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7 Black Actors Who Paved the Way in Golden Age Hollywood
Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel broke barriers as the first African American to win an Academy Award, earning the honor for ...
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‘I’m underpaid, still struggling to make a living’ – American actor Djimon Hounsou
Beninese-American actor Djimon Hounsou has admitted that he is still struggling financially despite being in the film ...
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Ira Aldridge - the first black Shakespearean actor
Playbill courtesy of British Library. The African American actor Ira Aldridge was born in New York City and came to Britain as a teenager to pursue a career on the stage. Zoë Wilcox He first ...
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American rapper Ludacris becomes Gabonese citizen
African-American rapper and actor Ludacris has become the latest US celebrity to take the nationality of an African country. Ludacris, whose real name is Christopher Brian Bridges, celebrated ...
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Diahann Carroll
Television’s abysmal track record in featuring African-American actors and actresses became painfully clear to the actress on the very first day of production on “Julia” in 1968 when the ...