When the 2016 Oscar acting nominations all went to whites for the second consecutive year, #OscarsSoWhite became a trending topic.
Why do Actors of color, despite exhibiting talent and bankability, continue to lag behind white Actors in presence and prominence? Reel Inequality examines the structural barriers minority Actors face in Hollywood, while shedding light on how they survive in a.
Yet these enduring racial biases afflict not only the Academy Awards, but also Hollywood as a whole.
When the 2016 Oscar acting nominations all went to whites for the second consecutive year, #OscarsSoWhite became a trending topic