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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.
The presence of African Americans in major motion picture roles has stirred controversy and been limited dating back decades due to lingering racism following slavery and segregation. [ citation needed ] "Through most of the 20th century, images of African-Americans in advertising were mainly limited to servants like the pancake-mammy Aunt ...
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 ...
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.
African-American characters in films (1 C, 76 P) ... African-American representation in Hollywood; Agent J; Ariel (The Little Mermaid) Asha (Wish) B. Bebop and ...
Second time two African-American performers won supporting role Oscars in the same year (Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk). First African-American actor to win two Oscars in the same category. Second African-American actor to win multiple competitive Academy Awards.
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.
It includes 21st-century American male actors that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "21st-century African-American male actors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,005 total.