Black Actors & Filmmakers Who Made Movie & TV History Hollywood Life

Happy Black History Month! Celebrate excellence in Black Hollywood with a look back on history-making moments for Black actors, filmmakers, writers, and more.

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Black Actors & Filmmakers Who Made Movie & TV History: Halle Berry, Cicely Tyson & More

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Cicely Tyson

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Oscar Micheaux

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James Baskett

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Gail Fisher

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Sidney Poitier

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Gordon Parks Jr.

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Harry Belafonte

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Hattie McDaniel

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Whoopi Goldberg

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Juanita Hall

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John Singleton

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Lena Waithe

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Ethel Waters

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Arsenio Hall

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Mj Rodriguez

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Julie Dash

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