Diverse Experts on a Wide Range of Topics for Producers & Writers in Hollywood
The Writers’ Room Database of Experts helps you find the experts you need to inform authentic, anti-racist portrayals of Black people and communities, the reality of race in all of our lives, and the most pressing social issues of today — especially criminal justice.
Our Expert Database features individuals and organizations with deep knowledge and firsthand experience in law enforcement tactics and procedures, every area of the justice system (including immigration), science and technology (including surveillance, forensics and medicine), social issues ranging from the influence of big tech to workers and the economy, American history, Black culture, social activism and more.
You can search the database by category of expertise, race/ethnicity, gender/sex and police/military background. Detailed profiles include more information: work sector, job title, location, previous experience consulting in Hollywood, experience with racial justice, specific topics of expertise, publications/videos, immigration background, languages, disability identity, religious background and other information they choose to offer.
Every person and organization in the database is committed to racial equity and social progress. Most experts are Black, people of color and/or women. Click here to read about our vetting process.
Our aim is to provide a great match. We cannot guarantee that every advisory or consulting arrangement is successful, but we have made every effort to ensure that each expert is capable of making a highly valuable contribution to the writers’ room.
If you have any questions about the Expert Database, please contact hollywood-database@colorofchange.org.
Additional resources provided by #ChangeHollywood can be found here. You can also learn more about Color Of Change Hollywood.
If you are in need of DE&I training, resources, or consulting services, please visit the #ChangeIndustries Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism Directory.
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Color of Change
Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. We help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. As a national online force driven by 7 million members, we move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America.
About
Color of Change Hollywood
Color Of Change Hollywood collaborates with like-minded people in the entertainment industry to change how Black people, as well as issues affecting Black people, are represented across the media landscape. We lead a wide range of interventions aimed at shifting the standards and practices of content development, production and distribution — working to eliminate inaccurate, dehumanizing portrayals and narratives, and to increase the diversity, accuracy and humanity of the stories that influence the attitudes of tens of millions of people.
Our work includes:
- Consulting with writers’ rooms to offer showrunners and writers real-life stories, information and experiences they can use in story development and scripting;
- Collaborating with major film and television productions to amplify the reach and impact of content that elevates Black stories;
- Conducting original research to expose critical problems in the industry and set new standards;
- Leading accountability and advocacy campaigns to effect systems change;
- Working with celebrities and other influencers to produce content on critical social issues and to advance conversations about industry change.
