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The First Black Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs Speaks On This Year’s...
The 2014 Academy Awards aired (March 2) last night and newcomer Lupita Nyong’o took home their first Oscar nominations in her short career. But, it is also was a big first for Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the...
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2014 Oscars: John Ridley Gives Steve McQueen The Cold Shoulder + 9 Other...
The 86th annual Academy Awards aired last night, bringing another award season to its end. This year’s ceremony, hosted by Ellen Degeneres, brought cheerful moments like: Lupita Nyong’o’s historic win...
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Sharpton Plans To Boycott Oscars For Lack Of Diversity
Source: J. Countess / Getty Rev. Al Sharpton is at the forefront of yet another movement. The Civil Rights activist is calling for a boycott of the upcoming Academy Awards since there are no African...
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Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs ‘Disappointed’ By Oscars’ Lack Of...
Source: David McNew / Getty Another year, another chance to snub actors and filmmakers of color. This time—again—it was the Academy Awards whose recent nominations were alarmingly white despite a year...
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George Clooney And David Oyelowo Address #OscarsSoWhite: ‘We’re Moving In The...
Source: Barry King / Getty Until now, it seems as if only “Black Hollywood” had expressed outrage over the lack of diversity within this year’s Oscar nominations. Director Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith...
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Jada Pinkett Smith Responds To Oscars Boycott Controversy
Source: Jason LaVeris / Getty UPDATE: Jada Pinkett Smith recently responded to Janet Hubert’s criticism of her Oscar boycott. “Considering that Alabama had its highest recruitment for the KKK for...
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Cry Me A River of Old White Tears: Academy Members Are Very Upset About New...
Source: Dan MacMedan / Getty Apparently the folks over at the Academy Awards are listening–or tired of being dragged by social media. Recently, they announced that are revising their voting eligibility...
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Making Headlines Or Making A Difference? Variety Teases Cover Addressing...
Tomorrow's cover on Diversity crisis will be a must read. As the cover line states, we are all to blame. Let's act! pic.twitter.com/7X13xq6WmY — Claudia Eller (@Variety_Claudia) January 26, 2016 The...
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