How I’ll Be Predicting the Oscars for Variety (Column)

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Clayton Davis “I’m here. I’m part of this now.”— Pam, “The Office”The human mind and soul exist, but are not mutually exclusive to chasing your dreams.

In kindergarten, your teacher may have asked you what you wanted to be when you grow up. As 5 and 6 year olds, we try to pick the coolest job, or perhaps even mirror what our parents or guardians are doing at that moment in time.

Like many young kids from an inner-city neighborhood, you struggle to find your place in a world not reflected broadly in the media.As a champion for the underserved, underrepresented and an unashamed advocate for diversity, my role as the film awards editor at Variety is a humbling achievement that will never go unappreciated.