Welp. I guess all those people complaining might get some of what they want. The issue isn't going away and people have been complaining for years. Now people are sick of it. The negative publicity isn't good for the Oscars and they know it.
The change has to happen with more than just The Academy, minority actors in Hollywood need more visibility in general. And I'm not talking about blonde white girls with tans being marketed as black women. Not talking about adding more stereotypical roles for Asian and black actors. Non-white people deserve to be able to identify with movie characters on a larger scale.
Well, hopefully this actually brings some change. Though I fear it's still not getting at the root of the problem, which is that there are so few leading roles for POC in Hollywood.