April Reign
April Reign on the power of Twitter in 2021
April Reign knows the power of Twitter. In January 2015, she sent out a Tweet from her living room that started a movement. Watching the nominations for the Academy Awards, she vented about the lack… Audio
US cultural critic says Moonlight deserved Best Picture
Last year's Oscars were criticised for its lack of diversity. But this year, six African Americans won awards in five different cateogries. April Reign created the twitter hashtag "Oscars So White"… Audio
Will this year's Oscars be less white?
April Reign was behind a movement last year to highlight the 'whiteness' of the Oscars. She joins Checkpoint to discuss whether she believes this year's Oscar nominations will be less white. Video, Audio
April Reign with latest on black American vote
Prominent African American commentator April Reign is closely watching the black American vote, and joins Checkpoint with the latest. Video, Audio
Controversial videos spark #BlackLivesMatter protests
April Reign, the woman behind "Oscars So White", joins Checkpoint to discuss the videos that sparked #BlackLivesMatter protests around America. Video, Audio
#OscarsSoWhite founder speaks to RNZ
As for the second year in a row the nominations for all four Oscars acting awards feature only heterosexual white people, thousands have flocked to twitter, using the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. John… Audio
Stars boycott over lack of diversity in Oscar nominees
Two prominent African-American filmmakers say they'll be boycotting this year's Academy Awards over a lack of diversity among nominees. Audio
