Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton is speaking up against the lack of diversity of the Oscar nominations. He says that him or his colleagues at the National Action Network might stage ‘actions’ in protest before or during the Academy Awards. Rev. Al Sharpton believes that it was “appallingly insulting in the year of 2015 that the 20 Academy Awards acting nominations went only to white actors and actresses.” Read more on the story after the jump!
(Video) ‘Girl Code’s Nicole Byer Responds To Jerry Seinfeld’s Comments On ‘Diversity In Comedy’
Jerry Seinfeld sat down with Buzzfeed and when asked of his lack of race and gender diversity within his Seinfeld series, the comedian stated what matters is whether the person is funny or not. Well Comedienne Nicole Byor has responded to Jerry’s comments, with some of her own! Hit the jump for more.
(Video) Latest ‘SNL’ Skit Featuring Kerry Washington Proves They Have No Diversity?!
As Kerry Washington took full hold of her hosting gig for Saturday Night Live she helped shed light on a big factor affecting the shows diversity, to put it simple there is none… within their cast. Miss Washington takes on the role of Michelle Obama but due to the lack of black women on the SNL team she was forced to dip into quite a few other characters, hit the jump for the hilarious clip!
SNL Has Diversity Issues & Kenan Thompson Blames The Lack Black Female Comedians For That!
Realistically, when dealing with the “Hollywood” lifestyle, as a black woman it’s hard to dive in. We’ve seen that over the years – not just with Saturday Night Live. Halle Berry broke down when she was given her Oscar! There is still a barricade to break down, and here Kenan Thompson is to give all black women comedians a voice. Hit the jump for the deets.
Mariah Carey: Happy her baby will be born in diversity! (check the flick!!)
Mariah Carey opened up about her pregnancy and revealed that she’s pleased that we live in a time now where people are accepted. She explains: “Having Obama in office and bringing a child into the world at this point is totally different than me feeling like an outcast when I was growing up and not feeling like it was okay to be ethnically diverse, and I can’t believe that we have arrived at this point within society. I think it’s a little bit easier now because the world has changed just in terms of identifying yourself. That always felt like a strange thing to me as a child, not looking the same as your own mother of father was a very different thing back then.” @wendyKlucas
