July 30
On July 30, 2013 Cheryl Boone Issacs was elected as the first black president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
Cheryl Boone Issacs is a renowned film marketing and public relations executive who has broken through color barriers throughout the film industry. Today, she serves as the founding director at the Sidney Poitier New American Film School at Arizona State University.
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Cheryl Boone Isaacs makes leap from Springfield to Oscars to heading Sidney Poitier film school
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