Category: Entertainment
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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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