Nia Long feels Jada’s boycott of the Oscars came for a non-selfish place, and if it wasn’t for Jada, the diversity issue wouldn’t have become a hot topic.
She tells Uptown Magazine:
“I’ve known Jada since we were young women. She got the whole country talking about something [necessary] and it’s a great thing. She’s one of the soldiers. I was proud of her. I was proud that she even had the nerve to say anything. Nobody else did, until she did.
“A lot of people thought that she was upset because Will didn’t get nominated, but I think it was her way of expressing her disappointment because nobody black was nominated.
“People think that just because your name is Denzel Washington or Will Smith or Kevin Hart, that automatically things are easy. These people have spent years building. No matter what level you’re on in this industry, you’re expected to be excellent. Being excellent—when the material isn’t—can be challenging.”
I’m surprised Ms. All Lives Matter supports it.
LOL.
I don’t care what Jada’s motives were. Someone needed to speak up and she did it. But we still need to focus on getting more black people in behind the scenes positions that matter. We need more black film makers and writers period.
Classy answer.