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Oscar Nominee Gabourey Sidibe Was 'Not Allowed to be Black' While Working as a Phone-Sex Operator Before “Precious”
The actress discusses her experiences as a Black woman in Hollywood in the new Apple TV+ documentary 'Number One on the Call ...
Gabourey Sidibe Talks Life Before ‘Precious' As A Phone-Sex Operator, Says World Is ‘Trained' To Hate Blackness
The two-part documentary, which focuses on the plight of Black actors in Hollywood, featured Sidibe as she detailed her ...
Halle Berry Reflects on Being the Only Black Best Actress Oscar Winner: “Did It Really Change Anything for Women of Color?”
"The system is not really designed for us, and so we have to stop coveting that which is not for us," the actress says in the ...
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Gabourey Sidibe Says Her Husband, Brandon Frankel, Doesn’t Play About Her
While chatting with PEOPLE at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards ... would beef with a lot of people for him too.” The Precious actress confessed that she didn’t think their ...
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Gabourey Sidibe fights Hollywood bias with determination
Gabourey Sidibe exposes Hollywood’s challenges for Black women in Number One on the Call Sheet, tackling whitewashing and ...
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Oscar Nominee Gabourey Sidibe Was 'Not Allowed to be Black' While Working as a Phone-Sex Operator Before “Precious”
Gabourey Sidibe didn't win best actress when she was nominated for the 2008 film Precious, but if Academy ... The moment comes in episode 2, "Black Leading Women in Hollywood," while Sidibe ...