Comments on: Should Black America Demand more from the Oscars or be Grateful to Receive ANY Nominations?

By: usarme

usarme — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 04:08:30 +0000

This is not about fairness or racisim on the part of caucasians… its about Black militancy and racist dogma… its about bullying and coersion not talent or recognition

By: coloredgirl

coloredgirl — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:38:53 +0000

Rita Moreno West Side Story supporting actress in the 1960s. in fact Rita has won, tony, emmy, and oscar. Yes she’s latina puerto rician.

By: Andamo

Andamo — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 00:51:04 +0000

We need to make better movies. Will Smith has not played a role that should have gotten him an Academy Award yet. Especially since Leonardo Dicaprio hasn’t gotten one yet. I’m just gonna keep it really simple, black people need to make better movies and not these standard “run of the Mill” “Tylerperryish Romantic Comedies where we through a lesson about God and family at the end of it to try to give it purpose” type movies. Will Smith makes space adventures and low rate superhero movies. Denzel deserved his Oscar. Black Audiences need to understand the history of cinema. Watch “The Breakfast Club” and movies like “Citizen Kane” to understand how to make a good movie and stop making “Two Can Play that Game” over and over again. Maybe we will win something when our audiences expand their minds a little more. Viola Davis is the best black actress in hollywood and I do agree, our opportunities are limited, but that is partly because we don’t have many directors and sometime we limit our imaginations for the sake of being considered “cool.” Antwanne Fuqua is a black Director. Tyler Perry is a black Director. We need more of them. Quentin Tarantino made Slavery a comfortable topic in Hollywood again. A black director would have never been the first person to take that risks. We have to start taking risks as a culture. That is all.

By: toomanygrandkids

toomanygrandkids — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 00:08:03 +0000

I agree with Terrence Amens. Indeed, black people need our own programs to award black actors and actresses. Which should’ve happened years ago. But first talented black directors and producers should fund and make our own movies, sitcoms, etc instead of depending on Hollywood. But I doubt if any of this will take place. According to ALL BLACK ENTERTAINERS the Grammy’s and Oscars are the most important in the world to them. Even though there are way more white movie execs, directors, producers, actors, and actresses, which means way more white will be made.

By: Terrance Amen

Terrance Amen — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 09:41:23 +0000

I don’t understand why we expect people outside our community to be unbiased when choosing the best anything, over their own. Actually I do understand, but the majority of us don’t. How about we create a show that rewards people based on their merit rather than the color of their skin. After all we’re experts in being discriminated against and would be the best to choose based on ability.

We could also create our own Black show that rewards our own. It’s time to stop begging and complaining, and start taking action to solve the problems in our community, instead of waiting for someone else to solve them. This is what every community does, except ours.

Black Unity means financial independence and happiness

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 00:50:17 +0000

I have a big problem with the fact that to be nominated in the Oscar, a Black director puts in his movie too many times the word “nigger”. This would never happen with the Jews. Black life has no value for the mainstream. Do I have to remind you that when the Spike Lee documentary Four Little Girls, it is a documentary about the Holocaust that won!!!