PANEL: #OscarsBlackAF?--The State of Black Hollywood on Feb 9th

In previous years, the Academy Award nominations inspired the hashtag campaign #OscarsSoWhite, to protest the lack of nominations for people of color. In sharp contrast, six Black actors have been nominated this year -- a record number -- and diverse films like Moonlight, Fences and Hidden Figures (which garnered an impressive eight nominations) are in the running for best picture. In addition, four of the five honored documentaries, including Ava DuVernay’s 13th  and Raoul Peck's "I'm Not Your Negro" were by Black filmmakers. 
Join film scholars Stephane Dunn of Morehouse College and Natalie Bullock Brown of Saint Augustine University in a conversation with Duke Professor Mark Anthony Neal about the current state of Black Hollywood.
Thursday, February 9th6:30 pmThe John Hope Franklin CenterThe Ahmadieh Family Conference Hall, Room 240