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In 1997, Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian, one of the first celebrities to do so, and later that year her character Ellen Morgan came out as a lesbian on the TV show Ellen, making her the first openly lesbian actress to play an openly lesbian character on television. [189] [190] [191]
Mattie Peters (sometimes credited as Mammy Peters) was an American actress who was active in Hollywood in the 1920s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As a Black actress, few roles were open to her during the silent era, so she often appeared in "mammy" roles.
The Lesbian Herstory Archives, the home of an LGBTQ history trove in Brooklyn, New York, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. A lesbian archive inside a Brooklyn brownstone has documented decades ...
Nina Mae McKinney (June 12, 1912 – May 3, 1967) was an American actress who worked internationally during the 1930s and in the postwar period in theatre, film and television, after beginning her career on Broadway and in Hollywood.
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Interesting Black History Facts Society. 1. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the "Father of Black History," started the first Negro History Week in 1926 to ensure students would learn Black history ...
Fredericka Carolyn [citation needed] "Fredi" Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an American stage and film actress, civil rights activist, performer, and writer. Washington was of African American descent. She was one of the first Black Americans to gain recognition for film and stage work in the 1920s and 1930s.