"It's forced me to ask myself, did it matter?" Berry asks in the documentary "Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading ...

There's a night devoted to Eric Clapton – who turns 80 tomorrow - on the Beeb, Josh Henderson and Christine Evangelista star ...

Halle Berry, the groundbreaking actress who made history as the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, is now questioning the significance of that win. In a thought-provoking ...

The two-part documentary succeeds in exploring the journeys of today’s Black leading men and women but misses the chance to ...

and the third Black woman inducted into the Television Hall of Fame (behind Oprah Winfrey and Diahann Carroll). In ...

Rae calls this pre-dawn ritual her “me time,” a vital component of her evolution as a modern mogul.

1962 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Richard Rodgers 1962 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Richard Kiley 1962 ...

Halle Berry became the first and only Black women in history to win an Academy Award as Best Actress in 2002. An accomplished ...

Essence has never missed out on a role that was meant for her, but there are a few that may surprise fans. Baby Boy. In a ...

The trailblazer died at 96 years old on January 28, 2021. Diahann Carroll was the first Black female lead on TV in a non-stereotypical role. On "Julia" (1968-1971), Carroll was a nurse ...

This moment is for Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, and Diahann Carroll. It's for the women that stand beside me, Jada Pinkett, Angela Bassett, Vivica Fox, and it's for every nameless, faceless ...