Hattie McDaniel

Wave ProductionFebruary 27, 2025

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This Week in Black History Feb. 29, 1940

Los Angeles actress-activist Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win a coveted Academy Award when she captures Best…

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By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Hattie McDaniel is known for famously saying, “I’d rather play a maid than be one.…

Wave Staff DonFebruary 24, 2022

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Feb. 29, 1940 Los Angeles actress-activist Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win a coveted Academy Award when…

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February 29, 1940 Los Angeles actress-activist Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win a coveted Academy Award when…

Wave Staff P3February 19, 2021

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By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Long before movies could talk, they spoke volumes about the character…