A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics
Today is Oscar Night.
There are two Black Actresses nominated this year:
Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Here is a the list for All Black Nominees in the Academy’s History.
Winner Acceptance Speeches:
Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress – 1939, Gone With The Wind
Sidney Poitier, Best Actor- 1963, Lilies of the Field
Cuba Gooding, Jr., Best Supporting Actor – 1996, Jerry Maguire
Denzel Washington, Best Actor – 2001, Training Day
Halle Berry, Best Actress- 2001, Monster’s Ball
Sidney Poitier Accepting an Honorary Oscar – 2001
Jamie Foxx, Best Actor – 2004, Ray
Morgan Freeman, Best Supporting Actor – 2004, Million Dollar Baby
Forest Whitaker, Best Actor -2006, Last King of Scotland
Jennifer Hudson, Best Supporting Actress- 2006, Dreamgirls
Isaac Hayes, Winning Best Original Song for Shaft -1972
Could not find videos for the Best Supporting Actor Wins of Louis Gossett, Jr – 1982, An Officer and a Gentleman and Denzel Washington – 1989, Glory or Whoopi Goldberg, Best Supporting Actress – 1990, Ghost.
Cheryl Contee aka "Jill Tubman", Baratunde Thurston aka "Jack Turner", rikyrah, Leutisha Stills aka "The Christian Progressive Liberal", B-Serious, Casey Gane-McCalla, Jonathan Pitts-Wiley aka "Marcus Toussaint," Fredric Mitchell
Special Contributors: James Rucker, Rinku Sen, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Adam Luna, Kamala Harris
Technical Contributor: Brandon Sheats