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  2. List of African-American actors - Wikipedia

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    Helena Howard ,actress (African-American father) Paige Hurd,actress (African-American father) Paris Jackson,actress Trevor Jackson (performer),actor Sarah Jeffery,actress (African-American father) Nadji Jeter,actor Malcolm David Kelley,actor Jak Knight, actor,writer and comedian d.2022 Jacob Latimore,actor Kiana Ledé,actress and singer

  3. List of black Academy Award winners and nominees - Wikipedia

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    First time multiple African-American actresses received Best Actress nominations. Cicely Tyson: Sounder: Rebecca Morgan Nominated First film to feature African-American nominees for both Best Actor and Best Actress. First time multiple African-American actresses received Best Actress nominations. 1974: Diahann Carroll: Claudine: Claudine ...

  4. African-American representation in Hollywood - Wikipedia

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    Although African Americans were rarely employed in the film industry as actors and actresses, there were some films from Old Hollywood with a more progressive cast. The first film to have African American representation was a recently discovered film from 1898 named Something Good – Negro Kiss, which is a short film depicting an African ...

  5. Category:African-American actresses - Wikipedia

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    African-American child actresses (114 P) Pages in category "African-American actresses" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 210 total.

  6. 20 Up-and-Coming Black Actors to Watch in Hollywood

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    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 ...

  7. The significance of Black actors over 50 in cinema - AOL

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    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 ...

  8. African Americans in film - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. In fact, the percentage of Native American roles did not exceed one percent across any of the years evaluated, yet Natives are roughly 1.3 percent of the U.S. population, according to the census.