Why Black Hollywood Is BOYCOTTING The Oscars

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Despite many potential candidates for nomination, the Oscars has ignored black movies and black actors for the second year in a row. This time, some prominent black figures in Hollywood are now boycotting the event. Ana Kasparian and Becca Frucht hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

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“Honorary Academy Award winner Spike Lee will boycott this year’s Oscars in protest at another year where actors and actresses of colour received zero nominations.

After #OscarsSoWhite once again trended on Twitter after the announcement of the nominations, the famous film director posted a lengthy message on Instagram, which asked: “How is it possible for the second consecutive year all 20 contenders under the actor category are white? And let’s not even get into the other branches.

“40 white actors in two years and no flava’ at all. We can’t act? WTF?”

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