The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures have announced they will be gifting a replacement of Hattie McDaniel's historic best supporting actress Oscar to Howard University in Washington, D.C. to honor her legacy. The original award went missing from Howard University’s collection, so the Academy and the Museum have decided to replace it with a statuette to serve as a reminder of her legacy and the power of representation in the motion picture industry. The replacement Oscar statuette will be presented to Howard University in the near future.
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President Joe Biden addressed the graduating class of Howard University, a leading historically Black university, warning of the dangers of white supremacy and racism. He spoke of the need to recognize and confront the history of racism in the United States, and warned that “hate never goes away” and that “silence is complicity.” Biden also addressed the recent bomb scares made to HBCUs, and urged the graduates to “stand up for the best in us” and to confront the threats to American democracy and to suppress Black history.