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HW Nominations For the Best Five Films Ever Made in Harlem

 

While The 84th Academy Award nominations are telling you who and what talent to keep your eyes on for the upcoming Oscars on February 26th, at 7 pm on ABC. We here at Harlem World Magazine thought we would nominate our best five films ever made in Harlem, starting with the best first. Continue reading

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Hattie McDaniel’s Oscar Missing From Howard U.

News

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

Is Mo’Nique’s Harlem girl Oscar-Worthy?

Review

The buzz around Mo’Nique’s portrayal of Mary, an abusive single parent in Precious, is building. Continue reading