Category: Entertainment
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Singer Tracy Chapman, breaking barriers, made history as the first Black woman to win a Country Music Association award, with her timeless hit “Fast Car” securing Song of the Year, 35 years after its debut, and thanks to…
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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biˈɒnseɪ/ⓘbee-ON-say;[4] born September 4, 1981)[5] is an American singer, songwriter and businesswoman. Known as “Queen Bey“, she has been recognized for her boundary-pushing artistry, vocals, and performances. Named one of the greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone,…
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Halle Maria Berry (/ˈhæli/ HAL-ee; born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and coming in sixth in…
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Vanessa Lynn Williams[1] (born March 18, 1963) is an American actress, singer, producer, and dancer. She gained recognition as the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984, but resigned her title amid a media controversy…
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Joshua Daniel White (February 11, 1914 – September 5, 1969) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor and civil rights activist. He also recorded under the names Pinewood Tom and Tippy Barton in the 1930s. White grew up in the South during the 1920s and…
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Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar. She…
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Chioma Nnadi, a veteran journalist and podcaster, has been tapped to lead editorial content at British Vogue. The move makes Nnadi the first Black woman to assume the role, which is currently being held by Edward Enninful, the first Black man to…
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