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Angela Bassett

pose together in The 67th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Black stars rock the Tony Awards red carpet

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
SLIDESHOW - This has been a banner year for black performers on Broadway. But, black stars also rocked the red carpet in addition to taking home Tony Awards trophies...
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Denzel Washington in 'The Pelican Brief', Angela Bassett in 'What's Love Got to Do With It', and Janet Jackson in 'Poetic Justice'. (Photos courtesy of the 1963 fims)

1993: The golden age of black film?

Adam Howard
ANALYSIS - Just twenty of year ago, the multiplexes gave a glimpse of a very different picture of black Hollywood...
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2) 'Waiting to Exhale' (1995): Is there any more quintessential Angela Bassett moment than when her jilted wife burns the car of her cheating husband in this hit drama? A sequel featuring Bassett and her original co-stars was sadly shelved following the tragic death of Whitney Houston.

Angela Bassett's top 10 film roles

theGrio
SLIDESHOW - The 54-year-old star has excelled at playing both icons (Tina Turner and Betty Shabazz for example) and down-to-earth working class women...
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Angela Bassett at Sardi's restaurant in New York. Bassett co-stars in the action flick, “Olympus Has Fallen.” (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, file)

Bassett drawn to action flick because of director

John Carucci, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The idea of working with director Antoine Fuqua was enough for Angela Bassett to appear in the action flick, 'Olympus Has Fallen.'" But things got better for the Oscar-nominated actress when she found out she'd share most of her scenes with Morgan Freeman...
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Antoine Fuqua attends The Cinema Society with Roger Dubuis and Grey Goose screening of FilmDistrict's 'Olympus Has Fallen' at Tribeca Grand Hotel on March 11, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Antoine Fuqua: Terrorist attack in ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ could happen

Courtney Garcia
theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, 'Olympus Has Fallen' director, Antoine Fuqua,talks about his new film and opens up about the long-awaited Tupac biopic...
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Angela Basset and Morgan Freeman in FilmDistrict's 'Olympus Has Fallen.'

Angela Bassett breaks ground in new action film

Courtney Garcia
theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, Angela Bassett talks about playing a character initially meant for a male actor in 'Olympus Has Fallen,' and weighs in on Chris Brown and Rihanna...
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Angela Bassett attends the Fall 2013 Tracy Reese collection

Angela Bassett cheers on Tracy Reese at latest Fashion Week show

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
A Tracy Reese show is becoming one of the most important places to be seen during Fashion Week for anyone who can secure a ticket.
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Ilyasah Shabazz

Malcolm X's daughter slams mom's portrayal in 'Betty and Coretta'

Jazmine Denise Rogers, MadameNoire.com
MADAME NOIRE - While Shabazz does commend the movie network for their willingness to highlight an era as important as the one depicted in the film, she expresses that the movie was highly fictionalized and the manner in which it portrayed her mother was extremely inaccurate...
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Angela Bassett, Ruby Dee and Mary J. Blige attend the premiere of 'Betty & Coretta' to celebrate with Lifetime and cast at Tribeca Cinemas on January 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Lifetime)

'Betty & Coretta' red carpet photos

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - Angela Bassett, Ruby Dee, Mary J. Blige and Malik Yoba hit up the red carpet at the New York City premiere of Lifetime's 'Betty & Coretta'...
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Angela Bassett and Mary J. Blige in Lifetime's 'Betty & Coretta.' Photo Credit: Jan Thijs

First Look: Mary J. Blige and Angela Bassett in 'Betty & Coretta'

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - Lifetime will kick off Black History Month in February with the film Betty & Coretta, starring Angela Bassett and Mary J. Blige...
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