How white are the Oscars and does it matter?
- Written by The Conversation Contributor
An all-white affair?ReutersIn 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win an Academy award for best actor in a leading role for “Lilies of the Field.”
It took another 38 years for another African American, Denzel Washington, to win the award for his role in “Training Day.” But only two years later, Jamie...