All White Oscars Diversity

All White Oscars Diversity

Jada Pinkett Smith, the wife of Will Smith, an actor made a video that went viral calling on other Black actors and actresses to boycott the Oscars because she believes it lacks diversity. The 'All white Oscars nominees' with no Black actors or actresses was seen as racial bias to some African–Americans. They believe that Black actors and actresses have made tremendous contributions to the success of the movie industry, and need to be appreciated on their works just as the white actors and actresses.

Everyone deserves to be appreciated, encourage, and recognized on the contributions he makes towards his community. The minority Black people have suffered long enough to be deprived of their respect and acknowledgement in society. The 'All white ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...The 'All white Oscar nominee' also promote or shows that segregation of people of color still exist in the United States. Racial segregation according to the National Humanities Center, was a system derived from the efforts of some white Americans to keep African Americans in a subordinate by denying them equal access to public facilities and ensuring that blacks lived apart from whites This is evident when, Oscars voters are about 91% white and 76% male, according to a new Time study. (Los Angeles Times). Also the major or biggest category of the award nominees are all white, leaving some black actors and actresses at the minor level. Jada believe that if people of color are not given equal treatment just as whites, they should encourage themselves as one powerful people, and put resources together to make a difference in their community. Jada says, "That maybe is time that we recognizes that if we love and respect, and acknowledge ourselves in a way which we are asking others to do that, that is the place of true power." Similarly, Martin Luther King a civil right activist who fought against racial segregation. King mobilized Montgomery's African American community to boycott the city's public transportation, demanding equal rights for all citizens on public transportations. This happened when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a white man in

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