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    • Black woman with long hair parted in the middle and pulled back is smiling and turned to the side, while wearing a purple and blue multicolored low cut dress and standing infront of a slatted black windows.

    READ: Regina Hall Looks Back—and Forward

    Hollywood’s “new” it girl has been on the come up for decades.

    Tiarra Mukherjee Mar 12, 2019 5:32PM EDT
    KiKi Layne and Jenifer Lewis. Black woman with black dredlocs in blue top and white pants in front of dark red curtain and white text spelling "ESSENCE"; Black woman with black afro in blue jacket in front of red curtain and white text spelling "ESSENCE"

    Essence Honors Black Women in Hollywood

    Regina Hall, KiKi Layne, Jenifer Lewis and Amandla Stenberg each have their own cover.

    Sameer Rao Jan 15, 2019 11:27AM EST
    Black woman in white shirt and black shorts sits next to Black woman in pink dress next to Black woman in light pink patterned dress next to black woman in black dress with white dots on black couch with blue cushions in front of red-and-blue background

    'Girls Trip' Earns Estimated $30+ Million in Opening Weekend

    The raunchy comedy is headlined by four Black actresses and was crafted by a Black creative team.

    Sameer Rao Jul 24, 2017 11:17AM EDT
    Black man in navy suit holding gold award statue behind black microphone and stand, in front of navy screen; Black woman in green, blue, black and white dress holding gold statue behind black microphone and stand, in front of gold and black screen

    Denzel Washington, Issa Rae Earn American Black Film Festival Honors

    The film veteran and rising television star were just two of several Black Hollywood figures recognized at the ceremony.

    Sameer Rao Feb 23, 2017 11:26AM EST

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