Oscars and Black American actors/filmmakers

It is said that the real world is much more diverse than Hollywood. Film screen honors given to Black actors and filmmakers are few and far inbetween. Rev. Jesse Jackson said “opportunities are deficit, not talent deficit.” In sum, the importance of Black actors / filmmakers winning an Oscar is the respectability it brings to the Black community who had to challenge the status quo in order to be recognized as the best and brightest in the film industry.