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The Socialist’s Journal: Quick Hits 2016 Part 3

*If there’s one thing that last week’s presidential debate proved, it is that preparation is important. If there’s a …

*In June, the Academy sent out invitations to a record number of minority actors and filmmakers in an attempt to …

*Cheryl Boone Isaacs on Tuesday was again re-elected as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by …

*It looks like the Academy has made moves to ensure that the catastrophic #OscarsSoWhite embarrassment of 2016 will …

*Twenty-five members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who are of Asian descent — among them two-time …

*Jada Pinkett Smith has brushed off the jokes made by Oscar host Chris Rock at this year’s ceremony. During his opening …

*Minutes after Stacey Dash made a fool of herself at the Oscars, the Fox News contributor went backstage to assess the …

*Hmm. Is somebody trying to horn in on the Oscars controversy news cycle to get some attention or is this really a …

*In a recent standup gig, Katt Williams spent a considerable amount of time coming for fellow comedian Kevin Hart. “I’ve …

*On a night in Hollywood when racism was front and center, a magazine mistook Whoopi Goldberg for Oprah Winfrey on the …

*The 88th Academy Awards is history and so is Chris Rock‘s opening monologue which took dead aim at …

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*It’s unfortunate that there’s a dark cloud hanging over the Oscars because of the absence of any black …

*The Rev. Al Sharpton is hosting a rally on the day of the Oscars to protest Hollywood’s lack of diversity and call for …

*Some people will watch the Oscars this Sunday. Some will boycott the annual show. Ava DuVernay and Ryan Coogler will …