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Actress Stacey Dash, known for her role in “Clueless,” said there should be no BET or Black History Month, claiming “we have to make up our minds. Either we want to have segregation or integration.” Dash’s comments are in response to notable black celebrities, including Jada Pinkett Smith, saying they’re going to boycott the Oscars...

Wed, Feb 24: April Reign started the #OscarsSoWhite in January 2015 and since its beginnings the hashtag has exploded over social media and has even led to major A-list celebrities boycotting the annual award show.

Joseph Fiennes is going to play pop superstar Michael Jackson in a TV drama set to broadcast later this year. The casting news comes amid the intense #OscarsSoWhite debate about lack of diversity in Hollywood, sparked by an all-white slate of Academy Awards acting nominees.

The 2016 Oscar nominees were announced Thursday morning, and once again the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences and its voters are drawing fire for the all-white nominations.

The controversy surrounding the lack of diversity at the 2016 Academy Awards spawned the #OscarsSoWhite movement. But as Mike Drolet reports, diversity in film is back again this year.

Wed, Feb 24: Will people watch The Academy Awards? or will it be a flop with #OscarsSoWhite in the news and no massive blockbuster films in contention. Brent Furdyk from TV Week has more on this year’s award show.

Fri, Jan 15: #OscarSoWhite is trending again following this week’s reveal of the nominees. Joel Senick gets reaction from Saskatoon’s First Nations theatre community about the academy’s lack of diversity.