A Word: Are Oscars STILL So White?

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🗓️ 18 March 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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This year, several Black artists have been nominated for Oscars, including Ariana DeBose, Aunjanue Ellis, Will Smith, and Denzel Washington. But there’s concern that diversity –in front of and behind the camera– hasn’t been fully embraced in Hollywood. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by April Reign, whose 2015 hashtag #OscarsSoWhite sparked a vigorous debate over inclusion in the film business. She addresses the state of her effort, and the work that still needs to be done to make entertainment better reflect the reality of Americans’ lives. Guest: April Reign, media strategist, and creator of the movement #OscarsSoWhite Podcast production by Jasmine Ellis You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	This is a word, a podcast from Slate.
0:35.4	I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
0:37.4	It's Oscar season and the universe of filmmakers and lovers.
0:41.4	It's coming together to celebrate their favorite movies of the year.
0:44.6	It's also a time to spotlight what Hollywood has and has not done
0:49.1	to improve racial representation and film.
0:51.8	The Academy said that they were making all these changes,
0:54.3	but when you pull the curtain back, you can see that it's the same old wizard
0:58.9	and he really isn't, again, interested in making any substance to change.
1:03.4	April Rainne, Oscar so white and the Fight for Inclusion in Film,
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