Publisher's Synopsis
Featuring nearly 700 photographs, this book is an account of the achievement of black actors, writers and directors from 1970 to 1993. In the past two decades, African-American performers like Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Denzel Washington and Danny Glover have become major stars, actresses like Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg have hosted talk shows and others, such as Robin Givens and Halle Berry, are widely known. Movies with black themes and stars, such as "Beverly Hills Cop", "The Color Purple", "Boyz 'N' the Hood", "Jungle Fever" and "Malcolm X" are major blockbusters.
