The American Black Film Festival Awards took place on Sunday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, and the scene could be heralded as the prime reason why #OscarsSoWhite is currently one of the most used and relevant hashtags of 2016.
Kerry Washington, Anthony Anderson and Octavia Spencer mingle backstage at the ABFF Awards
It has been almost three years since actor and filmmaker Bill Duke unleashed Dark Girls – a documentary that examined the plight of women with dark skin, navigating a society and community that still devalues their existence. It was a troubling film that served no other purpose than to painfully reiterate what we already know.