Tag: Spike Lee

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White People Are Having The Worst Black History Month Ever

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 →

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Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett Smith are Right to Boycott Oscars

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 →