Akwafina Nominated for NAACP Image Award . .. And Black Twitter Is VERY Upset About It!!

Popular Asian actress/comedian Awkwafina was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, and that has all of Black Twitter in an uproar, MTO News has learned. 

On its face, the nomination seems justified. Awkwafina is Asian, and therefore a woman of color. So it shouldn’t be controversial to give the actress the nomination.

Here’s her nomination:

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Motion Picture

– Andre Braugher – “Spirit Untamed” (Universal Pictures)

– Awkwafina – “Raya and the Last Dragon” (Walt Disney Studios)

– Brian Tyree Henry – “Vivo” (Netflix)

– Eric André – “Sing 2” (Universal Pictures)

– Letitia Wright – “Sing 2” (Universal Pictures)