Doing The Work: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Six Years After #OscarsSoWhite
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essence.comJudas and the Black Messiah is the first movie with an all-Black producing team to be nominated for Best Picture and Viola Davis has become the most-nominated Black actress ever.
Additionally, films like Sophia Nahli Allison’s A Love Song For LaTasha andGarrett Bradley’s TIME are garnering recognition and acclaim.Some of that progress can be attributed to the fact that the Academy is no longer as white — or male — as it was in 2015.
Women now make up 33% of the organization’s membership with 19% being from underrepresented ethnic/racial communities. Six years ago, members were 92% white and 75% male.
The #MeToo movement, founded by activist Tarana Burke, shifted the ground for women in Hollywood and across all industries. Also, the way.
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