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    Danielle Deadwyler attributes Oscars snub of 'Till' to racism against Black women

    by Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times Feb 10, 2023 2 minutes
    Danielle Deadwyler, left, and Whoopi Goldberg in "Till."

    For the first time since she was shut out of the 2023 Oscars nominations last month, actor Danielle Deadwyler has addressed the snub of her performance in "Till." She says racism against Black women was a factor.

    Deadwyler played Mamie Till, the grieving mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old whose 1955 Mississippi murder helped spur the civil rights movement. Despite critical

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