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This is a list of African-American actors by alphabetical order. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is African American and a notable actor.
Black American actors over 50 don’t always get the recognition they deserve — even from major institutions like the Academy Awards. Still, their legacy and influence is undeniable.
Ethel Waters was the first Black performer to star in a television program. In 1939, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) decided that the new and up and coming medium of television might ...
As one of the most influential Black women celebrities, Oprah Winfrey is an actress, philanthropist, producer and global media leader. She hosted the highest-rated daytime TV talk show, “The ...
Louis Armstrong George Benson Chuck Berry James Brown Ray Charles Nat King Cole John Coltrane Sam Cooke Miles Davis Sammy Davis Jr. Fats Domino Dennis Edwards Duke Ellington Art Farmer Ella Fitzgerald Roberta Flack Aretha Franklin Marvin Gaye Dizzy Gillespie Buddy Guy Isaac Hayes Jimi Hendrix Gil Scott-Heron Billie Holiday John Lee Hooker Whitney Houston Michael Jackson Etta James Rick James ...
100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of one hundred historically great Black Americans (in alphabetical order; that is, they are not ranked), as assessed by Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante in 2002. A similar book was written by Columbus Salley.
No other Black woman won an Oscar again for 50 years until Whoopi Goldberg won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ghost. [66] Weeks prior to McDaniel winning her Oscar, there was even more controversy. David Selznick, the producer of Gone With the Wind, omitted the faces of all the Black actors on the posters advertising the movie in the ...
This Black History Month, ET is celebrating the stars who took a stand. From speaking out during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s to calling for racial equality and justice over the ...