The Academy Paints Its Membership Protocol to Prevent Another Whiteout

One could say that Spike Lee "did the right thing."

She’s Gotta Have It, Jungle Fever, When the Levees Broke, and Malcolm X are just a few of the culture-shaking and highly acclaimed productions by Spike Lee.

However, it’s possible the movement he sparked against the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) could be his greatest directorial undertaking — or otherwise another ‘Spike Lee Joint.’

When the Academy Awards announced its 20 nominees for best acting, not one was black or even a minority. It wouldn’t have mattered if there was nothing worthy of note, but when you have offerings, such as…

Idris Elba (“Beasts of No Nation”), Samuel L.

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