Black Actress Regina King Says Emmys Ignore Blacks, "White as Ever"

I came across an interesting article written by actress Regina King on the Huffington Post. She wrote about the constant slight to black actors and actresses at the recently televised Emmys. Race is such a touchy subject that I try to stay away from such matters as much as I can, but I do agree with Ms. King in many regards on her position. I am also baffled and disappointed that black actress Alaina Reed, who appeared on Sesame Street for decades, was left of out the memoriam section of the ceremony. One also has to wonder why more black and Latino actors and actresses aren't nominated for such an award. Here's an excerpt from Regina King's article:

Since the Emmy ceremony, I have been going back and forth about whether or not I should compose this letter. I try hard in my daily life not to engage in uncomfortable situations regarding race. But sometimes it's very difficult to find other reasons that better explain why certain events play out the way they do. It is impossible for me to ignore the published statistics regarding the number of people of color mentioned, celebrated or honored in the history of the televised Emmys. Up to and including this year, there have been only 53 non-white actors nominated for Emmys out of nearly 1,000 possible nominations in the top four acting categories for drama and comedy. Source

Is this much ado about nothing or is Ms. King right in her position? I have seen so many good black actors and actresses passed over repeatedly for awards on the Emmy and Oscar Awards shows. To be honest, I was absolutely dumbfounded when Jamie Foxx, who played Ray Charles in a biopic, won over Don Cheadle's flawless and powerful role in "Hotel Rwanda." I had to wonder out loud what criteria did the judges use to get to that conclusion. In closing, the slight against Alaina Reed Hall was just wrong. I grew up watching Sesame Street and so did my kids. I can remember her clearly from all those episodes in which she appeared.