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Boycott the Oscars

By Armand Bogossian on Apr 29 th 2019

After being snubbed for any nominations, Spike Lee announced he would be boycotting the Oscars. Jada Pinkett Smith joined the boycott as well, stating “Begging for acknowledgment, or even asking, diminishes dignity and diminishes power. And we are a dignified people. And we are powerful.”

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