I’m pretty sure that when MLK jr said he "had a dream," it had nothing to do with gaining favor with the Motion Picture Academy. 
Oscar nomination or not, we’ve come so incredibly far, and yet have far to go. 
Matt Davies is Newsday’s Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. 
Mobile users: Visit newsday.com/mattdavies or click on the link above to see Davies' cartoons

I’m pretty sure that when MLK jr said he "had a dream," it had nothing to do with gaining favor with the Motion Picture Academy. Oscar nomination or not, we’ve come so incredibly far, and yet have far to go. Matt Davies is Newsday’s Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. Mobile users: Visit newsday.com/mattdavies or click on the link above to see Davies' cartoons

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