This should have been the year that black directors dominated the Oscars. In 2013, several black filmmakers produced and directed well-crafted films that examine black life. Of that group, three in particular-Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave), Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) and Lee Daniels (The Butler)-created films of historic significance, each of which explores a … Continue reading Hollywood doesn’t recognize complexity of black life