Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Will the Oscars Be Less White Next Year?
The embarrassment of #OscarsSoWhite has studios scrambling to avoid a repeat next year. More than a dozen films starring black actors, by black filmmakers, and on black issues are set for release before the end of this year, and the studios backing them are hoping they become Academy Award contenders.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe embarrassment of #OscarsSoWhite has studios scrambling to avoid a repeat next year. More than a dozen films starring black actors, by black filmmakers, and on black issues are set for release before the end of this year, and the studios backing them are hoping they become Academy Award contenders.
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5 of 5The Middle Class Is Shrinking While the Rich Stay Rich- 0:31Why Hasn’t the Carried Interest Tax Loophole Been Eliminated
- 9:30The Middle Class Shrinks in 9 out of 10 US Cities
- 18:22The Band YACHT's Internet Hoax and Other Web News
- 28:05Chew Fox, Boomer the Dog and other ‘Fursonas’ Featured in New Doc
- 40:58Will the Oscars Be Less White Next Year?You’re reading this