Reposted from @melanated_minds - The #AcademyAwards just released its 2019 #OscarNominations. #MahershalaAli was nominated for â#BestSupportingActorâ for his role as #BlackPianist #DonShirley in the movie â#TheGreenBookâ, about Shirleyâs and his relationship with his white driver, played by #ViggoMortensen, who somehow was nominated for â#BestLeadActorâ in the same film about Don Shirley and âsupposedlyâ the actual #NegroMotoristGreenBook (which was an actual guide for black travelers during the #JimCrowEra). How is Don Shirley a supporting actor in a movie about him? Why, after all these years, doesnât the Academy get it? Not to mention that Shirleyâs family, who was already pissed with his depiction in the movie, have to see their relativeâs legacy relegated to âsupporting actorâ? In his own movie? Make it make sense, Beloveds. ⢠⢠In 1988, actor/comedian #EddieMurphy was asked to present the â#BestPictureAwardâ at the #60thAnnualOscars. Here, in this clip, you hear him state why he was considering turning it down due to the Academyâs failure to honor black ppl. He stated that we must be recognized. ⢠⢠Now while the Academy has made minor strides in recognizing and awarding #BlackTalent, nominations like Mahershala/Viggoâs highlight how the Academy is still tone-deaf when it comes to giving black talent the recognition they deserve....which is why black ppl need to stop feeling the desire to be validated by an these institutions that have made it clear that bone-throwing is the only recognition and acknowledgement they are willing to give. So...Fuck em. That said, â#AllOfTheStarsâ from the movie â#BlackPantherâ better win â#BestOriginalSongâ because it is simply the best original song. #BlackLikeVanilla đ @joelcastel1007 & @blacklikevanilla - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/BtvjrJdH_OO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ziw8zq62y5nn
