Black hollywood

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.

On top of her hustling career, the Tony-Award-winning actress also served glamour and class with every appearance she made.

— 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…