The next generation of black actors still faces stubborn obstacles.(Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | April 1, 2002| | Copyright

With her hands clutching her Oscar and her eyes overflowing with tears, Halle Berry dedicated her best-actress win _ the first for an African-American in the academy's 73-year history _ to "every nameless, faceless woman of color who now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened."

A few minutes later, that door was pried open wider for all non-white actors, not just women, when Denzel Washington took home the first best-actor Oscar of his career.

The historic double victory by African-Americans in the top acting categories was cause for ...

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