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Shamontiel L. Vaughn

Feb 23, 2020

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Don’t weigh in on positive black shows if you only support ratchet TV

How “The Photograph” supporters made me reevaluate my take on African-American entertainment

OscarsSoWhite gets too much attention. While I understand the validity to the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, I just don’t care enough about the Academy Awards to really get outraged about it. Part of…

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Don’t weigh in on positive black shows if you only support ratchet TV

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