unions already had.
L.A. Times entertainment industry reporter Anousha Sakaui reports.
It was nine days after the killing of George Floyd and her union hadn’t spoken up or made a statement in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, while many other entertainment unions already had.
L.A. Times entertainment industry reporter Anousha Sakaui reports.