Actor Hattie McDaniel will forever be mentioned in Black History. On Feb. 29, 1940, Hattie became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award, period. She won Best Supporting Actress for her ...

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In 1940, Wichita native Hattie McDaniel became the first Black performer to win an Oscar. This weekend, a Wichita event recognized her work to change the representation of Black actors in Hollywood.

Even after historic Academy Awards wins, actresses like Hattie McDaniel, Rita Moreno, and Miyoshi Umeki were left with stereotypical roles like maids and submissive housewives, demonstrating how ...

Brenham’s Lifetime Learning group has announced its continuation of the Lifetime Learning Luncheons beginning in February with guest speaker ReShonda Tate.

Many were movie folk—Actresses Louise Beavers, Hattie McDaniel, Ethel Waters, etc. They improved their holdings, kept their well-defined ways, quickly won more than tolerance from most of their ...

Vivien Leigh and Hattie McDaniel both won Oscars for their work in the film Gone with the Wind has been taken off HBO Max following calls for it to be removed from the US streaming service.

Hattie McDaniel was also the first black woman in the US to sing on the radio. Hattie McDaniel’s performance in Gone With The Wind landed her a well-deserved Academy Award for Best Supporting ...

Gone with the Wind removed from HBO Max amid Black Lives Matter protests ...