11.   The first black best actress award ever.

12.   Today, the list of prominent black actresses includes Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg, Vanessa A. Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long and Jada Pinkett Smith.

13.   Berry, the sixth black actress nominated for an Oscar in a lead role, was the first to win.

14.   It was a dry season for black actresses back home.

15.   Josie is a role that could be filled by a white actress or black actress, as Berry is.

16.   Well aware that her Hollywood prospects as a black actress were relatively bleak, Goodman took matters into her own hands, writing and staging a one-woman show.

17.   If she wins she would be the first black actress to win the top acting category.

18.   Emotional Berry, a black actress, said her victory struck a blow for minority actors who have long been under-recognized in Hollywood.