Banned from her film's Atlanta premiere. Banned from the cast table at the Oscars. Banned from a burial in her cemetery of choice. Today, Hattie McDaniel is a beloved Hollywood icon, but her life was ...

On February 29, 1940, at the 12th Academy Awards, Hattie McDaniel made history by becoming the first African American to receive an Oscar. She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing “Mammy” ...

A Hollywood outsider who had to fight tooth and nail for everything she had, McDaniel still ruled among the silver screen ...

For 100 years, Hollywood has relied on Central Casting. It's the real company behind movie extras—and where stars like Gary Cooper, Hattie McDaniel, and Brad Pitt got their start. Straight out of ...

From Hattie McDaniel to Viola Davis, here are eight Black women who have made history at the Oscars, breaking barriers for Black actresses far and wide.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Television did not suddenly become inclusive. It evolved slowly and unevenly, largely because Black women kept pushing against ...