Category Archives: Amy’s MOW

Eighty years ago, actress Hattie McDaniel made Hollywood history when on February 29, 1940, she was awarded the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her performance as Mammy in GONE WITH THE WIND. Winning an Oscar is an enormous accomplishment for anyone but even more extraordinary considering McDaniel was the daughter of parents born […]

The Film Forum in New York City has launched a series celebrating the artistic excellence of African-American women in film entitled “Black Women: Trailblazing African American Performers and Images, 1920-2001.” On opening day, they screened the classical musical CARMEN JONES, historically significant in Hollywood history for several reasons. For one, it features an all-black cast […]

It’s a lonely burden working as a female anchor/journalist over at Fox News. Yes, you are provided a once in a lifetime opportunity to achieve national fame and a fortune, but the occupational hazards are enormous. For one thing, there is the ever present threat of employment termination for refusing the sexual advances of your […]