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This is a list of African-American actors by alphabetical order. ... Omar Dorsey, actor; Ava DuVernay, film director; Michael Ealy, actor; Nelsan Ellis, actor (d. 2017)
In the early days of cinema, African-American roles were scarce and often filled with stereotypes. Pioneers like Oscar Micheaux, one of the first significant African-American filmmakers, countered these narratives with films like The Homesteader (1919) and Body and Soul (1925), which were part of the "race film" genre and tackled issues such as racial violence, economic oppression, and ...
African-American women and African-American gay and lesbian women have also made advances directing films, in Radha Blank's comic The 40-Year-Old Version (2020), Ava DuVernay's fanciful rendition of the children's classic A Wrinkle in Time [1] [59] or Angela Robinson's short film D.E.B.S. (2003) turned feature-length adaptation in 2004.
The up-and-coming African-American actor voiced young Simba in the live-action “The Lion King” (2019) and even lent his voice to a track on co-star Childish Gambino’s album “Awaken, My ...
Since then, the American actor has brought his imposing presence and classic good looks to more than 50 films, including notable roles in 1992’s “Malcolm X,” 2001’s “Training Day” and ...
The representation of African American actors and actresses affects the audience of these films. “National self-consciousness, generally seen as a precondition for nationhood – that is, the shared belief of desperate individuals that they share common origins, status, location, and aspirations – became broadly linked to cinematic fictions ...
The African American Film Critics Association has announced the winners of the 15th annual AAFCA Awards, which honors outstanding achievement in film. “American Fiction,” “The Color Purple ...
Pages in category "African-American male actors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 293 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .