Some may be discouraged to see a black woman get an Oscar nod for playing a house cleaner -- never mind that women in their 40s of every stripe are having a hard time everywhere in Hollywood . Viola Davis is nominated for an Oscar ; jimi izrael says she must win . He says black women would like to see better roles that show them as rounded , complex . He says Davis ' role may be stereotypical , but she breathes life into it , makes it extraordinary . Others : Some may complain , but we may be opening the door wider for blacks in movies .
Viola Davis is nominated for an Oscar ; jimi izrael says she must win . He says black women would like to see better roles that show them as rounded , complex . He says Davis ' role may be stereotypical , but she breathes life into it , makes it extraordinary . Others : Some may complain , but we may be opening the door wider for blacks in movies .