Halle Berry is opening up about being the first — and only — Black woman to have won the Oscar for best actress in the nearly 100-year history of the Academy Awards.. In the Apple TV+ ...

Halle Berry is reflecting on being the first — and only — Black woman to win Best Actress at the Oscars. The X-Men star, who won the trophy for her performance in Monster's Ball in 2002, ...

Black women are commanding screens like never before, both in front of and behind the camera. They lead stories reflecting depth, complexity, and power from network television to streaming ...

Actress KJ Smith who appeared in "Black-Ish" and "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" said that Black people should consider moving to other countries due to the political climate.

Best Actress winner Halle Berry holds her Oscar statuete backstage at the 74th Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Ca., March 24, 2002. Frank Micelotta/Getty ...

It’s true — in all 96 years of the Academy Awards, Berry is the only Black actress who has been awarded the honor of Best Actress. Berry took home the gold in 20o2 for her performance in the ...

Berry won “Best Actress” in 2002 for her role in the film “Monster’s Ball,” marking the first and only time a Black woman has taken home the top prize.

Until Washington signed on for the role — which ABC originally suggested a non-Black actress take — there hadn’t been a drama series with a leading Black woman on TV for 37 years.

More trailblazers to celebrate. Today, numerous plus-size Black actresses continue to break barriers and redefine representation in media. Here are just a few who are making waves: ...

Early life and education. Born Phylicia Allen in 1948 in Houston, Texas, Rashad had three siblings.Her sister, Debbie Allen, was also an actress and creator, and her older brother became a jazz ...

When asked about motherhood for a 2020 article, the actress, who has played numerous mothers in movies, television shows, and plays, said she doesn’t think of herself as a Black mother or her ...