Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee are boycotting the Oscars this year because every single nominee for the acting category is white for the second year in a row. Despite huge successes like Straight Outta Compton being nominated for other categories, not a single person of color was nominated for acting awards. We've made so much progress since MLK led protests against segregation in America, but things like this really highlight the racism that's still a problem today.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/18/entertainment/oscars-boycott-spike-lee-jada-pinkett-smith-feat/index.html
Although this could have not been intentional, it still shows that America needs to step up! Actors like Morgan Freeman and Will Smith deserve nominations just as much as Matt Damon and Bradley Cooper.
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