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The late 1980s and early 1990s were when Black filmmakers and actors finally started getting the recognition they richly ...
Two Black actors could make history at this year's Emmys despite the awards ceremony facing a decline in diverse nominees.
Joseph Momodu's 2024 audition for a Tyler Perry production marked a major career milestone, as the role required an African American fluent in Spanish and Italian.
How the remarkable musical transformed a beloved folk tale into a celebratory vision for the future of Black America ...
Phylicia Rashad has joined the cast as an aristocratic matriarch. In an interview, she, Audra McDonald and Denée Benton ...
For Latino and African American actors Y'lan Noel, Byron Bowers, and Josiah Cross, Apple TV+'s "Lady in the Lake" isn't just another period drama; it's a portal to the past that has profoundly ...
The up-and-coming African-American actor voiced young Simba in the live-action “The Lion King” (2019) and even lent his voice to a track on co-star Childish Gambino’s album “Awaken, My ...
The pioneering Jones, who in 1965 became one of the first African American actors in a continuing role on a daytime drama (“As the World Turns”) and worked deep into his 80s, won two Emmys, a ...
Paul Robeson, the legendary African American singer-actor hounded by the authorities because of his radicalism and sympathy for the USSR, was a close friend.
Black actors have been crushing it in Hollywood for decades. Here is a look at classic films with fantastic performances by African American actors.
The pioneering Jones, who was one of the first African American actors in a continuing role on a daytime drama and worked deep into his 80s, won two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two Tony Awards, a ...
The pioneering Jones, who in 1965 became one of the first African American actors in a continuing role on a daytime drama (''As the World Turns'') and worked deep into his 80s, won two Emmys, a ...