Lupita Nyong'O is one of the latest Hollywood stars reacting to the lack of diversity in this year's academy Awards.
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The actress joins the likes of Jada Pinkett Smith, Idris Elba and Snoop Dogg who are now calling for a rapid and radical change in the Academy's board.
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The actress, joins the likes of Jada Pinkett Smith, Idris Elba and Snoop Dogg who are now calling for a radical change in the Academy's board. According to her, the Oscars should be a universal body which celebrates art, stories and story tellers and not a forum to which a certain race gets all the glory.
The Oscar winner took to her Instagram on January 20 posting a powerful message about the change needed at the Oscars:
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"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin ," she captioned.
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