STARZ #TakeTheLead June 2021 Transparency Talk

This Transparency Talk focused on authentic and inclusive storytelling where panelists discussed the need for better representation and increased opportunities for women and diverse writers across media.

MEET OUR PANELISTS

RANDOM HOUSE

ELIZABETH MÉNDEZ BERRY

VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Elizabeth Méndez Berry is Vice President and Executive Editor of One World, an imprint of Random House in New York. Before joining One World, she worked in social justice philanthropy, where...

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BLINDSPOTTING

ALANNA BROWN

WRITER

Writer/director Alanna Brown has been named to the Black List, the Hit List, and the Young & Hungry List, and has finaled in the Tracking Board Launch Pad Features Competition and the Breaking Through the Lens Cannes Financing Initiative with...

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BLINDSPOTTING

RAFAEL CASAL

CO-CREATOR, SHOWRUNNER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Rafael Casal is a critically acclaimed writer, producer, actor and poet. He made his feature film debut in Blindspotting, which he wrote, produced and starred. The celebrated film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and...

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BLINDSPOTTING

DAVEED DIGGS

CO-CREATOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning actor, rapper and producer Daveed Diggs is widely known for playing Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the Broadway sensation “HAMILTON.” Diggs currently stars in the hit TNT...

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WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST (WGAW)

TERY LOPEZ

DIRECTOR OF INCLUSION & EQUITY

Tery Lopez is an inclusion strategist, thought leader, change agent and film and television producer. As head of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) Inclusion and Equity Department, Tery works with producers...

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MODERATOR

RANDOM HOUSE

JAMIA WILSON

EXECUTIVE VP

Jamia is a feminist activist, writer, and speaker. She joined Random House as vice president and executive editor in 2021. As the former director of the Feminist Press at the City University of New York and the former VP of programs at...

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STARZ #TAKETHELEAD TRANSPARENCY TALKS

Authentic and Inclusive Storytelling

WATCH NOW

MEET OUR PANELISTS

ELIZABETH MÉNDEZ BERRY

ALANNA BROWN

RAFAEL CASAL

DAVEED DIGGS

TERY LOPEZ

JAMIA WILSON

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