While the surprise appearance of Stacey Dash during a bit at the 88th Academy Awards was supposed to be funny, the joke was on all of us. Again. I’ve never been “outrage guy”. When it comes to pearl clutching and fainting couches, I’m the last one to flip out when something comes across that feels offensive. But when I saw… Read more →
Black artists are using high profile events as a platform to discuss race, making some whites uncomfortable. It shouldn’t, because the discussion is overdue Race is never a comfortable topic. So often we talk about living in a post-racial society, a society where the color of one’s skin is not mutually exclusive to the content of their character. Martin Luther… Read more →
Director Spike Lee and actor Jada Pinkett Smith, tired of the lack of diversity in award nominations, and are taking a stand by boycotting the Oscars. For the second year in a row, the voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed to nominate anyone of color in any of the 20 major categories. Despite the… Read more →
