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The late 1980s and early 1990s were when Black filmmakers and actors finally started getting the recognition they richly ...
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.
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 ...
Ten iconic names in Black cinema will be inducted into the Hall’s permanent legacy archive inside Boone Theater, from ...
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 ...