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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood's diversity crisis has loomed large over awards season and the big question going into the 88th annual Academy Awards was whether it would dominate the ceremony, too. It did, of course, but it wasn't alone. The evening turned out to be a
Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE – Call it a case of the Ivy League going Hollywood. Harvard University will feature Academy Award-winning film director Steven Spielberg as its commencement speaker on May 26, the Cambridge school said Thursday. He'll be the star of the school's 365th graduation exercise.
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Education
Many New England elementary schools are celebrating Dr. Suess on his birthday Wednesday by reading "The Cat in The Hat" out loud. The beloved author, who was born March 2, 1904, wrote and illustrated some 40 children's books, including "Oh, the Places You'll
Race
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has weighed in on the outcry over two straight years of all-white acting nominees for the Academy Awards. Obama says the Oscar debate is an expression of a broader issue: "Are we making sure that everybody is getting a fair shot?"
black
HOLLYWOOD — The film academy is pledging to double the number of female and minority members by 2020, and will immediately diversify its leadership by adding three new seats to its board of governors. Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the changes Friday, following a weeklong storm of criticism and calls
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