http://www.platinum-celebs.com/actresses/hattie-mcdaniel/ Celebrity News en-us http://www.platinum-celebs.com/newimg/crown_sec.gif http://www.platinum-celebs.com http://www.platinum-celebs.com/news/2008/Aug/13/the-demise-of-the-black-sitcom/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:36:10 <img src="/messageboard/xmlnews/503-322.jpg" width="96" border="1" align="left" class="picpadding" />starpulse.com - African Americans have come a long way in a relatively short time in the entertainment industry. From Hattie McDaniel becoming the first black actor to win an Academy Award in 1939 <br /> <br />