"The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 2016 Oscar nominations this week; all of the nominees were white. What’s more, in two of the year’s biggest films about African-American characters — “Creed” and “Straight Outta Compton” — nominations for those movies went to white people. Once again, social media was filled with complaints: #OscarsSoWhite. How can the Academy increase diversity in nominations and awards?"
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Friday, January 22, 2016
And the Oscar Goes to … White People; New York Times, 1/22/16
Room for Debate, New York Times; And the Oscar Goes to … White People:
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