This year, actor Angela Bassett could become the 11th name on that short list, continuing a legacy that began with trailblazing performer and Hollywood legend Hattie McDaniel in 1940. Bassett is ...

Hattie McDaniel pushed ... Off-screen, however, McDaniel continued to fight for equal rights. Around the same time as the sitcom debuted, she sued her white neighbors who tried to evict her ...

Hattie Mcdaniel, born in 1893 was the first African ... Her roles were almost always maids and housekeepers. Walter White, Then Leader of NACCP (The National Association for the Advancement ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As we count down the days until the Oscars on March 10, a newly released book takes a look at the life of Hattie McDaniel, the first Black person to ever win an Academy Award.

Erivo’s stylist, Jason Bolden, wrote on Instagram Stories that the dress is meant to be a homage to legendary actress Hattie McDaniel. “Hope this dress makes you proud, love Jason and Cynthia ...

Hattie McDaniel ... “I would watch these black and white films not knowing that my relatives are in probably 70% of the films.” McDaniel gained stardom as lead singer in George Morrison ...