January 2016 Blog Posts (15)

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Vice President Joe Biden was not auditioning for a stint on SNL or appealing to divine providence when he quipped to a packed crowd of Democrats recently that the Republicans may have given the Democrats a “gift from the Lord” in the presidential…

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The constant nightmare among both Democratic Party leaders and Hillary Clinton campaign boosters is that a significant…

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National Tune Out of Oscars Still Called For

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson, and other civil rights leaders on Friday, January 22, called The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences plan to boost minorities grossly inadequate. The…

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Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Tuesday, January 19, called the promise by Cheryl Boone Isaacs, President of the Motion Picture Academy, for change in the Academy to promote greater diversity welcome. However, it was the same…

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Let’s talk about the only thing that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, that’s the group that picks the Oscar nominees and winners, understands. That’s dollars and cents. African-Americans spend more, in fact far more, dollars proportionately on…

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson and other civil rights leaders on Monday, January 11, called on L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey to expedite the prosecution of LAPD officer Clifford Proctor in the shooting of Brendon K. Glenn…

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Here’s a horrific what if in the months after November 9, 2016. That’s the day after the presidential election and the winner is declared. The nomination and…

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, that’s the group that picks the Oscar nominees and winners, faces its first big test on January 14. That’s the day that it will announce who its members nominated for this year’s Academy Awards. It’s a big test for a…