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‘Hattie’s Come Home’: The Academy replaces Hattie McDaniel’s missing Oscar at Howard event

By Ebenezer Nkunda, Howard University News Service Hattie McDaniel’s Academy Award has returned to its forever home at Howard University. McDaniel became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award in 1940 for her memorable role as “Mammy” in the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind.” In her last will and testament, McDaniel expressed […]

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