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In solidarity with Jada Pinkett Smith’s Facebook video recording that addresses the (un)fairness in the nominations at the Oscars and calls upon people of colour (POC) to make programmes for themselves that acknowledge them in ways that they see fit and that are just as good as the so-called mainstream, Oscar award winning actress Lupita Nyong’o took to her Instagram account and posted:
“I am disappointed by the lack of inclusion in this year’s Academy Awards nomination. It has me thinking about unconscious prejudice and what merits prestige in our culture.
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