When it comes to performers, athletes, singers, actors, etc., we use superlatives to describe what they do. I have no superlatives to describe Angela Bassett. When you look at the performance history of Ms Bassett, what you see is an actor that has played some of the most iconic Black women of our time. Tina Turner, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Katherine Jackson, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King. We must also give props to her role as Queen Ramonda in the Black Panther movies.
There is no
doubt that Ms Bassett deserves all of the accolades that have been, and will be
bestowed upon her stellar career. I
don’t know how the legacy of her work will be enshrined, but if an actor gives
an “Angela Bassett” worthy performance, then the award for that performance should
be named accordingly.
