- By Abdul Ali
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- February 24, 2013 5:21 PM
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- 38 Comments
Nothing makes you shift in your seat at the cinema more than a brilliantly-acted scene by a leading lady. However, African American actresses with star power are too often relegated to supporting roles. For your viewing pleasure, we’d like to honor the many hard-working, Black leading ladies in the industry with this gallery of short clips featuring powerful Oscar-nominated Black actresses.
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@UGH Muscular blue eyed Aryan looking white dudes all look alike to me And to answer your
"Patronizing misogyny at it's best. No love for any of her movies?" I like that sex
Hey Black Star Line that wasn't me who made that comment above about Turner and Belly. That is
they lost me with feeling they had to put -- "yet this is not a âblackâ story" -- in
SUPREMELY BETTTTTTER!
Jeffrey Wright may not be the right height, but his skills are top notch. Harry Lennix certainly