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Happy birthday to pioneering actress Dorothy Dandridge!

Only 1 woman of color has won the Oscar for Best Leading Actress in 95 years. Halle Berry for Monster’s Ball in 2002, 21 years ago. 14 Black women, one child of color have been nominated in 95 years. Numbers don’t lie. 1954- Dorothy Dandridge for Carmen Jones. 1972- Cicely Tyson for Sounder. 1972- Diana Ross for Lady Sings the Blues. 1974- Diahann Carroll for Claudine. 1985- Whoopi Goldberg for The Color Purple. 1993- Angela Bassett for What’s Love Got to Do with It. 2001- Halle Berry for Monster’s Ball. 2009- Gabourey Sidibe for Precious. 2011- Viola Davis for The Help. 2012- Quvenzhane Wallis for Beasts of the Southern Wild. 2016- Ruth Negga for Loving. 2019- Cynthia Erivo for Harriet. 2020- Andra Day for The United States vs. Billie Holliday. 2020- Viola Davis for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The fact, Chinonye Chukwu’s beautifully made, historically relevant and important film, Till and The Woman King got no nominations speaks volumes. Till about a mother whose horrific loss sparked the civil rights movement. Representation matters, and the Academy failed again to recognize powerful Black female lead films with uncomfortable truths. #oscars2023 #lackofrepresentation #till #chinonyechukwu #dorothydandridge #carmenjones #cicelytyson #sounder #dianaross #ladysingstheblues #diahanncarroll #claudine #whoopigoldberg #thecolorpurple #angelabassett #whatslovegottodowithit #halleberry @halleberry #gaboureysidibe #precious @violadavis #violadavis #quvenzhanéwallis #beastsofthesouthernwild @iamquvenzhane #ruthnegga #loving #cynthiaerivo @cynthiaerivo #harriet #andraday #theusvsbillieholiday #violadavis #maraineysblackbottom #danielledeadwylersnubbed https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn2BYEru8Jw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#Yaaaoooo the regal Dianhann Carroll a true Queen who graced our culture with elegance, style and with such class. We thank you.. Rest in power Empress- you will never be forgotten.. • #DiahannCarroll #DominiqueDeveraux #CarmenJones, #Claudine, #PorgyAndBess https://www.instagram.com/p/B3PaJC6g-tb/?igshid=1tsyvypeipqr6

"If Carmen succeeds in really establishing me, perhaps I can build up the kind of balanced career I’ve always longed for—a few pictures a year, recordings, and some sort of permanent social life there at home."-Dorothy Dandridge

Happy 96th Birthday to the incomparable, Dorothy Dandridge! Man, I wish the world had given her her flowers while she was here! I might fight anyone who calls her the "Black Marilyn Monroe." She was more than her beauty. She was more than her pain. She was unapologetically dope!! Wish more people knew of her dopeness. #dorothydandridge #Legend #GOAT #AngelFace #CarmenJones #greatness #Searsly #BlackExcellence #happybirthdaydorothydandridge #BrightRoad #CowCowBoogie https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp9xYAYA1rWGTEMxy9pd11iHEe8wTvLElACwGw0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gj564loks86

1950's Tan Magazine, vintage mud cloth fabric pillows and emerald green couch! #afroboho #dontsleepinteriors #colorandculture #culturedhome #africandecor #africandiaspora #vintageblack #africanvendors #harrybelafonte #carmenjones #dorthydandridge #watermelon #blacklove #1950s #blackmagazines

Inktober day 8, Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones #inktober #inktober2017 #dorothydandridge #carmenjones #ink #traditionalart #classichollywood #classicfilms