Tag: Film
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Amazon MGM Studios announces the development of a film exploring the life and triumphs of Kenny Washington, the trailblazing athlete who became the NFL’s first Black player in 1946, igniting the civil rights movement and paving the way…
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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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