VIDEO : In Push For Diversity, Movie Academy Invites 928 New Members

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts has invited 928 new members from 59 countries after receiving years of criticism for its predominantly white male membership. Those invited to join the Academy include comedians Dave Chappelle and Tiffany Haddish and ?The Big Sick? co-writers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon. If everyone who's been invited chooses to accept, female membership would rise to 31 percent from the current 28 percent and people of color will increase to 16 percent from 13 percent. According to Reuters, total Academy membership would stand at more than 7,000 actors, writers, directors, executives and others.