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Article: THE OSCARS IN BLACK AND WHITE.(African American actors and the Academy Awards)
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- April 1, 2000
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Black have faced formidable barriers in winning top film prize
IT began quietly in 1927. The first winners didn't sit on pins and needles because they knew in advance that they had won, and the first losers went home with honorable mention citations. But it didn't take long for the Academy Awards ceremony to become the premier award ceremony in the world and to become tainted by America's No. 1 problem--race.
The most obvious indication of this is that the Academy has repeatedly overlooked sensational, award-winning performances by Blacks. In the 73 years since the first Oscar was awarded, 144 Whites have been cited for the top acting award--best actor ...