1.   Berry has become only the seventh black actress to be nominated for a top Oscar.

2.   Berry struggled through tears to thank the black actresses who came before her and those who are working today.

3.   Berry struggled through tears to thank the black actress who came before her and those who are working today.

4.   Finding roles for black actresses is even harder.

5.   He would especially like to prove, he said, that a talented black actress like Fox can open a film as well as any white actress.

6.   It is a graceful face that should have done well in front of the camera, except for the dearth of decent roles for black actresses.

7.   Just sit back and enjoy the chemistry, the strange sight of four black actresses playing four black women who are just being themselves.

8.   One of the breakout characters, Judge Atallah Sims, is portrayed by Atlanta native LaTanya Richardson, a black actress known mostly for stage work in New York.

9.   Right now you are the premier black actress.

10.   Simpson says he spurned a relationship with a black actress simply because he was married.