In the current climate, the best you can hope for is to shift the Black narrative forward, just a bit. For this reason, Ava Duvernay has won.
As I look at the Oscar winners today, I see that imagination, to an extent, is being honored: “Birdman”, “Boyhood”, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”. And, where are we, in the 1960’s, being the moral anchor for the film industry. White boys and girls get to play and we get to be mired in the past. Now, what Ava has done, within this context, with knowing that this is where Hollywood is (because, based on her previous work and work that she champions, she is clear about the need for Black creativity in cinema), Ms. Duvernay worked with what was before her…
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