A History of African-Americans and the Oscars

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  • Diana Ross
  • Louis Gossett, Jr.
  • Irene Cara
  • Herbie Hancock
  • Prince
  • Denzel Washington
  • Spike Lee
  • John Singleton
  • Queen Latifah
  • Benicio Del Toro
  • Halle Berry
  • Jamie Foxx
  • Three 6 Mafia
  • Dreamgirls
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  • Lee Daniels
  • Geoffrey Fletcher
  • Quvenzhané Wallis
  • Academy Awards
  • Hattie McDaniel
  • Dorothy Dandridge
  • Sidney Poitier
  • Duke Ellington
  • Rita Moreno
  • Isaac Hayes
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Irene Cara

The only Black woman to date to win a non-acting Oscar, which was for best original song for 1983's "Flashdance (What a Feeling)." (Photo: RON WOLFSON/Landov)

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