According to a CNN online report titled “Commentary: Hollywood Sees World In Black And White,” the entertainment industry, particularly in film and television, focuses primarily on Caucasians and African-Americans. So where are all the Asians, Latinos, Native Americans, and other racial groups? Philip Rodriguez, a filmmaker that specializes in producing […]

Disney Brothers Cartoon Studios changed its name to Walt Disney shortly after it was founded. Roy Disney suggested the new moniker – it was shorter, snappier and had more of a ring to it. Mickey Mouse, created in 1928, is the biggest symbol of Disney but was not among the […]

In the year that iconic children’s television programme Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary, the debate over allowing pre-school children access to screen media such as children’s television programming has become more heated than ever. With campaigners calling for parents to instigate a blanket ban on TV watching for all […]