The Netflix film “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” earned 3 SAG Award nominations on Thursday morning after recently garnering a trove of Golden Globe, NAACP Award and Independent Spirit Award nominations.
It was a fitting start to Black History Month and a fitting tribute to the performer known as the “Mother of the Blues.”
Click above to find out more about Rainey’s legendary life and the awards-worthy imprint she left on American culture.
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