DENVER — Hattie McDaniel, the first Black actor to win an Oscar, started her career path to celebrity stardom in Colorado. Her family moved to Fort Collins in the early 1900s and then to Denver ...

This year, actor Angela Bassett could become the 11th name on that short list, continuing a legacy that began with trailblazing performer and Hollywood legend Hattie McDaniel in 1940. Bassett is ...

Hattie McDaniel was an African-American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. Before she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind ...

Find out more at the Young Reporter website. Hattie Mcdaniel, born in 1893 was the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940. Her Oscar which she gave away in her last will and testament in ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As we count down the days until the Oscars on March 10, a newly released book takes a look at the life of Hattie McDaniel, the first Black person to ever win an Academy Award.

Erivo’s stylist, Jason Bolden, wrote on Instagram Stories that the dress is meant to be a homage to legendary actress Hattie McDaniel. “Hope this dress makes you proud, love Jason and Cynthia ...