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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 Dandri ....

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.... 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 prejudice gives the new generations more respect and appreciation for where they are and the people who made it possible. The struggles that Dorthy had to g through such as the scene where they drained the pool since she touched it amazed me. I couldn’t imagine having to perform under conditions that I couldn’t use the facilities around me in the hotel I was staying. The embarrassment that went along with the pool being drained must have been enormous. Yet, through her anger she kept her head high and still p ....