News

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — In 1940, Wichita native Hattie McDaniel became the first Black performer to win an Oscar. This weekend, a Wichita event, Hattie McDaniel Day, recognized her work to change ...
Her work has previously appeared in USA Today and Washington Life Magazine. Hattie McDaniel pushed boundaries for the Black community in film, becoming the first Black person to ever win an ...