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Dorothy Jean Dandridge born on November 9th 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio to aspiring entertainer Ruby Dandridge (née Butler)(March 3, 1900 – October 17, 1987) and Cyril Dandridge (October 25, 1895 – Jul…

Remembering Hattie McDaniel: the first black Oscar winner passed away today in 1952. The 'Gone with the Wind' star accepted her Best Supporting Actress honor in a "no blacks" hotel in L.A. Read her historic 1940 #Oscars speech on THR.com. (Photofest)

mirror & reflection topic = Diahann Carroll 1967

He's a famously provocative — and infamously difficult — comedy trailblazer. But lately, something even more upsetting than usual has been going on at his stand-up gigs.

The renowned actress and producer, Viola Davis is being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the top of the new year.

Experience LIFE's visual record of the 20th century by exploring the most iconic photographs from one of the most famous private photo collections in the world.

— 𝓙𝓐𝓝𝓔𝓣 𝓙𝓐𝓒𝓚𝓢𝓞𝓝 𝓐𝓢 𝓓𝓞𝓡𝓞𝓣𝓗𝓨 𝓓𝓐𝓝𝓓𝓡𝓘𝓓𝓖𝓔 (1996) ᥫ᭡.🌹🎞️ | she was letting out her inner old hollywood black starlet with this photoshoot. wish i had gotten a film with her playing in that era. we did kinda get it with her m/v “twenty foreplay” playing homage to mother dorothy. 💋🎬 📸 by: firooz zahedi edited by me. ♡ photo credits to: my twitter, filmsbratz. ♡ 🏷️ | #dorothydandridge #janetjackson #janetjacksonedit #oldhollywood #oldhollywoodglamour…