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Roshumba Williams – African-American model, actress, television host, and correspondent and reality show judge. First became internationally famous for her appearance in the prestigious Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Slick Woods – African-American model who has appeared in Vogue, the Pirelli calendar, and the cover of Elle U.K.
21st-century African-American actresses (903 P) B. Halle Berry (8 P) C. African-American child actresses (114 P) Pages in category "African-American actresses"
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.
First African-American nominated for screenwriting, along with Lonne Elder III for Sounder nominated the same year for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay). First African-American woman nominated for screenwriting. First African-American woman nominated for Best Writing (Original Screenplay). 1989: Spike Lee: Do the Right Thing: Nominated
Notable Black American Women is a three-volume series by Jessie Carney Smith profiling 1,100 Black American women. The first volume, with 500 profiles, was published in 1992, the second in 1994, and the third in 2003, all by Gale. Smith spent more than twenty years researching for the book.
It includes 21st-century African-American people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:21st-century American women .
First African American woman to compete on the world tennis tour: Althea Gibson [28] First African American NBA basketball players: Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton (New York Knicks), Chuck Cooper (Boston Celtics), and Earl Lloyd (Washington Capitols). [29] Harold Hunter was the first to sign an NBA contract, with the Washington Capitols on April 26, 1950.
African-American women have played a significant role in shaping jazz and hip-hop/rap genres, contributing as singers and instrumentalists. [2] Historically, these genres were predominantly male-dominated, but African-American women have emerged as influential figures, challenging traditional norms.