Author: Kyra Jones

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Black Oscar Snubs–The Egregious History

January 20, 2020 Kyra Jones 0 Comments #OscarsSoWhite, A Raisin In The Sun, Academy Awards, Angela Bassett, Ava DuVernay, Billy Dee Williams, David Oyelwo, Denzel Washington, Diana Ross, Hidden Figures, Janelle Monae, Lady Sings The Blues, Malcolm X, Octavia Spencer, Oprah Winfrey, Oscar, Richard Pryor, Ruby Dee, Ryan Coogler, Samuel L. Jackson, Selma, Sidney Poitier, Spike Lee, Taraji P. Henson, The Color Purple, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Smith

#OscarsSoWhite Through the Decades

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‘Queen & Slim,’ ‘Waves’, and The New Blacksploitation

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Kyra Jones 1 Comment Alexia Demie, Austin Film Festival, Lena Waithe, Queen & Slim, Sterling K. Brown, Trey Edward Shults, Waves

The Problem With Rooting for Everyone Black

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