Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith are boycotting the Academy Awards because no black actors have been nominated.  (Perhaps that is a good thing, at least for Jada, who might welcome the time to straighten out her cross-dressing son.) Mr. Lee’s boycott is especially fraught for the Academy because, though he received an honorary Oscar in November ; his latest film, “Chi-Raq,” earned no nominations. Well, now we know why Spike is upset!  But there's more!  ... the homogeneity of Hollywood has recently come under increased  scrutiny[.]  Well, I can agree with that.  I think the homogeneity in Hollywood should be closely investigated, too. But  I wonder if perhaps this problem could be solved if the Academy created categories just for black actors.  In addition for "Best Actor in a Leading Role", why can't there be a category for "Best Black Actor in a...(Read Full Post)