Hattie McDaniel made home in Colorado before becoming first Black person to be nominated and win Academy Award
Before Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, she made ...
Actress Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for tweets on George Floyd, Islam
Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated star of “Emilia Pérez,” has deactivated her X account and apologized after social ...
Connie Chiume, South African TV star and “Black Panther” actress, dies at 72
Chiume began her career as a teacher under apartheid and broke barriers to become an actress of international demand.
Actress Issa Rae uplifts Houston crowd of Black women wearied by 2024 elections: 'We're all we have'
As protesters marched in Washington, D.C. against incoming President Donald Trump's second-term agenda, more than 2,500 Black women turned out to see actress Issa Rae for an evening of inspiration and ...
Why Every Best Actress Nominee Has a Solid Shot at the Oscar
The strong lineup includes comeback kid Demi Moore, Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres, and “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía ...
Cynthia Erivo, Teyana Taylor, Marla Gibbs and Raamla Mohamed Named Essence Black Women in Hollywood Honorees (EXCLUSIVE)
Cynthia Erivo, Teyana Taylor, Marla Gibbs & Raamla Mohamed named Essence Black Women in Hollywood honorees. Aldis Hodge to ...
For Black Hollywood, ‘One of Them Days’ isn’t just a hit, it’s hope
The inaugural feature film from Issa Rae’s production company, starring Keke Palmer and SZA, is proving to be the little comedy that could.