HISTORY IS MADE IN THE FILM BIZ! FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN NAMED PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY

This week’s marks the historic election of Cheryl Boone Isaacs as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the first African American and only the third woman to win the prestigious post. Can you say…BAD ASS!

Some media have speculated that Boone Isaacs, who has served in every elected office at the Academy in her two decades on the Board, won because she is a woman and/or African American. WHATEVS! Particularly with the Academy’s very public move toward diversity and away from the “old white man’s club” image which has been changing at a faster pace in recent years with past-Presidents Sid Ganis, Tom Sherak and Hawk Koch and now also has a record 14 women on its Board. That’s a convenient way to characterize this election but it’s hardly the truth. Sometimes, change is refreshing!