A definitive history of #OscarsSoWhite | The Daily Dot

The creator of the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag, April Reign, speaks out. Illustration by Jason Reed, The Daily Dot.

By Deron Dalton When it comes to the Academy Awards, the Oscar statuettes may be gold, but the only color people have been talking about for months is white. In January 2015, frustrated by a lack of representation of filmmakers and actors of color in the Academy Awards nominations, April Reign created the viral hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. […]

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