A group of African American activists in Los Angeles on Thursday (January 14) evening called on people to “tune out” the Academy Awards to protest the lack of minorities represented in nominations announced early that morning. Following last year’s awards, which shut actors of color out of the industry’s biggest honors, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite emerged. It was quickly revived on Thursday morning, when only white actors received nods. “They promised to put an institute forward […]