Academy Awards

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January 20, 2016

Lupita Nyong'o on #OscarsSoWhite: 'I stand with my peers who are calling for change'

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January 19, 2016

Whoopi Goldberg sounds off on Oscars boycott: 'You can't bit** about it just at Oscar time'

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January 19, 2016

Flashback: Eddie Murphy rips the Academy for lack of diverse nominees back in 1988

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January 19, 2016

Tyrese calls on Chris Rock to boycott Oscars, says today's leaders are 'lazy' and 'afraid'

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January 19, 2016

Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs promises 'dramatic steps' to increase diversity of Academy

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January 19, 2016

Take our poll #TeamJada or #TeamJanetHubert: Are the Oscars worth boycotting?

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January 18, 2016

Spike Lee announces boycott of 2016 Oscars, quotes Martin Luther King Jr.

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January 15, 2016

Wesley Snipes tweets encouraging message to Michael B. Jordan after Oscar snub

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January 15, 2016

Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs 'disappointed' by lack of Oscar diversity

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January 14, 2016

Ice Cube sounds off on 'Straight Outta Compton' Oscar snubs: 'I'm not surprised'

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January 14, 2016

Acadamy Award nominations announced: #OscarsSoWhite all over again

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November 25, 2015

Jennifer Hudson calls all-white Hollywood Reporter cover ‘unfortunate’

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August 17, 2015

Is 'Straight Outta Compton' an Oscar contender?

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March 8, 2015

Sean Penn has "no apologies" for his green card joke

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February 23, 2015

Did Oscar boycott by blacks cause award show's ratings to tank?

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February 23, 2015

Common and John Legend's "Glory-ous" Oscar acceptance speeches

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January 22, 2015

Anthony Mackie unfairly blames theGrio for 'dreadlock' backlash, so here is the video unedited

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January 20, 2015

Anthony Mackie on Selma's Oscar snub: 'People are just tired of being bombarded with race right now'

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January 18, 2015

MLK reacts to lack of diversity at the Oscars in SNL skit

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January 15, 2015

The Oscars shut out black actors and directors

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