In 1996, #OscarsSoWhite Was a People Magazine Cover Story
Complete with quotes from the co-producer of this year's show.
They didn’t have Twitter back in 1996. But the lack of diversity at an Oscars ceremony hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and produced by Quincy Jones was still very much part of the public discourse.
The March 18, 1996 cover story by Pam Lambert resonates for another reason when re-read this Oscar season. It includes quotes from Reginald Hudlin, who is is co-producing the 2016 Academy Awards with David Hill:
Hollywood’s power circle “has levels of segregation that would not be accepted in IBM or American Express,” says black filmmaker Reginald Hudlin (Boomerang).
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