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Hattie McDaniel’s Oscar Missing From Howard U.

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After winning the 2010 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, Mo’Nique noted that she was wearing a royal blue dress, along with a gardenia in her hair, because that’s what Hattie McDaniel wore 70 years earlier, when she became the first African American to receive an Academy Award. Continue reading

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Actress Vickilyn Reynolds In Harlem

New York theatre actress-singer Vickilyn Reynolds will play the legendary Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel in Hattie. . .What I Need You to Know, which will be presented in association with 2008 Harlem Week at National Black Theater, Inc. in Harlem. Continue reading