Media Questions Of The Week
Will the Academy Awards new diversity requirements for Best Picture eligibility be sufficient for combating institutional racism in the movie industry?Â
Which magazine denied the Mowry sisters the cover because they are Black?Â
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Is the new Instagram algorithm only for macro-influencers and celebrities?
Janelle Monáe Performs At The Oscars
[youtube id=”O6Rt06Xwl4w”] Watch Janelle Monáe perform “Come Alive” at The Oscars. She is joined by a troupe of dancers, horn players and Billy Porter. Her almost six-minute performance woke up the audience and brought them to their feet with a standing ovation when she was done.Â
Media Questions Of The Week
Why did Mahershala Ali win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Green Book if he was cast as the main character, jazz pianist Don Shirley?
Will Tommy Boy put together a reasonable contract to pay De La Soul a fair amount of streaming royalties?Â
What really makes me sad is that @BET has never supported my music or that I’m a black woman trying to break barriers for women in animation. Or that I’ve worked on advancing tech via VR and augmented reality. But you post about a ponytail i wore weeks ago and have already worn. https://t.co/otJt0J2VW6
— DAWN (@DawnRichard) February 27, 2019
Why didn’t BET know that DAWN wore her ponytail before Ariana Grande’s?Â