Actor Hattie McDaniel will forever be mentioned in Black History. On Feb. 29, 1940, Hattie became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award, period. She won Best Supporting Actress for her ...

Hattie McDaniel was truly an inspiration and trailblazer ... she became the first African American to win an Academy Award.

The Hattie McDaniel is named after the first Black woman to win an Academy Award. The affordable housing complex is located in a former RTD parking lot in Denver's Five Points neighborhood.

“Reflections on Hattie McDaniel” will be held at 9:30 ... premiere in Atlanta in December 1939. During the 12th Academy Awards of 1940, Hattie was able to be in the building, the Cocoanut ...