The Oscars have been under heavy scrutiny since it was announced that no Black actors have been nominated for an award for two consecutive years in a row. As a result, a number of Black stars like Jada Pinkett Smith, Spike Lee and Rev. Al Sharpton participated a nationwide boycott against the Academy Awards.
In case you missed it, we discussed the “TV Tune Out” boycott, the lack of diversity in Hollywood and solutions to this problem, featuring comments from April Reign, the managing Editor of BroadwayBlack.com, Editor at Large of NU Tribe Magazine & creator of the viral hashtag #OscarsSoWhite.