Before Halle Berry there was Hattie McDaniel; she was the first African-American woman to win an Oscar (Academy Award) for best supporting actress. She won an Oscar in 1939 for her performance in Gone with the Wind as the role of The Mammy. McDaniel was also a professional singer-songwriter, comed... Read more...
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Wal-Mart is being scrutinized for its decision to include a number of Hip-Hop documentaries in promotional displays for Black History Month, while rejecting a documentary on the history of blacks in the military. According to a report in The Chicago-Sun Times, the retailing giant rejected For Lov... Read more...