The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened an investigation into Disney and its subsidiary ABC, examining whether their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies violate federal broadcast regulations. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr requested the probe, raising concerns that Disney’s DEI initiatives may conflict with the agency’s equal employment opportunity rules. Disney holds broadcast licenses for its ABC affiliate stations, which the FCC regulates. DEI Under Scrutiny In a letter to CEO Bob Iger dated March 27, Carr said he wants to ensure the company is not engaging in “invidious forms
Lanny Smoot, a Disney Research Fellow and a Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development member, has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. This recognition marks him as the first Disney Imagineer to receive this honor and only the second individual from The Walt Disney Company to be inducted. Lanny Smoot Smoot’s induction into the Hall of Fame is a personal triumph and testament to his nearly three decades of relentless innovation and creativity at Disney. “I was honored and humbled at being inducted into the National Inventors
Following the box-office success of Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Disney is donating $1 million to nonprofits providing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and arts education for young people from historically underrepresented communities. The organizations benefiting from this funding include Girls Who Code, Ghetto Film School, The Hidden Genius Project, and DonorsChoose in the US. Through this initiative, Disney hopes Black youth will feel more empowered and inspired to pursue careers in the science and technology sectors. “From its historic casting to advanced technology to culturally relevant storytelling, Black
