For Angela Bassett, vying for an acting Oscar for the second time next Sunday in a 40-year career, every role she has taken has been an opportunity to break through perceptions of 'us as Black women.'
For Aniobi, though there are more Black shows than there have been in the last 10 years, the budgets are smaller. Without investing in stories and hiring Black executives, the industry is doomed to repeat mistakes, she said.
Despite having mentors when she first started, Pride knew there were obstacles for Black creators, so she started her production company,The Screening Room There were 32 years without Latino nominees at the Academy Awards, with the most recent shutout in 2002. Only 18% of the total nods for Latinos have been in the four acting categories.
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