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film "Something Good Negro Kiss"
The short film entitled "Something Good Negro Kiss" appeared in 1898. However, the film becomes famous in 2017. It's the first known example of a positive romantic representation of a Black couple on film. -
Actor Sam Lucas
In 1914, the actor Sam Lucas became the first African American to lead a film. This film was based on a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was created by White producers. They uses white actors, they colored their skin for the main roles. -
First win
In 1939, Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award. She won this award thanks to this role in the film "Gone with the Wind", in which she played a black servant. Moreover, she was the first black person invited to this ceremony but she had to sit at a table separated from the others because of racial segregation laws. -
Diversification of actors in films
In 1943, populars films have released with black actors. For exemple, there is the film "Stormy Weather" celebrating African-American music and dance. At the time it was one of the few films to feature an all-African cast with roles that are not meant to make fun of the African-American community. -
well-earned awards
Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman nominated for a best actress Oscar in 1954. She showed her community that there was still hope for them. Thanks to that, she became an icon.
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Development of black woman
Diahann Carroll was the first black woman to lead a network series. This actress was also the star of the sitcom "Julia". In this sitcom, her role broke with the stereotype that African-American actresses were often domestic servants.
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Spike Lee
In 1992, Spike Lee becomes the voice of militant black cinema with Malcolm X. Before this, Spike Lee was already a committed director. For exemple, in his film "She's Gotta Have It", he criticized stereotypes about black women. -
Oscars
Halle Berry won the best actress Oscar in 2002. However, during this ceremony, she expressed her dissatisfaction with the fact that few black actresses have won Oscars when they deserved it, such as Viola Davis. Moreover, for the first time, two African-Americans won an Oscar at the same ceremony. -
Demonstration
In 2015, the movement "#OscarsSoWhite" was created by April Reign but it went viral the next year because, for two consecutive years, no person of color had been named in the top 20 interpretation categories. He denounced the lack of diversity in Oscar nominations. However, this movement is aimed at the whole cinema because too few leading roles are given to actors of color. -
Blige
Blige was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the 2017 period drama "Mudbound". This film deals with complex relationships between a white family and a black family. Moreover, this film is part of the US racial segregation.
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