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topic of debate on Wednesday, the opening day of the Edinburgh TV Festival.</p>   <p>During a panel entitled “Insert (Diversity) Here,” for which <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em> served as media partner, writer-director and actor Adjani Salmon (<em>Dreaming Whilst Black</em>) signaled there aren’t enough diverse people in positions of power yet. 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