Part one of term paper
The troubled life of Dorothy Dandridge, the first African-American woman to garner an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress (for CARMEN JONES) is dramatized in this fine made-for-HBO film from director Coolidge (RAMBLING ROSE). Gorgeous Berry shines as Dandridge in a role she seems born to play. Dandridge's close relationship with her ma ...

Part two of term paper
... career. This movie set out to do a couple things in my opinion, one to educate audiences of the struggles blacks had to go through in the entertainment industry, two to introduce above all else a amazing woman( Dorthy Dandridge), and two to spark interest in Black history. I think by bringing up some of the struggles black actors had to go through such as the only parts being maids, not being able to use restrooms in places they were performing, or just the fact of the constant battle with pre ...