The 91st Oscars Doesn’t Stick the Landing

BLACK HISTORY IS MADE Hollywood’s biggest night was when Black Panther premiered…oh…and then there was the 91st Academy Awards the other night. It was a night of firsts for Black women, Spike Lee, and the levels of people of color winning!! We started off without a hitch. Regina King grabbed the Best Supporting Actress just as she did with the Golden Globe, and keeping that tradition alive never felt so good. Black Panther being said so many times, Black names featured throughout the night, and beyond that the amount of people of color listed after those words, “And the nominees are….” was so gratifying. We were wracking up the points. Best Costume Design winner Ruth E. Carter accepted her award with all the style she has been giving us since Mo’ Better Blues and I’m Gonna Get You Sucka. She aptly thanked Spike Lee in her speech having worked on the director’s best films such as Malcolm X and Do The Right Thing. Big ups to Western Mass where Carter grew up, right near my hometown in Springfield, MA. Ruth E. Carter has been doing the Blackest of Black for a whhhhile. Remember School Daze, BAPS, Baby Boy, Love and Basketball?!! Yet, out of her over 30 year career, this is her first Oscar and the first Black PERSON to win in this category. Whenever I hear that I’m like, what year is this? Cardi B is the first Black woman to win best rap album when Missy Elliot and MC Lyte exist and the first Black person just won Best Costume Design at the Oscars. Best Costume Design nominee…