The89thAcademy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night had memorable moments, such as formerNASA scientist Katherine Johnson taking the stage, and the film “Moonlight,” a coming of age story following the life of a Black boy, taking the top award.
Black actors won Oscars for best supporting actor and actress out of the six Black actors nominated in the four acting categories. This follows two years in whichAcademy voters nominated all white actors, which resulted in the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. The hashtag’s creator, April Reign, said itwas not only about Black actors but all communities marginalized in Hollywood, including women, Latinos and Asians.
According to theHollywood Diversity Reportreleased last week, people of color bought nearly half (45 percent) of all movie tickets sold in the United States in 2015. Latinos accounted for 23 percent of ticket purchases alone.
