Lupita Nyong’o slams white Oscars

“I’m disappointed by the lack of inclusion in this year’s Academy Awards nominations. It has me thinking about unconscious prejudice and what merits prestige in our culture. The Awards should not dictate the terms of art in our modern society, but rather be a diverse reflection of the best of what our art has to offer today,” Nyong’o wrote on her Instagram.

The actress, who won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in “12 Years A Slave”, further wrote, “I stand with my peers who are calling for change in expanding the stories that are told and recognition of people who tell them.”

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Smith, Spike Lee and Sharpton have called for a boycott of this year’s awards show that is quickly gaining momentum, prompting Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to issue a statement, calling for speedy changes in the Academy.