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Zendaya becomes highest-paid black actress on TV with new Euphoria contract
American star Zendaya has become the highest-paid black actress on TV after she renegotiated her contract with the hit show ...
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Doña Croll: ‘I was the only black actress in the West End who wasn’t singing and dancing in a musical’
Doña Croll’s career has taken her from soap operas to Royal Shakespeare Company shows to the West End. She tells Fergus ...
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Black actresses lead on the screen
Black women are commanding screens like never before, both in front of and behind the camera. They lead stories reflecting depth, complexity, and power from ...
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Black Actors and Films That Should've Won Oscars, But Didn't!
Exactly how many Black actors and actresses have been passed over for Oscar awards over the years? Exactly how many Black ...
Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ Features First Full-Time Black Elphaba
Wicked's Broadway run recently made history as the first Black full-time Elphaba, Lencia Kebede, made her debut ...
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Cynthia Erivo Oscars 2025: Her Dress Is a Powerful Tribute to the First Black Academy Award Winner
In the decades since, though, only nine other Black actresses have won an Oscar, with only one, Halle Berry, winning for best ...
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25 iconic women who made movie history
Hattie McDaniel In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first Black person to win an Academy Award. McDaniel won the award for best supporting actress for her role as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind ...
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Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg have 'Ghost' reunion at 2025 Oscars
The only win was best supporting actress for Goldberg, making her the second Black actress to win in the category. For more Oscars coverage from "GMA," click here. 24/7 coverage of breaking news ...