(CNN) — “Hidden Figures” may be set during the space race of the early 1960’s, but its themes of hope and inclusion are as timely today as they were during the inception of the space program. The film ...

Katherine Johnson in Hidden Figures, Shug in Hustle & Flow, Shug Avery in The Color Purple. Whereas other actresses might’ve gone the stereotypical route, Henson made Shug a nuanced character full of ...

The biographical comedy-drama took the trophy for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. Theodore Melfi's movie, which recounts the story of African-American mathematicians who helped ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hopper Stone/Twentieth Century Fox ; NASA/Donaldson Collection/Getty Taraji P. Henson in Hidden Figures (2016) ; NASA space ...

Dang! Talk about being freaked out. That’s what happened to veteran actress Octavia Spencer. But first the background. This past Thursday (12-15-16), First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a private ...