Connect with us

Culture

Whoopi Goldberg says “Lack of Black oscars nominees not a trend”

Whoopi Goldberg, actress and one of the host of The View said Wednesday that the lack of black nominees in major categories of this year’s Academy Awards doesn’t reflect a trend in the film industry.
unheard voices magazine profile logo

Published

14 years ago

on

By

Whoopi Goldberg Says "Lack of Black Oscars Nominees Not A Trend"
Whoopi Goldberg (Photo Credit: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whoopi_Goldberg_1996.jpg)

Whoopi Goldberg, actress and one of the hosts of The View, said Wednesday that the lack of Black nominees in major categories of this year’s Academy Awards doesn’t reflect a trend in the film industry.

After hosting at an exhibit, Goldberg stated that five Black actors/actresses have won an Academy Award since 2002.

“I don’t know how it gets better,” she said after posing for pictures. “I think we’re all right.” – News One

Follow Unheard Voices on Twitter for more coverage.

Discover more from Unheard Voices Magazine

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Related Topics:
unheard voices magazine profile logo

Unheard Voices, an award-winning, family-operated online news magazine, began in 2004 as a community newsletter serving Neptune, Asbury Park, and Long Branch, N.J. Over time, it grew into a nationally recognized Black-owned media outlet. The publication remains one of the few dedicated to covering social justice issues. Its honors include the NAACP Unsung Hero Award and multiple media innovator awards for excellence in social justice reporting and communications.

Continue Reading

Archives

Tags

Asbury Park Asbury Park Middle School Atlanta Baltimore Black History blacks in history California celebrity deaths Chicago COVID events Featured films Florida fundraiser George Zimmerman Georgia Ghana Ghana Session GoFundMe gun violence hate crime HBCU hip-hop homicide Illinois lawsuits Long Branch Los Angeles Maryland Michigan missing persons New York New York City North Carolina police shootings protests race relations racism say his name Texas Trayvon Martin unarmed videos Washington D.C.

RSS Unheard Underground

unheard voices shop
unheard voices on google play unheard voices on itunes

Trending