Lists of African Americans

This is a list of African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans. African Americans an ethnic group and citizens of the United States who have full or partial ancestry of any black racial groups of Africa; Black and African Americans form the third largest racial and ethnic group in the United States behind White Americans and Hispanic and Latino Americans. African Americans are descendants of enslaved black people who are from the United States. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is African-American.

Actors, actresses, and comedians

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Ving Rhames

A

Aaliyah, actress
Quinton Aaron, actor
Mahershala Ali, actor
Ajiona Alexus, actress
Flex Alexander, actor
Khandi Alexander, actress
Ira Aldridge, actor
Debbie Allen, actress
John Amos, actor
Anthony Anderson, actor
Eddie Anderson, actor
Maya Angelou, actress
Tichina Arnold, actress
Essence Atkins, actress
Sharif Atkins, actor
Margaret Avery, actress
James Avery, actor
Rochelle Aytes, actress

B

Beyoncé, actress and singer
Leslie David Baker, actor
Tyra Banks, actress
Spencer Bell, actor
Troian Bellisario, actress
Louise Beavers, actress
Everett Brown, actor
Elie Balemagna, Billionaire
Jim Brown, actor
Malcolm Barrett, actor
James Baskett, actor
Vanessa Blue, pornographic actress
Roscoe Lee Browne, actor
Avery Brooks, actor
LeVar Burton, actor
Tony Burton, actor
Fantasia Barrino, actress and singer
Angela Bassett, actress
Troian Bellisario (mother is of part African-American descent), actress
Michael Beach, actor
Richard Brooks, actor
Jennifer Beals (African-American father), actress
Darryl M. Bell, actor
Paul Benjamin, actor
Wayne Brady, actor, comedian
Todd Bridges, actor
Fred Berry, actor
Halle Berry, actress^[1]
Lisa Bonet (African-American father), actress
Stephen Bishop, actor
Billy Blanks, actor
Golden Brooks, actress
De'Aundre Bonds, actor
Joy Bryant, actress
Chadwick Boseman, actor
Sterling K. Brown, actor
Mehcad Brooks, actor
Neil Brown Jr., actor
Logan Browning, actress
Trai Byers, actor
Danielle Brooks, actress
Cocoa Brown, actress
Rob Brown, actor
Zazie Beetz (African-American mother), actress^[2]
Rhyon Nicole Brown, actress
Jurnee Smollett-Bell (African-American mother), actress^[3]
Yvette Nicole Brown, actress
Roger Aaron Brown, actor
Hannibal Buress, actor and comedian

C

50 Cent, actor
Nick Cannon, actor
Nell Carter, actress
Bill Cobbs, actor
Bill Cosby, actor
Common, actor
Deon Cole, actor
Natalie Cole, actress
Nat King Cole, actor
Olivia Cole, actress
Chad L. Coleman, actor
Gary Coleman, actor, comedian
Monique Coleman, actress
Mike Colter, actor
Sean Combs, actor
Alvin Childress, actor
L. Scott Caldwell, actress
Cab Calloway, actor
Vanessa Bell Calloway, actress
Scatman Crothers, actor
Rupert Crosse, actor
Mariah Carey, (African-American father) actress
Diahann Carroll, actress
Rocky Carroll, actor
Bernie Casey, actor
Rosalind Cash, actress and singer
Reg E. Cathey, actor
Ray Charles, actor
Dave Chappelle, actor and comedian
Don Cheadle, actor
Bill Cosby, actor and comedian
Laverne Cox, transgendered actress
Tony Cox, actor
Rusty Cundieff, actor
Mark Curry, actor
Lavell Crawford, actor and comedian
Terry Crews, actor
Kim Coles, actress
Ice Cube, actor
Morris Chestnut, actor
Frances Callier, actress
Zendaya Coleman (African-American father), actress and singer^[4]

D

Dr. Dre, actor
Jude Demorest, actress
Ava DuVernay, film director
Teala Dunn, actress
Yaya DaCosta, actress
Daveed Diggs (African-American father), actor
Charles Michael Davis (half African-American), actor
Taye Diggs, actor
Hugh Dane, actor
Tommy Davidson, actor
Keith David, actor, comedian
Stacey Dash (African-American father), actress
Viola Davis, actress
LaVan Davis, actor
Cassi Davis, actor
Gary Dourdan, actor
Michael Dorn, actor
Tommy Davidson, actor, comedian
Omar Dorsey, actor
Nate Dogg, actor
Snoop Dogg, actor
Michael Clarke Duncan, actor
Suzzanne Douglas, actress
Denise Dowse, actress and director
Ja'Net DuBois, actress
Charles S. Dutton, actor
Loretta Devine, actress
Ivan Dixon, actor, director, producer
Ruby Dee, actress^[5]
Ossie Davis, actor
Sammy Davis Jr., actor

E

Michael Ealy, actor
Nelsan Ellis, actor
Cedric the Entertainer, actor and comedian
Mike Epps, comedian and actor
Omar Epps, actor
Art Evans, actor
Damon Evans, actor
Mike Evans, actor

F

David Fagen, buffalo soldier, anti-imperialist
Dave Fennoy, actor
Edwina Findley, actress
Jada Fire, adult film actress
Laurence Fishburne, actor
Thomas Mikal Ford, actor, comedian
Ken Foree, actor
Jamie Foxx, actor
Jaimee Foxworth, actress
Redd Foxx, comedian, actor
Al Freeman Jr., actor, director
Morgan Freeman, actor
Jennifer Freeman (African-American mother), actress
Aretha Franklin, actress
Sheila Frazier, actress
Kim Fields, actress
Shawn Fonteno, actor
Vivica A. Fox, actress
Frankie Faison, actor

L

Patti LaBelle, actress
Phil LaMarr, actor, comedian
Ted Lange, actor
Tina Lifford, actress
Sanaa Lathan, actress
Jacob Latimore, actor
Martin Lawrence, actor, comedian
Scott Lawrence, actor
Bianca Lawson, actress
Lauren London (African-American mother), actress^[10]
Sharon Leal (African-American father), actress
Spike Lee, film director, producer, writer, actor
John Legend, actor, producer
Harry Lennix (African-American mother), actor
Dawnn Lewis, actress
Phill Lewis, actor, comedian
Jenifer Lewis, actress
Tom Lister Jr., actor
Darlene Love, actress
Loni Love, comedienne
Ludacris, actor

M

Bernie Mac, actor, comedian
Darius McCrary, actor and singer
China Anne McClain, actress
Caleb McLaughlin, actor
Marsai Martin, actress
John Marriott, actor
Don Marshall, actor
William Marshall, actor, director
Marques Brownlee, YouTuber
Christopher Massey, actor
Kyle Massey, actor
Lamorne Morris, actor
Draya Michele (African-American father), actress^[11]
Midori, pornographic actress
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (African-American mother), actress and humanitarian, wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex^[12]
Jason Mitchell, actor
Omar Benson Miller, actor
Wentworth Miller, actor
Anthony Mackie, actor
Al Matthews, actor
Tim Meadows, actor
Charlie Murphy, actor and comedian
Eddie Murphy, actor and comedian
David Mann, actor
Tamela Mann, actress
Debbi Morgan, actress
Tracy Morgan, actor
Tisha Campbell-Martin, actress
Jesse L. Martin, actor
Windell Middlebrooks, actor
Daryl Mitchell, actor
Garrett Morris, comedian, actor
Greg Morris, actor
Joe Morton, actor
Chi McBride, actor
Juanita Moore, actress
Shemar Moore, actor
Lou Myers, actor
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, actor
Micheaux Oscar: film producer

N

Niecy Nash, actress
Tariq Nasheed, film producer
Naturi Naughton, actress
Nichelle Nichols, actress
Maidie Norman, actress
Brandy Norwood, actress
Bill Nunn, actor
Normani, Singer

O

Barack Obama, President of the United States
Patrice O'Neal, actor and comedian
Shaquille O'Neal, actor

P

Keke Palmer, actress
Allen Payne, actor
Jo Marie Payton, actress
Tyler Perry, actor, comedian, filmmaker^[13]
Melvin Van Peebles, actor, filmmaker
Holly Robinson Peete, actress
Brock Peters, actor
Jo Marie Payton, actress
Khary Payton, actor
LaWanda Page, actress
Nicole Ari Parker, actress
Angel Parker, actress
Paula Patton (African-American father), actress^[14]
Jordan Peele, actor, comedian
Nathan Pelle, actor
Teyonah Parris, actress
Wendell Pierce, actor
Madison Pettis (African-American father), actress, model^[15]
Jay Pharoah, actor
Glenn Plummer, actor
Clifton Powell, actor
Billy Preston, actor
J. A. Preston, actor
Prince, actor
Joan Pringle, actress
Richard Pryor, actor and comedian

R

Issa Rae (African-American mother), actress
Gina Ravera (part African-American descent)
Lou Rawls, actor
Gene Anthony Ray, actor
Lance Reddick, actor
Della Reese, actress
Daphne Maxwell Reid, actress and comedian
Tim Reid, actor
Corey Reynolds, actor
James Reynolds, actor
Ving Rhames, actor
Rihanna, singer
Naya Rivera (a quarter African-American descent), actress and singer^[16]
Tequan Richmond, actor
Little Richard, actor
LaTanya Richardson, actress
Kevin Michael Richardson, actor
Sam Richardson, actor and comedian
Lionel Richie, actor
Lauren Ridloff, actress
Leonard Roberts, actor
Paul Robeson, actor
Bumper Robinson, actor
Charlie Robinson, actor
Craig Robinson, actor, comedian
Jimmy Robinson, actor
Leon Robinson, actor
Matt Robinson, actor, producer
Roger Robinson, actor
Chris Rock, actor and comedian
Timmie Rogers, comedian, actor
Roxie Roker, actress
Esther Rolle, actress
Howard Rollins, actor
Anika Noni Rose, actress
Diana Ross, actress and singer
Evan Ross (African-American mother), actor
Tracee Ellis Ross, actress, model, comedian^[17]
Victoria Rowell (African-American father), actress
Richard Roundtree, actor
RuPaul, actor
Nipsey Russell, comedian

S

Zoe Saldana, actress
Amanda Seales (African American father), actress, comedian
Isabel Sanford, actress, comedian
Brandon Scott, actor
Yara Shahidi (African American mother), actress and Harvard student^[18]
Tupac Shakur, actor
Sherri Shepherd, actress and comedian
O.J. Simpson, actor
Sinbad, actor and comedian
John Singleton, director, producer, screenwriter
IronE Singleton, actor
Isaac C. Singleton Jr., actor
Bubba Smith, actor
Brian Michael Smith, actor
Jada Pinkett Smith (African-American father), actress, singer-songwriter^[19]
Jaden Smith, actor
Will Smith, actor and rapper
Willow Smith, actress
Jussie Smollett, actor
J. B. Smoove, actor and comedian
Wesley Snipes, actor
Sonja Sohn (African-American father), actress and director
Jordin Sparks, actress
Octavia Spencer, actress
Bern Nadette Stanis, actress
Lexington Steele, pornographic actor
Misty Stone, adult actress and nude model
Woody Strode, actor
Tika Sumpter, actress
Wanda Sykes, actress and comedian
Jessica Szohr, actress

T

Mr. T, actor
Meshach Taylor, actor
Nathaniel Taylor, actor
Ron Taylor, actor
Lynne Thigpen, actress
Cora Ann Pair Thomas, missionary
Leon Thomas III, actor
Michelle Thomas, actress, comedian
Kenan Thompson, actor, comedian
Tony Todd, actor
Berlinda Tolbert, actress
Chris Tucker, actor, comedian
Glynn Turman, actor
Tina Turner, actress
Tyler, the Creator, actor

U

Blair Underwood, actor
Sheryl Underwood, actress, comedian
Usher, actor

V

W

Jimmie Walker, actor
Bill Walker, actor
Vincent M. Ward, actor
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, actor
Dionne Warwick, actress
Denzel Washington, actor, director and producer; winner of three Golden Globe Awards
Isaiah Washington, actor
John David Washington, actor
Kerry Washington (African-American father), actress
Marlon Wayans, actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
Damon Wayans, comedian, actor, writer and producer
Damon Wayans Jr., actor, comedian
Shawn Wayans, actor, comedian, writer, produce
Lil Wayne, actor
Carl Weathers, actor
Forest Whitaker, actor
Charles Malik Whitfield, actor
Lynn Whitfield, actress
Jaleel White, actor, comedian
Billy Dee Williams, actor
Clarence Williams III, actor
Gary Anthony Williams, actor
Kellie Shanygne Williams, actress
Tyler James Williams, actor
Vanessa Williams, actress
Fred Williamson, actor
Mykelti Williamson, actor
Larry Wilmore, actor and comedian
Rutina Wesley, actress
Debra Wilson, actress and comedian
Demond Wilson, actor
Flip Wilson, actor and comedian
Nancy Wilson, actress
Reno Wilson, actor and comedian
Theodore Wilson, actor
Yvette Wilson, actress and comedian
Paul Winfield, actor
Oprah Winfrey, actress, media executive^[20]
Jeffrey Wright, actor
John Witherspoon, actor, comedian
Alfre Woodard, actress

Y

Lee Thompson Young, actor

Artists

B

Romare Bearden, painter

C

Allen 'Big Al' Carter, painter, printmaker, sculptor, photographer

D

Rosetta DeBerardinis, painter
Cheryl Derricotte, glass artist, printmaker

G

Sam Gilliam, painter, printmaker

H

Hendricks, Barkley L., painter and photographer
Nestor Hernandez, photographer

J

Suzanne Jackson, artist, gallery owner

L

Jacob Lawrence, painter, printmaker

M

Percy Martin, printmaker
Evangeline Montgomery, metal art, printmaker

P

Norman Parish, painter, muralist and art dealer
Jefferson Pinder, performance

S

Susan Smith-Pinelo, video, performance
Renee Stout, sculptor
Lou Stovall, printmaker

T

Alma Thomas, painter

W

Carrie Mae Weems, photographer, video
Kehinde Wiley, portrait painter
Wilmer Wilson IV, performance, photographer

Astronauts

Michael P. Anderson, NASA Astronaut, Air Force officer
Guion Bluford, NASA Astronaut, aerospace engineer, Air Force officer, fighter pilot
Charles Bolden, NASA Astronaut, administrator
Bernard A. Harris Jr., NASA Astronaut, First African American to walk in space^[21]
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., USAF Astronaut, First African-American astronaut
Joan Higginbotham, NASA Astronaut, engineer
Mae Jemison, NASA Astronaut, engineer, physician, First African-American woman in space^[22]
Ronald McNair, Nasa Astronaut, physicist
Stephanie Wilson, Nasa Astronaut, engineer

Beauty queens and fashion models

Kimberly Clarice Aiken, Miss America 1994
Karen Alexander, fashion model
K. D. Aubert, hip hop model
Tyra Banks, fashion model^[23]
J. Alexander, fashion model
Deshauna Barber, Miss USA 2016
Blac Chyna, stripper and video vixen
Dorothea Church, fashion model
Pat Cleveland, model
Lynnette Cole, Miss USA 2000
Yaya DaCosta, fashion model
Bruce Darnell, male model
Jordan Emanuel, Miss Black America New York 2018
Tomiko Fraser, fashion model
Lakita Garth, Miss Black California 1995
Carole Gist, Miss USA 1990
Quiana Grant, mModel
Shauntay Hinton, Miss USA 2002
Tanisha Harper, model
Chanel Iman (African-American father), fashion model^[24]
Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2019^[25]
Kenya Moore, Miss USA 1993
Kara McCullough, Miss USA 2017^[26]
Nana Meriwether (African-American father), Miss USA 2012
Sofia Richie (African-American father), fashion model^[27]
Chelsi Smith (African-American father), Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995
Kimora Lee Simmons (half Korean, half African American)
Darine Stern, first African-American to be on the cover of Playboy magazine.
Renee Tenison, first African-American to be selected Playboy Playmate of the year
Eugena Washington, Playboy model and America's Next Top Model contestant.

Businesspeople and entrepreneurs

Sports executives and businesspeople

Katrina Adams, current president of the United States Tennis Association
Koby Altman, current General manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[28]
Anucha Browne Sanders, former executive of the New York Knicks
Pinball Clemons, current Vice-chairman for the Toronto Argonauts
Dell Demps, current vice president and general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans
Joe Dumars, former President of Basketball Operations of the Detroit Pistons
Wayne Embry, first African-American General manager and team president in NBA history, 2x NBA Executive of the Year^[29]
Rube Foster, former executive of the Chicago American Giants
Rod Higgins, former president of Basketball Operations for the Charlotte Bobcats
Billy Hunter, former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association
Al Haymon, manager and adviser to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Michael Huyghue, former Commissioner of the United Football League
Stu Jackson, former executive vice president of the National Basketball Association, current associate Commissioner of the Big East Conference
Magic Johnson, current president of Basketball Operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, owner of the Los Angeles Sparks, and co-owner of the Los Angeles Football Club^[30]^[31]
Michael Jordan, current principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets.^[32]
Billy King, former general manager of the Brooklyn Nets
Don King, former boxing promoter
Billy Knight, former general manager and executive vice president of the Atlanta Hawks
Billy McKinney, former vice president of Basketball Operations for the Detroit Pistons, Executive vice president for both Seattle SuperSonics and Seattle Storm
Steve Mills, current executive of the New York Knicks
Ozzie Newsome, current general manager of the Baltimore Ravens
Jerry Reese, former general manager of the New York Giants

Businesspeople

Alton Abraham, former social entrepreneur and business manager for Sun Ra
Wally Amos, founder of the Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie brand
James Andrews, former senior Director at Columbia Records
Donna Auguste, former founder of Freshwater Software
Leonard C. Bailey, business owner and inventor
Tyra Banks, television personality, former model
LaVar Ball, owner of the Big Baller Brand sports apparel
Christiana Carteaux Bannister, hairdressing business
ASAP Bari, co-founder of ASAP Mob and VLONE Clothing
Andre Barnett, founder of the Information Technology Company WiseDome INC
Beyonce, co-founder of Tidal
Sarah Bickford, former owner of Virginia City Water Company
Dave Bing, owner of Bing Steel
Chris Brown, founder of the record label CBE
Herman Cain, business executive
Demmette Guidry, music industry executive
Kerry S. Harris, entrepreneur
Robert L. Johnson, co-founder of BET and RLJ Companies
Walter P. Lomax Jr., founder of Lomax Health Systems Inc.
Mary Ellen Pleasant, real estate magnate
Madam C. J. Walker, businessperson, hair care entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist
Gertrude Pocte Geddes Willis, owner of the Gertrude Geddes Willis Life Insurance Company and Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home

Cinematographers

B

Charles Burnett, Cinematographer, Director

D

Ernest Dickerson, Cinematographer

H

James E. Hinton, Cinematographer

J

Arthur Jafa, Cinematographer

K

Kira Kelly, Cinematographer

M

Jessie Maple, Cinematographer
Janks Morton, Cinematographer

S

Malik Hassan Sayeed, Cinematographer

Y

Bradford Young, Cinematographer

Civil rights leaders and activists

A

Ralph Abernathy, civil rights activist and minister
Muhammad Ali, civil rights activist
Maya Angelou, civil rights activist, writer, poet

B

Ella Baker, Civil rights activist
James Baldwin, civil rights activist, novelist, playwright
Marion Barry, civil rights activist, politician
Daisy Bates, civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, lecturer
James Bevel, minister, leader of the civil rights movement
Gloria Blackwell, civil rights activist, educator
Unita Blackwell, civil rights activist
Julian Bond, civil rights activist, professor and writer
Ruby Bridges, civil rights activist
Ralph Bunche, civil rights activist, scientist, academic, diplomat

C

Beatrice Morrow Cannady, civil rights activist, publisher
Bunchy Carter, civil rights activist
Julius L. Chambers, civil rights activist
Fannie Lee Chaney, civil rights activist
James Chaney, civil rights activist
Shirley Chisholm, civil rights activist, educator
Xernona Clayton, civil rights activist
Septima Poinsette Clark, civil rights activist, educator
Eldridge Cleaver, civil rights activist
Kathleen Cleaver, civil rights activist
Charles E. Cobb Jr., civil rights activist, journalist, professor
John Conyers, civil rights activist
Marvel Cooke, civil rights activist
Annie Lee Cooper, civil rights activist
Dorothy Cotton, civil rights activist
Claudette Colvin, civil rights activist, nurse
Elijah Cummings, civil rights advocate

D

Angela Davis, civil rights activist, academic, and author
Ossie Davis, civil rights activist
Ruby Dee, civil rights activist
Doris Derby, civil rights activist, photographer
Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, black rights activist, women's rights activist, organizer

E

Charles Evers, civil rights activist
Medgar Evers, civil rights activist
Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist
Marian Wright Edelman, civil rights activist

F

James L. Farmer Jr., civil rights activist
Walter E. Fauntroy, civil rights activist
Sarah Mae Flemming, civil rights activist
James Forman, civil rights activist
Aretha Franklin, civil rights activist
C. L. Franklin, civil rights activist, minister
Elizabeth Freeman, first former slave to win a freedom suit in Massachusetts
Frankie Muse Freeman, civil rights activist, attorney

G

Fred Gray, civil rights lawyer
Dick Gregory, civil rights activist

H

Vincent Harding, civil rights activist, historian
Curtis W. Harris, civil rights activist, minister, politician
Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights activist
Fred Hampton, civil rights activist
Lorraine Hansberry, civil rights activist, playwright, author
Robert Hayling, civil rights activist, dentist
Lola Hendricks, civil rights activist, secretary
Aaron Henry, civil rights activist, politician
Dorothy Height, educator and civil rights activist
Benjamin Hooks, civil rights activist, minister, attorney
Lena Horne, civil rights activist
Elbert Howard, civil rights activist
T. R. M. Howard, civil rights leader, entrepreneur, surgeon
Bobby Hutton, civil rights activist

J

George Jackson, civil rights activist, author
Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist
Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist
Mahalia Jackson, civil rights activist
Richie Jean Jackson, civil rights activist, author, teacher
T. J. Jemison, civil rights activist, minister
James Weldon Johnson, writer of Black National Anthem
Clarence B. Jones, civil rights activist
Barbara Jordan, civil rights activist
Vernon Jordan, civil rights activist

K

A. D. King, civil rights activist
Alveda King, civil rights activist, author, politician
Bernice King, civil rights activist, minister
Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist
Dexter King, civil rights activist
Martin Luther King III, civil rights activist
Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader and pastor
Martin Luther King Sr., civil rights leader, pastor and missionary
Alberta Williams King, civil rights activist
Yolanda King, civil rights activist
Eartha Kitt, civil rights activist

L

Bernard Lafayette, civil rights activist, organizer
James Lawson, civil rights activist, professor
John Lewis, congressman, Nashville Student Movement, organizer
Joseph Lowery, civil rights activist and minister
Julius Lester, civil rights activist, author, professor
Conrad Lynn, civil rights activist, lawyer

M

Thurgood Marshall, civil rights activist, lawyer, judge
Benjamin Mays, civil rights activist, minister
Franklin McCain, civil rights activist
Floyd McKissick, civil rights activist, lawyer
James Meredith, civil rights figure, writer, political adviser
Anne Moody, civil rights activist, author
Harry T. Moore, civil rights activist, educator
Harriette Moore, civil rights worker, educator
Amzie Moore, civil rights leader, entrepreneur
Bob Moses, civil rights activist, educator
Elijah Muhammad, civil rights leader
Pauli Murray, civil rights activist, lawyer, author, priest

N

Diane Nash, civil rights activist
Huey P. Newton, civil rights activist
Denise Nicholas, civil rights activist
E. D. Nixon, civil rights activist, NCAAP official

O

James Orange, civil rights activist

P

Rosa Parks, activist, NCAAP official, Montgomery Bus Boycott inspiration^[33]
James Peck, civil rights activist
Adam Clayton Powell Jr., civil rights activist, pastor
Gloria Johnson-Powell, civil rights activist

R

Lincoln Ragsdale, civil rights activist, aviator
A. Philip Randolph, civil rights activist
George Raymond, civil rights activist
George Raymond Jr., civil rights activist
Frederick D. Reese, civil rights activist, educator, minister
Gloria Richardson, civil rights activist
David Richmond, civil rights activist
Amelia Boynton Robinson, civil rights activist
Jackie Robinson, civil rights activist
Jo Ann Robinson, civil rights activist
Bayard Rustin, civil rights activist
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, civil rights activist

S

Cleveland Sellers, civil rights activist, educator
Betty Shabazz, civil rights activist
Al Sharpton, civil rights activist, minister
Charles Sherrod, civil rights activist, minister
Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights activist
Nina Simone, civil rights activist
Mavis Staples, civil rights activist
Charles Kenzie Steele, civil rights activist
Charles Steele Jr., civil rights activist, politician

T

Harriet Tubman, abolitionist and humanitarian
Samuel Wilbert Tucker, civil rights activist, lawyer

V

C. T. Vivian, civil rights activist, author, minister

W

Wyatt Tee Walker, pastor, civil rights leader
Booker T. Washington, educator, founder of Tuskegee University^[34]
Ida B. Wells, civil rights activist
Cornel West, civil rights activist, philosopher, author, minister
Roy Wilkins, civil rights activist
Hosea Williams, civil rights activist, minister, businessman, philanthropist, scientist, politician
Robert F. Williams, civil rights leader, author
Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist

X

Malcolm X, human rights activist, minister

Y

Andrew Young, politician, diplomat, and activist
Whitney Young, civil rights activist
Sammy Younge Jr., civil rights activist

Government and politics

Governors

Archie Alexander, former governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
David Paterson (African American mother), served as the 55th Governor of New York.
Deval Patrick, served as the 71st Governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015, so far the only African American to serve as Governor of Massachusetts.
P.B.S. Pinchback, served as the 24th Governor of Louisiana from 1872 to 1873, the first African American to become governor of a U.S. State.
Douglas Wilder, served as the 66th Governor of Virginia, became the first elected African-American governor, became the first African American to serve as governor of U.S. State since Reconstruction.^[35]

Other political fields

Perry B. Jackson, first African American elected judge in the state of Ohio.
Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to former president Barack Obama, and co-chair of the Obama-Biden Transition project.^[36]^[37]

Historical

Journalism and media

Daisy Bates, journalist
Ed Bradley, former host of 60 Minutes, on CBS
James Brown, host of The NFL Today on CBS
Victor Blackwell, CNN news anchor
Cari Champion, journalist, host of ESPN's SportsCenter.^[38]
Ta-Nehisi Coates, author, journalist
Sway Calloway, journalist, radio personality.
Elle Duncan (African-American father), sports anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter.^[39]
Harris Faulkner, television host and anchor for Fox News.^[40]
Bryant Gumbel, host of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Charlamagne tha God, radio personality, television personality, radio host of The Breakfast Club.
Greg Gumbel, sportscaster for NFL on CBS
Nia-Malika Henderson, CNN political reporter
Marc Lamont Hill, journalist, political commentator
Jemele Hill, sports journalist for ESPN's The Undefeated
Jay Harris, journalist and anchor for ESPN
Omar Jimenez, journalist
Jason Johnson, writer, political commentator
Van Jones, CNN political commentator
Sheinelle Jones, journalist and news anchor for NBC News and MSNBC
Gayle King, journalist, television personality, Co-Anchor of CBS This Morning
Don Lemon, journalist, author, CNN Anchor^[41]
Craig Melvin, news anchor for NBC News and MSNBC
Curt Menefee, host of Fox NFL Sunday
Michelle Miller, National correspondent for CBS News
Roland Martin, commentator for TV One
Zerlina Maxwell, MSNBC political analyst
Sophia A. Nelson, Columnist.^[42]
Candace Owens, conservative commentator, regularly appears on Fox News
Rob Parker, sports analysis for Fox Sports
Leonard Pitts, journalist for the Miami Herald
April Ryan, journalist
Eugene Robinson, 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner, columnist and associate editor of The Washington Post
Max Robinson, Broadcast journalist for ABC World News Tonight
Angela Rye, CNN political commentator
David Swerdlick (African-American mother), journalist for the Washington Post
Al Sharpton, host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation
Bernard Shaw, former lead news anchor for CNN
Sara Sidner, journalist, correspondent for CNN^[43]
Michael Smith, ESPN Commentator
Stuart Scott, former sports anchor for ESPN's Sports Center
Stephen A. Smith, journalist, radio host for ESPN
Symone Sanders, CNN political commentator
Bakari Sellers, CNN political commentator
Fredricka Whitfield, news anchor for CNN Newsroom
Kristen Welker (African-American mother), MSNBC White House Correspondent for NBC News
Michael Wilbon, journalist, columnist
Jason Whitlock, sports journalist

Lawyers

Robert Sengstacke Abbott, lawyer, newspaper publisher, editor
Raymond Pace Alexander, lawyer, politician, civil rights activist
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, lawyer
Anita L. Allen, lawyer, professor
Helen Elsie Austin, lawyer
Ferdinand Lee Barnett, lawyer, journalist
Derrick Bell, lawyer, professor, civil rights activist
Tom Bradley, lawyer, politician
Roland Burris, lawyer, politician
Eunice Carter, lawyer
Laura Coates, attorney, law professor
William Calvin Chase, lawyer, newspaper editor
Julius L. Chambers, lawyer, civil rights activist, educator
Johnnie Cochran, lawyer
William Thaddeus Coleman Jr., lawyer, politician
Mo Cowan, lawyer, politician
Christopher Darden, lawyer, author, actor, lecturer, practicing attorney
Artur Davis, lawyer, politician
Gordon Davis, lawyer
Carl E. Douglas, lawyer
B. Kwaku Duren, lawyer, educator, writer, editor
Larry Elder, lawyer, author, radio show host
Keith Ellison, lawyer, politician
Walter A. Gordon, lawyer
Fred Gray, civil rights lawyer
Al Green, lawyer, politician
A. Leon Higginbotham Jr., lawyer, author, civil rights advocate, federal court judge
Anita Hill, lawyer, academic
Curtis Hill, lawyer, prosecutor
Eric Holder, lawyer, 82nd United States Attorney General
Sunny Hostin (African American father), Lawyer
Benjamin Hooks, lawyer, minister, civil rights activist
Valerie Jarrett, lawyer, businesswoman, government official
Jeh Johnson, lawyer, government official
Barbara Jordan, lawyer, educator, politician, civil rights activist
Eddie Jordan, lawyer
Vernon Jordan, lawyer, business executive, civil rights activist
Florynce Kennedy, lawyer, civil rights advocate
Leondra Kruger, lawyer
Reginald Lewis, lawyer, businessman
William H. Lewis, lawyer
Lori Lightfoot, lawyer, politician
Conrad Lynn, lawyer, civil rights activist
Loretta Lynch, lawyer, 83rd United States Attorney General
Thurgood Marshall, lawyer, judge
Thurgood Marshall Jr., lawyer
Wade H. McCree, lawyer, judge, professor
Robert Morris, lawyer
Constance Baker Motley, lawyer, judge, politician, civil rights activist
Pauli Murray, lawyer, author, priest, civil rights activist
Ronald Noble, lawyer
Deval Patrick, lawyer, author, businessman, politician
Charlotte E. Ray, lawyer, first African-American female lawyer
Terri Sewell, lawyer, politician
Bryan Stevenson, lawyer, professor
Clarence Thomas, lawyer, judge, government official
Jordan A. Thomas, lawyer, writer
Larry Thompson, lawyer
Samuel Wilbert Tucker, lawyer
Mel Watt, lawyer, politician
Tony West, lawyer
Karen Freeman-Wilson, lawyer, judge

Military

List of African-American Medal of Honor recipients

Ministers and other religious leaders

Novelists and poets

Ron Allen, poet, playwright
Elizabeth Alexander, poet, essayist, playwright
Maya Angelou, novelist, poet, and activist
James Baldwin, novelist, playwright, and activist
Amiri Baraka, poet, writer, activist, and essayist
Gwendolyn B. Bennett, poet, writer, journalist, and artist
Arna Bontemps, poet, novelist, and librarian
Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, author, teacher
Lucille Clifton, poet, writer, and educator
Countee Cullen, poet, novelist, and playwright
Frank Marshall Davis, poet, journalist
Samuel R. Delany, novelist, author, editor, professor, and literary critic
Paul Laurence Dunbar, poet, novelist
Ralph Ellison, novelist, literary critic, and scholar
Nikki Giovanni, poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator
Alex Haley, novelist, author
Lorraine Hansberry, playwright
Frances Harper, poet
Yona Harvey, poet, professor
Robert Hayden, poet, essayist, and educator
Gil Scott-Heron, poet, author
Langston Hughes, poet, activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist
Erica Hunt, poet, essayist, and teacher
Nella Larsen, novelist, librarian, and nurse
Brent Leggs, historian and preservationist, writer, academic
Toni Morrison, novelist, essayist, editor, teacher and professor
Walter Mosley, novelist
Walter Dean Myers, novelist
Marilyn Nelson, poet, translator, professor
Pat Parker, poet, activist
Leonard Pitts, novelist, commentator, journalist, and columnist
Kevin Powell, poet, activist
Ishmael Reed, poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor, and publisher
Shawn Stewart Ruff, novelist
Patricia Smith, poet, playwright, author, teacher, and journalist
Tracy K. Smith, poet, educator
Ntozake Shange, novelist, playwright and poet
Natasha Trethewey, poet, professor
Alice Walker, novelist, writer, poet, and activist
Margaret Walker, novelist, poet and writer
Dorothy West, novelist, columnist
Colson Whitehead, novelist
John Edgar Wideman, novelist, author, and professor
Richard Wright, novelist, poet, and essayist
Al Young, poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and professor
Kevin Young, poet, professor, editor, and literary critic

Singers and musicians

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Howlin' Wolf

A

Aaliyah: R&B, pop
Johnny Ace: R&B
Armenta Adams: classical pianist
Arthur Adams: Blues, R&B
Johnny Adams: Gospel, R&B, soul, jazz
Yolanda Adams: Gospel, R&B
Nat Adderley: Jazz
Cannonball Adderley: Jazz
Afroman: Hip hop
YoungBoy Never Broke Again: Hip hop
Jhene Aiko: R&B, hip hop
Sasha Allen: R&B, rock, soul
Luther Allison: Blues
Cat Anderson: Jazz
Ivie Anderson: Jazz
Louis Armstrong: Jazz
Billy Boy Arnold: R&B
Dorothy Ashby: Jazz
Patti Austin: R&B, pop, jazz
Roy Ayers: Jazz, funk, disco, R&B, hip hop
Ayo & Teo: (African American father) Hip hop, dance, trap

B

Babyface: R&B
Anthony Brown: Gospel
Erykah Badu: Neo soul, R&B, funk, hip hop
Kim Burrell: Gospel
Lil Baby: Hip hop
Mildred Bailey: Jazz
Pearl Bailey: Vaudeville
Anita Baker, R&B, soul
Lavern Baker: R&B
Azealia Banks: Hip hop
Dave Bartholomew: R&B, R&R
Florence Ballard: R&B, pop, soul
Fantasia Barrino: R&B, soul, gospel
Count Basie: Jazz
Swizz Beatz: Hip hop (African-American and Eritrean descent)
Sidney Bechet: Jazz
Madeline Bell: Soul
Carey Bell: Blues
Eric Benet: R&B, neo soul
George Benson: Jazz, R&B, soul, funk
Denee Benton: Broadway, pop
Chuck Berry: Rock and roll
Frankie Beverly: R&B, soul, funk
Beyoncé: R&B, pop^[45]
Cindy Birdsong: R&B, soul, pop
Birdman: rapper
Mykki Blanco: Hip hop
Bobby Bland: Blues, R&B, soul
Blind Blake: Ragtime, blues
Art Blakey: Jazz
Mary J. Blige: R&B, hip hop, soul
Blueface: Hip hop
Joe Budden: Hip hop
Lucille Bogan:
Buddy Bolden: Jazz, blues
Bobby Bradford: Jazz
Charles Bradley: Funk, soul, R&B
Tamar Braxton: R&B, soul, pop, gospel^[46]
Toni Braxton: R&B, soul, pop
Traci Braxton: R&B, soul, pop
Trina Braxton: R&B, soul, pop
Dee Dee Bridgewater: Jazz
Bobby Brown: R&B, soul, pop
Charles Brown: Blues, R&B, rock, soul, jazz
Chris Brown: R&B, hip hop, pop
Chuck Brown: Funk, hip hop, blues
Clifford Brown: Jazz
James Brown: Soul, funk
Oscar Brown, Jr: Jazz
Peabo Bryson: Soul, R&B
Elbridge "Al" Bryant: R&B, pop, soul
Solomon Burke: Blues, gospel, R&B, soul, rock and roll
Metro Boomin: Hip hop
Jerry Butler: Soul, funk, R&B
Rich Boy: Hip hop
Soulja Boy: Hip hop
Donald Byrd: Jazz, funk, soul, R&B

C

C-Murder: Hip hop
Cassidy: Hip hop
Erica Campbell: Gospel
Tina Campbell: Gospel
Cab Calloway: Jazz
2 Chainz: Hip hop
Cam'ron: Hip hop
Mariah Carey: R&B, pop, hip hop, soul
Benny Carter: Jazz
Betty Carter: Jazz
Ron Carter: Jazz
Shawn Carter, known as Jay-Z: Hip hop
Tracy Chapman: folk
Paul Chambers: Jazz
Ray Charles: R&B, soul, blues, gospel, country, jazz, rock and roll, pop
Chubby Checker: rock and roll, R&B
Cyrus Chestnut: Jazz
Charlie Christian: Jazz
Ciara: R&B, Hip hop, pop
Robert Cray: Blues
Otis Clay: R&B, soul, blues, gospel
Eddy Clearwater: Blues
Clarence Clemons: Rock, R&B
James Cleveland: Gospel, soul
George Clinton: Funk, rock, soul
Keyshia Cole: R&B, soul, hip hop
Nat King Cole: Jazz, pop
Natalie Cole: R&B, pop
Ornette Coleman: Jazz, free funk
Daryl Coley: gospel
Albert Collins: Blues
Bootsy Collins: Funk, soul, rock, R&B
Mitty Collier: R&B, soul, gospel
Alice Coltrane: Jazz
John Coltrane: Jazz
Ravi Coltrane: Jazz
Sean Combs: Hip hop, R&B
Sam Cooke: soul, gospel, R&B
James Cotton: Blues, jazz
Randy Crawford: Jazz, R&B, disco
J. Cole: Hip hop (African-American father)
Ice Cube: Hip hop
Kid Cudi, rapper who is African American and Mexican
King Curtis: Soul, R&B, rock, funk, jazz
Evelyn Simpson Curenton: various

D

Dababy: Hip hop
Miles Davis: Jazz
Sammy Davis Jr.: Pop, jazz
Jimmy Dawkins: Blues
Mos Def: Hip hop
Famous Dex, Chicago hip hop
Bo Diddley: R&B, rock and roll
Willie Dixon, Blues, R&B, rock and roll, gospel
Johnny Dodds: Jazz
Warren "Baby" Dodds: Jazz
Young Dolph: Hip hop
Eric Dolphy: Jazz
Nate Dogg: Hip hop, gangsta rap, R&B
Snoop Dogg: Hip hop, funk, gangsta rap
Fats Domino: Rock and roll, R&B
Drake: of African American slave descendant ancestry through father who is from Memphis, Tennessee
Dr. Dre: Hip hop
Lil Durk: Hip hop, drill

E

Eazy-E: Hip-hop, rap
Dennis Edwards: R&B, soul
Billy Eckstine: Jazz, pop
Roy Eldridge: Jazz
Duke Ellington: Jazz
Betty Everett: soul
Faith Evans (African-American Mother): R&B, soul, hip-hop

F

Art Farmer: Jazz
Mickey Fields: Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald: Jazz
Roberta Flack: Jazz, pop
Eddie Floyd: R&B, soul
Aretha Franklin: soul
Kam Franklin: soul
Kirk Franklin: Gospel, Christian hip hop
Melvin Franklin: R&B, soul
Lowell Fulson: Blues
Future: Hip hop, trap, R&B
Fabolous: Hip hop
Flo Rida: Hip hop
Sonny Fortune: Jazz
Jaime Foxx: R&B

G

Polo G: Hip hop, drill
Slim Gaillard: Jazz
Marvin Gaye: R&B, soul, funk, Jazz, pop
Gloria Gaynor: disco, R&B
The Game: rapper
Tyrese Gibson: Hip hop, R&B
Dizzy Gillespie: Jazz
City Girls: Hip hop
GlokkNine: Hip hop
Ugly God: Hip hop, SoundCloud hip hop
Benny Golson: Jazz
Dexter Gordon: Jazz
Berry Gordy: R&B, soul, pop, R&R
Al Green: R&B, soul
CeeLo Green: R&B, hip hop, soul, funk
Thomasina Talley Greene: classical pianist
Johnny Griffin: Jazz
Lil Gotit, Hip hop
Tee Grizzley, rapper
Childish Gambino: Hip hop, R&B
Gucci Mane: Hip hop
Gunna: Hip hop
Buddy Guy: Blues
Phil Guy: Blues

H

Andrew Hill: Jazz
Adelaide Hall: Jazz
Edmond Hall: Jazz
Willie Hall: R&B, soul, funk
Halsey: Pop
Charles Hamilton: Hip hop
Chico Hamilton: Jazz
Jimmy Hamilton: Jazz
Lionel Hampton: Jazz
Deitrick Haddon: Gospel
Herbie Hancock: Jazz, funk, electro
Donny Hathaway: soul, jazz, R&B
Edward W. Hardy: classical, pop, theatre music
Roy Hargrove: Jazz, soul
Damon Harris: R&B, soul, pop
Richie Havens: funk, soul
Coleman Hawkins: Jazz
Isaac Hayes: blues, Jazz, soul
MC Hammer: R&B
Fred Hammond: Gospel
Fletcher Henderson: Jazz
Michael Henderson: R&B, jazz, funk, soul, pop
Jimi Hendrix: Rock, blues, R&B
Jon Hendricks: Jazz
Nona Hendryx: funk, soul
G Herbo: Hip hop, drill
Gil Scott-Heron: Soul, funk, R&B
Lauryn Hill: R&B, neo soul, folk
Earl "Fatha" Hines: Jazz
Johnny Hodges: Jazz
Billie Holiday: Jazz, blues
Jennifer Holliday: R&B, soul, pop
John Lee Hooker: Blues
Lena Horne: jazz, pop
Cissy Houston: soul, disco
Thelma Houston: R&B, soul
Whitney Houston: R&B, soul, pop
Freddie Hubbard: Jazz
Jennifer Hudson: R&B, soul, pop
Nipsey Hussle: Hip-hop, rap
Phyllis Hyman: R&B, jazz
H.E.R.: R&B
Koryn Hawthorne: Gospel

I

James Ingram: R&B, pop, soul
Luther Ingram: R&B, soul
Ronald Isley: R&B, soul
T.I.: Hip hop
Ice-T: Hip hop

J

Ray J: R&B
Chuck Jackson: R&B
Freddie Jackson: Soul
Jackie Jackson: Pop, R&B, soul
Janet Jackson: R&B, pop
Jeremih: R&B
Jermaine Jackson: Pop, R&B, soul, funk
La Toya Jackson: pop, R&B, soul, dance
Marlon Jackson: Pop, R&B, soul
Michael Jackson: pop, soul, R&B, soul, funk, rock
Randy Jackson: Pop, R&B, soul
Rebbie Jackson: Pop, R&B, soul
Tito Jackson: Pop, R&B, soul, blues
Mahalia Jackson: Gospel
Millie Jackson: soul, disco, R&B
Milt Jackson: Jazz
Etta James: blues, R&B, soul, jazz
Rick James: R&B, soul, funk, rock
Al Jarreau: Jazz, R&B, soul
BlocBoy JB: Hip hop
Booker T. Jones: R&B, soul, blues
Elvin Jones: Jazz
Etta Jones: Jazz
Hank Jones: Jazz
Howard Jones: Rock, metal
Quincy Jones: R&B, funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, rock and roll, pop
Louis Jordan: Jazz, blues, R&B
Steve Jordan: Pop, rock, R&B
J. J. Johnson: Jazz
Robert Johnson: Blues
Syl Johnson: R&B, blues
Little Willie John: R&B, soul
Charles Jenkins: Gospel
Leroy Jenkins: Jazz
Valerie June: folk, blues, soul, pop
Jeremih: Hip hop, R&B
LL Cool J: Hip hop
Scott Joplin: Ragtime

K

Lil Keed: Hip hop
Eddie Kendricks: R&B, soul, disco
Alicia Keys (African American father): R&B, soul, jazz, hip hop^[47]
Gladys Knight: soul, R&B, pop
Chief Keef, rapper
Kelis: Hip hop (African American, Chinese and Puerto Rican)
R Kelly: R&B, soul, gospel, hip hop
Wynton Kelly: Jazz
Khalid: R&B, pop
Wiz Khalifa: Hip hop
Kid Cudi: Hip hop
Kehlani (African American father): R&B, soul, jazz, hip hop^[48]
Solange Knowles: R&B, soul, funk^[49]
Albert King: Blues
B.B. King: Blues, R&B
Ben E. King: R&B, soul, pop
Freddie King: Blues
Eartha Kitt: Vocal jazz, cabaret, dance, torch
Maxo Kream: Hip hop (Nigerian and African-American)

L

Big L: Hip hop
Patti LaBelle: R&B, soul, disco, dance, funk
Denise LaSalle: Blues, R&B, soul
Bettye LaVette: Soul, blues, R&B, funk, rock, country, gospel
John Legend: R&B, soul, pop
Kendrick Lamar: Hip hop, rap
John Larkin: Vaudeville
Lynda Laurence: R&B, pop, jazz
Huddie Ledbetter: Folk, blues
Tasha Cobbs Leonard: Gospel
Eddie Levert: R&B, soul, blues, gospel
Gerald Levert: Soul, R&B
Frankie Lyman: R&B, pop
Swae Lee, rapper
Booker Little: Jazz
Barbara Lynn: R&B
Cheryl Lynn: Disco, R&B, soul, pop
Lisa Lopes: R&B, rap, pop
Lecrae: Christian hip hop
Ledisi: R&B, soul, jazz
Logic: Hip hop
Dej Loaf: Hip hop, R&B
Ludacris: Hip hop
Lil Uzi Vert: Hip hop
Lil Nas X: Hip hop, country
Lizzo: R&B

M

Christian McBride: Jazz
Gene McDaniels: Jazz, pop
Donnie McClurkin: Gospel
Betty McGlown: R&B, pop
Joe McPhee: Jazz
Remy Ma: Hip hop
Buddy Miles: R&B, funk, soul
Meek Mill: Hip hop
Stephanie Mills: R&B, soul, gospel
Blue Mitchell: Jazz
Barbara Martin: R&B, pop
Johnny Mathis: Pop, jazz
Curtis Mayfield: Soul, funk, R&B
Taj Mahal: Blues, R&B, jazz
Hank Mobley: Jazz
Thelonious Monk: Jazz
Wes Montgomery: Jazz
Melba Moore: Soul, disco, gospel
Lee Morgan: Jazz
Wanya Morris: R&B, soul
Migos: Hip hop, trap
Gucci Mane: Hip hop, trap
Miguel (African-American Mother): Hip hop, R&B
Janelle Monae: Funk, R&B
Mozzy: Hip hop
Tamela Mann: Gospel
Mulatto: Hip hop
Matt "Guitar" Murphy: Blues
Mýa: R&B (African American father, Italian mother)

N

Nas: Hip hop
Nathan Morris: Vocal, Singer
Nelly: Hip hop
Meshell Ndegeocello: Funk, soul, jazz
Oliver Nelson: Jazz
Art Neville: Funk, R&B, soul
Aaron Neville: R&B, soul
Cyril Neville: R&B, funk, blues
Charles Neville: R&B, jazz, funk, pop
David "Fathead" Newman: Jazz
Ne-Yo: R&B
Jessye Norman: Opera
Queen Naija (African-American mother): R&B
YoungBoy Never Broke Again: Hip hop
Young Nudy: Hip hop
Normani: R&B

O

Frank Ocean: LGBT R&B
Jeffrey Osborne: Soul, R&B
Odetta: Blues, jazz
Omarion: R&B

P

Keke Palmer: R&B, hip hop, pop
Charlie Parker: Jazz
Ray Parker Jr.: R&B, pop
Billy Paul: Soul, R&B, jazz
Scherrie Payne: R&B, pop, disco
Teddy Pendergrass: R&B, soul, disco
Phemza The Kween: Christian hip hop, hyphy, bounce, trap, R&B, Hip hop soul, gospel
Wilson Pickett: R&B, soul
Plies: Hip hop
Billy Preston: R&B, soul, funk
Prince: Pop, rock, R&B, soul
Leontyne Price: Opera
Kelly Price: R&B, soul
Charley Pride: country, gospel
Pharrell: Hip hop, R&B, funk

Q

Rich Homie Quan: Hip hop
Quavo: Hip hop

R

Raz-B: R&B
Lou Rawls: Gospel, R&B, soul, jazz, blues
Ma Rainey: Blues
Jimmy Reed: Blues
Louisiana Red: Blues
Trippie Redd: Hip hop
Otis Redding: Soul, R&B, blues
Lil Reese: Hip hop, drill
Della Reese: Jazz, pop
Dianne Reeves: Jazz
Martha Reeves: R&B, pop
Roddy Ricch: Hip hop
Lionel Richie: Soul, R&B, pop
Little Richard: Rock and roll, R&B, gospel, soul
Pretty Ricky: R&B
Teddy Riley: R&B, hip hop
Flo Rida: Hip hop, pop
Minnie Riperton: soul, R&B
Max Roach: Jazz
Paul Robeson: Pop
Bill Robinson: Jazz, pop
Smokey Robinson: R&B, soul, pop
Sylvia Robinson: R&B, soul, Hip hop
Jay Rock: Hip hop
ASAP Rocky: Hip hop (half African American, half Barbadian)
Nile Rodgers: Disco, soul, R&B, rock, funk
Diana Ross: R&B, soul, disco, Jazz
Rick Ross: Hip hop
Sonny Rollins: Jazz
Otis Rush: Blues, R&B
Patrice Rushen: R&B
David Ruffin: R&B, pop, soul, disco, gospel
Jimmy Ruffin: R&B, soul, pop
Chance the Rapper: Hip hop, R&B
Rapsody: Hip hop
Kelly Rowland: R&B, soul, pop

S

Pharoah Sanders: Jazz
Saweetie: Hip hop (African American father, Chinese and Filipino mother)
Shawn Stockman : R&B
Young Scooter: Hip hop
Jimmy Scott: Jazz
Tupac Shakur: Hip hop, Revolutionary, Poet, Freedom Fighter
Kierra Sheard: Gospel
Wayne Shorter: Jazz
Nina Simone: R&B, jazz, blues, folk, soul, gospel
Sisqó: R&B
Marvin Sapp: Gospel
Bessie Smith: Blues
Jimmy Smith: Jazz
Big Sean: Hip hop
Magic Sam: Blues
Magic Slim: Blues
Memphis Slim: Blues
Horace Silver: Jazz
Percy Sledge: R&B, soul, gospel
Jordin Sparks: R&B, pop
Mavis Staples: Soul, R&B
Sly Stone: Funk, R&B
Donna Summer: Disco, R&B
Musiq Soulchild: R&B, soul, neo soul
Raphael Saadiq: R&B, soul
Trey Songz: R&B, hip hop
Marlena Shaw: Soul, disco
Bobby Short: Jazz
Billy Strayhorn: Jazz
Travis Scott: Hip hop, trap, R&B
Rae Sremmurd: Hip hop, trap, R&B
Kierra Sheard: Urban gospel, R&B
Karen Clark Sheard: gospel, urban gospel
Megan Thee Stallion: Hip hop
Keith Sweat: R&B, soul, hip hop, urban
Southside: Hip hop

T

TLC: R&B, Pop
Rozonda Thomas: R&B^[50]
Pusha T: Hip hop
Tank: Hip hop
Billy Taylor: Jazz
Cecil Taylor: Jazz
Koko Taylor: Blues, soul
Clark Terry: Jazz
Jean Terrell: R&B, soul, jazz
Tammi Terrell: R&B, soul
Bryson Tiller: R&B, hip hop
Young Thug: Hip hop^[51]^[52]
T.I.: Hip hop
Lil Tjay: Hip hop
T-Pain: Hip hop, R&B
Big Joe Turner: Blues, R&B
Ike Turner: R&B, soul, blues, rock and roll
Tina Turner: R&B, pop, soul, rock and roll
Stanley Turrentine: Jazz
Tyler, the Creator, Hip-hop
McCoy Tyner: Jazz

U

Usher: R&B, pop

V

Luther Vandross: R&B, soul, pop, disco
Sarah Vaughan: Jazz, pop
Cassie Ventura: R&B

W

Muddy Waters: Blues
Little Walter: Blues, R&B
Dionne Warwick: R&B, soul, pop, gospel
Dinah Washington: Jazz, blues, R&B
Geno Washington: Soul, R&B, pop, blues
Grover Washington Jr.: Jazz, soul, R&B
Barry White: R&B, soul, funk, disco
Maurice White: Soul, funk, R&B, jazz
CeCe Winans: Gospel, R&B
Andre Williams: R&B, blues
Otis Williams: R&B, soul, disco
Paul Williams: R&B, soul
Pharrell Williams: Hip hop, R&B, funk, pop
Tony Williams: Jazz
Eddie Willis: Soul, R&B
Wesley Willis: Punk rock
Charlie Wilson: R&B, hip hop, soul, funk
Gerald Wilson: Jazz, pop
Mary Wilson: R&B, soul, pop, funk
Nancy Wilson: R&B, pop, jazz, soul, blues
Sonny Boy Williamson I: Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson II: Blues
Bill Withers: Soul, R&B, blues, funk
Tionne Watkins: R&B
Johnny "Guitar" Watson: Blues, soul, funk
Carl Weathersby: Blues
Junior Wells: Blues
Mary Wells: R&B, pop, soul
Kanye West: Hip hop, R&B
Lil Wayne: Hip hop^[53]
Ali-Ollie Woodson: R&B, pop, soul
Stevie Wonder: Soul, pop, R&B, funk
Bobby Womack: R&B, gospel, soul, R&R, funk, rock, jazz
Howlin' Wolf: Blues
Bow Wow: Hip hop
Juice WRLD: Hip hop, R&B, trap

X

XXXTentacion : Hip hop,Soundcloud rap,lo-fi

Y

Ne-Yo: R&B
Lil Yachty: Hip hop
Yo Gotti: Hip hop
Lester Young: Jazz
YG: Hip hop

Z

Jay-Z: Hip hop

Science and mathematics

Sports

Baseball

A

Hank Aaron—retired professional baseball player, member of National Baseball Hall of Fame^[54]
Tommie Aaron
Tommie Agee
Willie Aikens
Gary Alexander
Matt Alexander
Ted Alexander
Dick Allen
Greg Allen
Garvin Alston
George Altman
Garret Anderson
Marlon Anderson
Chris Archer

B

C

D

E

F

G

Ron Gant
Ralph Garr
Amir Garrett
Cito Gaston
Bob Gibson
Jim Gilliam
Doug Glanville
Dwight Gooden
Brian Goodwin
Danny Goodwin
Tom Goodwin
Dee Gordon—professional baseball player^[55]
Tom Gordon—former professional baseball player
Curtis Granderson—professional baseball player^[56]
Mudcat Grant
Pumpsie Green
Ken Griffey Jr.—retired professional baseball player, Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Ken Griffey Sr.
Marquis Grissom
Chris Gwynn
Tony Gwynn—retired professional baseball player, Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Tony Gwynn Jr.

H

Billy Hamilton—professional baseball player
Jeffrey Hammonds
Mike Harkey—retired professional baseball player
Tommy Harper—former professional baseball player
Lenny Harris
Willie Harris
Wilmer Harris
Josh Harrison—professional baseball player
Billy Hatcher
LaTroy Hawkins—retired professional baseball player
Charlie Hayes—former professional baseball player
Dave Henderson—former professional baseball player
Rickey Henderson—retired professional baseball player, Member of National Baseball Hall of Fame
Steve Henderson—former professional baseball player
George Hendrick—former professional baseball player
Elrod Hendricks—former professional baseball player
Larry Herndon—former professional baseball player
Jason Heyward—professional baseball player
Aaron Hicks—professional baseball player
Glenallen Hill—former professional baseball player
Larry Hisle—former professional baseball player
L.J. Hoes—professional baseball player
Elston Howard—retired professional baseball player
Ryan Howard—professional baseball player
Orlando Hudson—former professional baseball player
Torii Hunter—retired professional baseball player

I

Monte Irvin—retired professional baseball player, Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

J

Austin Jackson—professional baseball player
Aaron Judge – professional baseball player^[57]
Bo Jackson—former professional baseball player
Edwin Jackson—professional baseball player
Grant Jackson—former professional baseball player
Jeremy Jeffress—professional baseball player
Desmond Jennings—professional baseball player
Derek Jeter (African-American father)—retired professional baseball player^[58]^[59]
Sam Jethroe—former professional baseball player
Alex Johnson—retired professional baseball player
Charles Johnson—former professional baseball player
Cliff Johnson—former professional baseball player
Sam Jethroe—former professional baseball player
Alex Johnson—former professional baseball player
Charles Johnson—former professional baseball player
Cliff Johnson—former professional baseball player
Micah Johnson—professional baseball player
Adam Jones—professional baseball player
Cleon Jones—former professional baseball player
Gary Jones—professional baseball manager
Ruppert Jones—retired professional baseball player
Sam Jones—former professional baseball player
David Justice—retired professional baseball player

K

Matt Kemp, professional baseball player^[60]
Howie Kendrick, professional baseball player
Wayne Kirby—retired professional baseball player

R

Jackie Robinson, former professional baseball player, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, first African American to play in Major league Baseball^[61]
Frank Robinson, former professional baseball player

S

CC Sabathia, professional baseball player
Giancarlo Stanton, professional baseball player^[62]^[63]
Gary Sheffield – retired professional baseball player
Justus Sheffield – professional baseball player

M

Lee May – former professional baseball player
Andrew McCutchen - professional baseball player
Willie McCovey – former professional baseball player
John "Mule" Miles – former professional baseball player

N

Don Newcombe – former professional baseball player

Basketball

A

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – former professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Quincy Acy—professional basketball player
Jordan Adams—professional basketball player
Arron Afflalo—professional basketball player
Arthur Agee - retired professional basketball player
Maurice Ager - former professional basketball player
Mark Aguirre—retired professional basketball player^[64]
LaMarcus Aldridge—professional basketball player^[65]
Cliff Alexander—professional basketball player
Kwame Alexander—professional basketball player
Jarrett Allen—professional basketball player^[66]
Jerome Allen—former professional basketball player
Lavoy Allen—professional basketball player^[67]
Ray Allen—retired professional basketball player^[68]
Tony Allen—professional basketball player^[69]
Alan Anderson—professional basketball player
James Anderson - professional basketball player
Justin Anderson - professional basketball player
Kenny Anderson - former professional basketball player
Nick Anderson - retired professional basketball player
Carmelo Anthony—professional basketball player, ( African-American mother)^[70]^[71]
Greg Anthony—retired professional basketball player
Cole Anthony-basketball player (African American father)
Nate Archibald—former professional basketball player
Jim Ard—former professional basketball player
Gilbert Arenas—retired professional basketball player
B.J. Armstrong—former professional basketball player
Darrell Arthur—professional basketball player
Al Attles—former professional basketball player
D.J. Augustin—professional basketball player
Jeff Ayres—professional basketball player

B

Thurl Bailey—former professional basketball player
Wade Baldwin IV—professional basketball player
Lonzo Ball (African-American father)—professional basketball player^[72]
LiAngelo Ball (African-American father)—professional basketball player
LaMelo Ball (African-American father)—professional basketball player
Gene Banks—retired professional basketball player
Tony Barbee—former professional basketball player
Charles Barkley—retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame^[73]
Don Barksdale—former professional basketball player
Harrison Barnes—professional basketball player
Matt Barnes (African American father)—retired professional basketball player^[74]
Earl Barron—professional basketball player
Will Barton—professional basketball player
Brandon Bass—professional basketball player
Shane Battier—retired professional basketball player
Elgin Baylor—former professional basketball player
Kent Bazemore—professional basketball player
Bradley Beal—professional basketball player
Butch Beard—former professional basketball player
Malik Beasley—professional basketball player
Michael Beasley—professional basketball player
Chris Bosh—professional basketball player^[75]
Marvin Bagley—professional basketball player
Mikal Bridges—professional basketball player
Miles Bridges—professional basketball player
Bruce Brown Jr.—professional basketball player
Troy Brown Jr.—professional basketball player
Jalen Brunson—professional basketball player
Dwayne Bacon—professional basketball player
Jordan Bell—professional basketball player
Jaylen Brown—professional basketball player^[76]
Antonio Blakeney—professional basketball player^[77]
James Blackmon Jr.—professional basketball player
Thomas Bryant—professional basketball player
Isaiah Briscoe—professional basketball player
Tony Bradley—professional basketball player
Sterling Brown—professional basketball player
Jabari Bird—professional basketball player
Malcolm Brogdon—professional basketball player
Jerryd Bayless—professional basketball player
Jimmy Butler—professional basketball player^[78]
Rasual Butler—former professional basketball player
Aaron Brooks—professional basketball player
Will Barton—professional basketball player
MarShon Brooks—professional basketball player
Walt Bellamy—former professional basketball player
Kobe Bryant—retired professional basketball player^[79]
Kwame Brown—professional basketball player^[80]
Trey Burke—professional basketball player^[81]
Reggie Bullock—professional basketball player^[82]
Chauncey Billups—retired professional basketball player^[83]
Muggsy Bogues—retired professional basketball player
Terrell Brandon—retired professional basketball player
Eric Bledsoe—professional basketball player^[84]
Patrick Beverley—professional basketball player
Avery Bradley—professional basketball player

C

Dell Curry - former professional basketball player
Stephen Curry - professional basketball player
Seth Curry - professional basketball player
Wilt Chamberlain - retired professional basketball player, Member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, only NBA player to score 100 points^[85]
Wendell Carter Jr. - professional basketball player
DeMarcus Cousins - professional basketball player
Ian Clark - professional basketball player
Norris Cole - professional basketball player
Quinn Cook - professional basketball player
Jevon Carter - professional basketball player
Vince Carter - professional basketball player
Jordan Clarkson (African-American father) - professional basketball player
Tony Carr - professional basketball player
Bryant Crawford - professional basketball player
Jamal Crawford - professional basketball player
John Collins - professional basketball player
Marquese Chriss - professional basketball player
Tyson Chandler - professional basketball player
Isaiah Canaan - professional basketball player
Mario Chalmers - professional basketball player
Jordan Crawford - professional basketball player
Jarrett Culver - professional basketball player

D

Anthony Davis - professional basketball player
Antonio Davis - former professional basketball player
Ed Davis - professional basketball player
Glen Davis - former professional basketball player
Adrian Dantley - retired professional basketball player
Baron Davis - retired professional basketball player
Deyonta Davis - professional basketball player
DeMar DeRozan - professional basketball player
Erick Dampier - former professional basketball player
Clyde Drexler - retired professional basketball player
Kevin Durant - professional basketball player
Kris Dunn - professional basketball player
P.J. Dozier - professional basketball player
Troy Daniels - professional basketball player
Trevon Duval - professional basketball player

E

Jawun Evans - professional basketball player
Tyreke Evans - professional basketball player
Reggie Evans - retired professional basketball player
Julius Erving - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

F

De'Aaron Fox - professional basketball player
Kay Felder - professional basketball player
Markelle Fultz - professional basketball player
Terrance Ferguson - professional basketball player
Yogi Ferrell - professional basketball player

G

Horace Grant - retired professional basketball player
Draymond Green - professional basketball player
George Gervin - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Harry Giles - professional basketball player
Kevin Garnett - retired professional basketball player
Paul George - professional basketball player
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - professional basketball player

H

Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway - retired professional basketball player^[86]
Happy Hairston – former professional basketball player
PJ Hairston – professional basketball player
Dwight Howard - professional basketball player^[87]
Grant Hill - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame^[88]
James Harden - professional basketball player^[89]
Josh Hart - professional basketball player
Tobias Harris - professional basketball player
Ron Harper - retired professional basketball player
Rodney Hood - professional basketball player
Udonis Haslem - professional basketball player
John Henson - professional basketball player
Montrezl Harrell - professional basketball player
Jrue Holiday - professional basketball player
Justin Holiday - professional basketball player
Aaron Holiday - professional basketball player
De'Andre Hunter - professional basketball player
Larry Hughes - retired professional basketball player
Richard Hamilton - retired professional basketball player

I

Allen Iverson - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Brandon Ingram - professional basketball player
Kyrie Irving - professional basketball player

J

DeAndre Jordan - professional basketball player
Derrick Jones Jr. - professional basketball player
Josh Jackson - professional basketball player
Frank Jackson (African American father) - professional basketball player
K. C. Jones - retired professional basketball player
Sam Jones - retired professional basketball player
Tyus Jones (African-American father) - professional basketball player
Jaren Jackson - retired professional basketball player
Jaren Jackson Jr. - professional basketball player
LeBron James - professional basketball player^[90]
Dennis Johnson – former professional basketball player
Magic Johnson - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame^[91]
Michael Jordan - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, considered as the greatest player in NBA History.^[92]^[93]
Amile Jefferson - professional basketball player
Jarrett Jack - professional basketball player

K

Brandon Knight - professional basketball player
Kevin Knox - professional basketball player
Jason Kidd - retired professional basketball player (African American Father)
Kemba Walker - professional basketball player (African American Mother)

L

Damian Lillard - professional basketball player
Kawhi Leonard - professional basketball player
Kyle Lowry - professional basketball player
Rashard Lewis - retired professional basketball player
Caris LeVert - professional basketball player

M

Bob McAdoo - retired professional basketball player and coach
CJ McCollum - professional basketball player
Alonzo Mourning - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Donovan Mitchell - professional basketball player
Ja Morant – professional basketball player
Karl Malone - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Moses Malone - former professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Cedric Maxwell - retired professional basketball player
Malik Monk - professional basketball player
Reggie Miller - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Tracy McGrady - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Earl Monroe - retired professional basketball player
Marcus Morris - professional basketball player
Markieff Morris - professional basketball player
Khris Middleton - professional basketball player
Wesley Matthews - professional basketball player

N

Malik Newman - professional basketball player

O

Charles Oakley - former professional basketball player
Jahlil Okafor - professional basketball player
Shaquille O'Neal - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

P

Robert Parish - retired professional basketball player
Chris Paul - professional basketball player
Gary Payton - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Jabari Parker (African-American father) - professional basketball player^[94]
Kendrick Perkins – former professional basketball player
Sam Perkins – former professional basketball player
Paul Pierce - retired professional basketball player
Scottie Pippen - former professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

R

Bill Russell - former professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame^[95]^[96]
Cam Reddish - basketball player
Willis Reed - retired professional basketball player, coach and manager
Doc Rivers - retired professional basketball player, NBA head coach
Austin Rivers (African American father) - professional basketball player
Derrick Rose - professional basketball player
D'Angelo Russell - professional basketball player
Dennis Rodman - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Jalen Rose - retired professional basketball player
Oscar Robertson - former professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Rajon Rondo - professional basketball player
Terrence Ross - professional basketball player
Terry Rozier - professional basketball player
Josh Richardson - professional basketball player
David Robinson - former professional basketball player

S

John Salley - former professional basketball player
Anfernee Simons - professional basketball player^[97]
Caleb Swanigan - professional basketball player
Dennis Smith Jr. - professional basketball player^[98]
Dennis Scott - retired professional basketball player
Iman Shumpert – professional basketball player
Kenny Smith - retired professional basketball player
John Salmons - retired professional basketball player^[99]
John Salley - retired professional basketball player
Collin Sexton - professional basketball player
Marcus Smart - professional basketball player
Omari Spellman - professional basketball player
JR Smith - professional basketball player
Lance Stephenson - professional basketball player
Eric Snow - former professional basketball player and coach
Jerry Stackhouse - retired professional basketball player

T

Gary Trent - former professional basketball player
Gary Trent Jr. - professional basketball player
Isiah Thomas - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Isaiah Thomas - professional basketball player
David Thompson - retired professional basketball player
Jayson Tatum - professional basketball player
Karl-Anthony Towns (African-American father) - professional basketball player
Jason Terry - professional basketball player
Myles Turner - professional basketball player
Wayman Tisdale - former professional basketball player

W

Chris Webber - retired professional basketball player
Dwyane Wade - professional basketball player
John Wall - professional basketball player
Russell Westbrook - professional basketball player
Justise Winslow - professional basketball player
T.J. Warren - professional basketball player
Dion Waiters - professional basketball player
Jamaal Wilkes - retired professional basketball player
Zion Williamson - basketball player
Lou Williams - professional basketball player
Marvin Williams - professional basketball player
Hassan Whiteside - professional basketball player
Coby White - professional basketball player
James Worthy - retired professional basketball player

Y

Trae Young (African-American father) - professional basketball player

Boxing

A

Henry Armstrong, professional boxer
Devon Alexander, professional boxer
Laila Ali, former professional boxer
Muhammad Ali, former professional boxer, activist, philanthropist, recognized as the greatest athlete of all time
Rahman Ali, former heavyweight boxer

B

Lamon Brewster, retired professional boxer
Shannon Briggs, professional boxer
Adrien Broner, professional boxer
Joe Brown, former professional boxer
Riddick Bowe, former professional boxer

C

Terence Crawford, professional boxer

D

Howard Davis Jr., former professional boxer
Michael Dokes, former professional boxer

E

Jimmy Ellis, professional boxer

F

George Foreman, retired professional boxer
Joe Frazier, former professional boxer

G

George Godfrey, former professional boxer

H

Larry Holmes, retired professional boxer
Evander Holyfield, retired professional boxer
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, former professional boxer

J

Beau Jack, former lightweight boxer
Jack Johnson, former professional boxer
Roy Jones Jr., retired professional boxer
Zab Judah, professional boxer

L

John Henry Lewis, former professional boxer
Sugar Ray Leonard, former professional boxer
Sonny Liston, professional boxer
Rocky Lockridge, former professional boxer
Joe Louis, former professional boxer
Ron Lyle, professional boxer

M

Floyd Mayweather Sr., retired professional boxer
Floyd Mayweather Jr., former professional boxer
Roger Mayweather, former professional boxer
Oliver McCall, professional boxer
Ray Mercer, retired professional boxer
Archie Moore, professional boxer
Shane Mosley, former professional boxer
Bob Montgomery, former lightweight boxer

N

Ken Norton, former professional boxer

P

Floyd Patterson, former professional boxer
Aaron Pryor, professional boxer

S

Ed Sanders, former professional boxer
Earnie Shavers, retired professional boxer
Leon Spinks, retired professional boxer
Michael Spinks, retired professional boxer
Cory Spinks, retired professional boxer

R

Hasim Rahman, retired professional boxer
Sugar Ray Robinson, professional boxer

T

James Toney, former professional boxer
Mike Tyson, former professional boxer

W

Pernell Whitaker, professional boxer
Deontay Wilder, professional boxer
Tim Witherspoon, former professional boxer
Chalky Wright, former professional boxer

Fencing

Ruth White, retired fencer^[100]

Football

B

Antonio Brown - professional football player
Jim Brown - retired professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Dez Bryant - professional football player
Odell Beckham Jr. - professional football player
Le'Veon Bell - professional football player
Cedric Benson - professional football player

E

Ezekiel Elliot – professional football player

G

Rosey Grier - retired professional football player
Mel Groomes - former professional football player

H

Dwayne Haskins – professional football player

I

Michael Irvin - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

J

Edwin Jackson – former professional football player
Lamar Jackson – professional football player
Willie Jeffries – former player and head football coach of South Carolina State University, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Deacon Jones – former professional football player

K

Colin Kaepernick (African-American father) - professional football player

L

Ray Lewis – retired professional football player, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame

M

Bob Mann - former professional football player
Khalil Mack – professional football player
Kyler Murray – professional football player
Patrick Mahomes – professional football player^[101]
Marion Motley - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Randy Moss – retired professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

N

Cam Newton - professional football player^[102]

O

Terrell Owens - retired professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

P

Dak Prescott – professional football player
Walter Payton - former professional football player, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
Joe Perry - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

S

Barry Sanders - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Deion Sanders - former professional football & baseball player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Marcus Spears – former professional football player
Warren Sapp – retired professional football player
O.J. Simpson - former professional football player^[103]
Bubba Smith – former professional football player
Woody Strode - former professional football player
Terrell Suggs - professional football player

T

George Taliaferro - former professional football player

V

Michael Vick - retired professional football player

W

Damien Woody - retired professional football player
Jameis Winston - professional football player^[104]
Russell Wilson - professional football player^[105]
Bill Willis - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Hines Ward (African American father) - retired professional football player
Deshaun Watson - professional football player
Herschel Walker - retired professional football player
Kenny Washington – former professional football player
Fred Williamson – retired professional football player
Carl Weathers – retired professional football player

Golf

Jerry Bruner, professional golfer
Althea Gibson, former professional golfer
Calvin Peete, former professional golfer
Renee Powell, professional golfer
Charlie Sifford, professional golfer
Bill Spiller, former professional golfer
Jim Thorpe, professional golfer
Tiger Woods (African American father), professional golfer, winner of 14 major championships^[106]
Harold Varner III, professional golfer

Gymnastics

Hockey

Swimming

Tennis

A

Arthur Ashe - retired professional tennis player^[108]

B

James Blake - professional tennis player

G

Zina Garrison - retired professional tennis player
Althea Gibson - retired professional tennis player
Coco Gauff – professional tennis player

J

Jarmere Jenkins - retired professional tennis player

K

Madison Keys - professional tennis player

M

Nicholas Monroe - professional tennis player

R

Chanda Rubin - professional tennis player

S

Bryan Shelton - retired professional tennis player

T

Taylor Townsend - professional tennis player

S

Sloane Stephens - professional tennis player

W

Mashona Washington - retired professional tennis player
Richard Williams - professional tennis coach
Serena Williams - professional tennis player
Venus Williams - professional tennis player

Y

Donald Young - professional tennis player

Track and Field

A

Charles Austin, retired track and field athlete

B

Ronnie Baker, professional track and field athlete
Bob Beamon, retired track and field athlete
Larry Black, former track and field athlete
Trayvon Bromell, professional track and field athlete
Ralph Boston, former track and field athlete
Leroy Burrell, retired track and field athlete

C

Milt Campbell, former track and field athlete
Henry Carr, former track and field athlete
Andre Cason, retired track and field athlete
Jearl Miles Clark, retired track and field athlete
Kerron Clement, professional track and field athlete
Alice Coachman, former track and field athlete
Wayne Collett, former track and field athlete
Christian Coleman, professional track and field athlete
Mike Conley Sr., retired track and field athlete
Shawn Crawford, retired track and field athlete
Josh Culbreath, retired track and field athlete

D

Tony Darden, retired track and field athlete
Otis Davis, retired track and field athlete
Walter Davis, professional track and field athlete
Harrison Dillard, retired track and field athlete
Jon Drummond, retired track and field athlete

E

Ashton Eaton, retired track and field athlete

F

Allyson Felix, professional track and field athlete
Phyllis Francis, professional track and field athlete

G

Justin Gatlin, professional track and field athlete
Tyson Gay, professional track and field athlete
Charles Green, professional track and field athlete
Maurice Greene, retired track and field athlete

H

Elijah Hall, professional track and field athlete
Danny Harris, retired track and field athlete
Otis Harris, professional track and field athlete
Alvin Harrison, retired track and field athlete
Jeff Henderson, professional track and field athlete
Jim Hines, retired track and field athlete

J

Bershawn Jackson, professional track and field athlete
Cornelius Johnson, former track and field athlete
Michael Johnson, retired track and field athlete
Rafer Johnson, retired track and field athlete
Al Joyner, retired track and field athlete
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, retired track and field athlete
Florence Griffith Joyner, former track and field athlete

K

Roger Kingdom, retired track and field athlete
Erik Kynard, professional track and field athlete

L

Brian Lewis, professional track and field athlete
Carl Lewis, retired track and field athlete
Noah Lyles, professional track and field athlete

M

Michael Marsh, retired track and field athlete
Vincent Matthews, retired track and field athlete
Tony McQuay, professional track and field athlete
Aries Merritt, professional track and field athlete
LaShawn Merritt, professional track and field athlete
Ralph Metcalfe, former track and field athlete
Rod Milburn, former track and field athlete
Tim Montgomery, retired track and field athlete
Edwin Moses, retired track and field athlete

N

Dave Neville, retired track and field athlete

O

Dan O'Brien, retired track and field athlete
David Oliver, professional track and field athlete
Jesse Owens, former track and field athlete

P

Darvis Patton, retired track and field athlete
David Payne, professional track and field athlete
Mike Powell, retired track and field athlete

R

Mack Robinson, retired track and field athlete
Mike Rodgers, professional track and field athlete
Wilma Rudolph, former track and field athlete
Butch Reynolds, retired track and field athlete

S

Wallace Spearmon, professional track and field athlete
Ronnie Ray Smith, former track and field athlete
Tommie Smith, retired track and field athlete

T

Eddie Tolan, former track and field athlete
Gwen Torrence, retired track and field athlete

W

Willye White, former track and field athlete
Archie Williams, former track and field athlete

Y

Kevin Young, retired track and field athlete

Wrestling

Sasha Banks, professional wrestler
Bianca Belair, professional wrestler
Shelton Benjamin, professional wrestler
Angelo Dawkins, professional wrestler
Montez Ford, professional wrestler
Mark Henry, former professional wrestler
Bobby Lashley, professional wrestler
Keith Lee, professional wrestler
Montel Vontavious Porter, professional wrestler
R-Truth, professional wrestler
King Booker, retired professional wrestler
Naomi, professional wrestler
Titus O'Neil, professional wrestler
Xavier Woods, professional wrestler
Mia Yim (African American father), professional wrestler

Motorsport

Bubba Wallace, NASCAR driver

Martial Arts

Daniel Cormier, mixed martial artist
Jon Jones, mixed martial artist
Kevin Lee, mixed martial artist
Tyron Woodley, mixed martial artist

First Ladies of the United States

Michelle Obama, (2009–2017) the first African American First Lady and the 44th First Lady^[109]

Anthologies of biographies

There is a substantial body of literature, much of it by African Americans, that collects biographies of black leaders.^[110] Notable examples in this genre are:

Others

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^ "Ray Allen". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
^ "Tony Allen". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
^ "Carmelo Anthony". Www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
^ [12]"His mother is African American and his father was of Puerto Rican, Venezuelan, and African descent".
^ "Lonzo Ball". Www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
^ "Charles Barkley". Www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
^ [13]"He was the first son of Henry Barnes, an African-American Marine with a short temper, and Ann, a white Italian mother who taught elementary school."
^ "Chris Bosh". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Jaylen Brown". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Antonio Blakeney". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Jimmy Butler". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Kobe Bryant". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
^ "Kwame Brown". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Trey Burke". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Reggie Bullock". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Chauncey Billups". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Eric Bledsoe". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Will Chamberlain". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ "Penny Hardaway". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "Dwight Howard". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "Grant Hill". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "James Harden". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "LeBron James". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "Magic Johnson". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "Michael Jordan". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
^ "How Michael Jordan became the first African-American superstar athlete". www.bleacherreport.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
^ "Jabari Parker joins a small number of African American Mormons in the NBA". www.theroot.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ "Bill Russell". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ "Bill Russell Celtics Bio". www.nba.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ "Anfernee Simons". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ "Dennis Smith Jr". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "John Salmons". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ Henneman, Kristen (27 February 2017). "Olympian Ruth White Found Freedom in Fencing". USA Fencing. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ [14]"Mahomes, 23, became the second African American quarterback to win the NFL's MVP Award outright".
^ Gluck, Jeff (January 27, 2016). "I'm an African-American QB that may scare a lot of people with unique skills". USA Today. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
^ Cassidy, Megan (November 4, 2018). "'O.J. strategy': Lawyers say prosecutors ask about guilt to cull black jurors". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ Laine, Jenna (January 16, 2017). "MLK Day personal for Bucs QB, Alabama native Jameis Winston". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "Russell Wilson on race in the NFL". www.si.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
^ "Serena Williams, Tiger Woods and racial identity in sports". www.espn.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "Simone Biles makes history as first African American woman to win 5 top gymnastics titles". www.essence.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^ "Arthur Ashe becomes first African-American male tennis player ranked No.1 in the U.S." www.theundefeated.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^ "First Lady Michelle Obama". www.obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ Brown, Hallie Q. Homespun heroines and other women of distinction. Oxford University Press, USA, 1988. pxxxiii

External links

President Obama's Speech to the NAACP on July 16, 2009 - full video by MSNBC
Famous African Americans

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[1] "Halle Berry Biography". www.m.imdb.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[2] "Zazie Beetz talks Donald Glover's new TV series 'Atlanta'". www.nylon.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[3] "The Smollett family business: acting and activism". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.

[4] "Zendaya's evolution from disney star to blockbuster darling". www.thisisinsider.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.

[5] Halzack, Sarah (June 13, 2014). "Ruby Dee: Actress and activist who fought civil rights and broke through racial barriers on Broadway in films, and on TV". The Independent UK. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[6] [1]"I'm an African American, an African American Jewish girl."

[7] [2]"Tiffany was born in Los Angeles, California to an African American mother and an Eritean father".

[8] "Y&R star Christel Khalil shares on her immigrant ties". www.soapcities.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

[9] [3]"I identify with both my black and white roots, my parents are a mix of Jewish and African American".

[10] "Lauren London Bio". www.interfaithfamily.com. Retrieved June 21, 2011.

[11] [4]"Coming from mixed African American/Italian parents, she gained interest in beauty at an early age".

[12] "Meghan Markle: I'm more than an other". www.elle.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

[13] [5]"The star becomes the first African American to own a major film production facility".

[14] "Paula Patton". www.m.imdb.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.

[15] "10 things you didn't know about Madison Pettis". www.tvovermind.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

[16] "Glee's Naya Rivera reveals how her mixed-race ethnicity made it tough to land roles". www.wetpaint.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.

[17] "Tracie Ellis Ross and Malcolm Jamal-Warner talk read between the lines". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.

[18] "18, Activist, Harvard-Bound: How Yara Shahidi Became the Face and Brain of Young Hollywood". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[19] [6]"Her father is of African American descent and her mother is of Afro-Caribbean ancestry".

[20] "Oprah Winfrey: From poverty to America's first African American billionaire". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[21] "Dr. Bernard Harris Jr: First Black Man To Walk in Space". www.essence.com. January 28, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[22] "Mae Jemison Bio". www.britannica. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[23] Trebay, Guy (May 8, 2019). "At 45, Tyra Banks is Back on the Cover of Sports Illustrated". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[24] "Chanel Iman Strikes A Pose for 'the Edit' and speaks out again on Fashion Diversity". m.huffpost.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[25] "North Carolina lawyer Cheslie Kryst named Miss USA 2019". www.nbc.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[26] "Miss USA 2017 is Kara McCullough". people.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[27] "Sofia Richie touches on Race and Religion in new interview". www.vanityfair.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[28] Vardon, Joe (October 16, 2017). "Koby Altman's path from real estate agent to Cavaliers General manager a whirlwind". Www.Cleveland.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

[29] "Wayne R. Embry". www.hoophall.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

[30] Debord, Matthew (March 27, 2012). "Magic Johnson buys the L.A. Dodgers for 2 billion". Www.scpr.org. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

[31] "Magic Johnson's group buys Los Angeles Sparks". Www.usatodayhss.com. February 5, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

[32] Ozanian, Mike (June 12, 2014). "Michael Jordan is a billionaire after increasing stake in hornets". Www.Forbes.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

[33] "Rosa Parks". www.history.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

[34] "Booker T. Washington". www.history.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

[35] "Douglas L. Wilder". www.wilder.vcu.edu. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

[36] "Valerie Jarrett". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.

[37] "Valerie Jarrett's Extraordinary Family tree". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[38] "ESPN's Cari Champion calls the shots her way". www.vogue.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[39] [7]"As the proud granddaughter of one of the famous African American Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, Duncan doesn't forget her roots."

[40] "Fox News's Harris Faulkner is the only African-American woman in cable news with a daily show: it's a tremendous amount of responsibility". www.businessinsider.com. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

[41] "Don Lemon". www.washingtonexaminer.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.

[42] "Former GOP insider on discrimination in her party". www.abcnews.go.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

[43] [8]"My mother is British, and my father is African American".

[44] Pirani, Fiza (October 18, 2018). "Who is Louis Farrakhan? 10 things to know about the Nation of Islam leader, black activist". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[45] [9]"Knowles father, Matthew Knowles is African American, while her mother, Tina Knowles is of Louisiana Creole Descent."

[46] "Tamar Braxton becomes the first African American to win celebrity big brother". www.glittermagrocks.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.

[47] "Alicia Keys Biography". www.m.imdb.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[48] "Revolt Sessions Bio: Kehlani". www.revolt.tv. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

[49] [10]"Her mother Tina is of Creole heritage, and her father, Matthew, is African American."

[50] "Rozonda Thomas Biography". www.m.imdb.com. Retrieved March 8, 2019.

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[53] ttps://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/lil-wayne-team-stop-abc-airing-blm-interview-article-1.2857940

[54] "Hank Aaron". Www.baseballhall.org. Retrieved December 31, 2017.

[55] "Dee Gordon". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[56] "Curtis Granderson". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[57] "Aaron Judge is showing why more black athletes should start taking their talents to baseball". www.afro.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.

[58] "Derek Jeter's Surprising DNA test". www.blogs.ancestry.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014.

[59] [11]"Jeter's mother Dorothy is of Irish-German descent, and his father Charles is African American."

[60] "Matt Kemp". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.

[61] "Jackie Robinson". www.baseballhall.org. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

[62] "Giancarlo Stanton". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

[63] "How Giancarlo Stanton embraced who he is". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

[64] "Mark Aguirre". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[65] "LaMarcus Aldridge". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[66] "Jarrett Allen". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.

[67] "Lavoy Allen". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.

[68] "Ray Allen". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.

[69] "Tony Allen". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.

[70] "Carmelo Anthony". Www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

[71] [12]"His mother is African American and his father was of Puerto Rican, Venezuelan, and African descent".

[72] "Lonzo Ball". Www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

[73] "Charles Barkley". Www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

[74] [13]"He was the first son of Henry Barnes, an African-American Marine with a short temper, and Ann, a white Italian mother who taught elementary school."

[75] "Chris Bosh". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[76] "Jaylen Brown". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[77] "Antonio Blakeney". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[78] "Jimmy Butler". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[79] "Kobe Bryant". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.

[80] "Kwame Brown". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[81] "Trey Burke". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[82] "Reggie Bullock". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[83] "Chauncey Billups". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[84] "Eric Bledsoe". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[85] "Will Chamberlain". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

[86] "Penny Hardaway". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[87] "Dwight Howard". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[88] "Grant Hill". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[89] "James Harden". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[90] "LeBron James". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[91] "Magic Johnson". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[92] "Michael Jordan". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

[93] "How Michael Jordan became the first African-American superstar athlete". www.bleacherreport.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

[94] "Jabari Parker joins a small number of African American Mormons in the NBA". www.theroot.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[95] "Bill Russell". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

[96] "Bill Russell Celtics Bio". www.nba.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

[97] "Anfernee Simons". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

[98] "Dennis Smith Jr". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[99] "John Salmons". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[100] Henneman, Kristen (27 February 2017). "Olympian Ruth White Found Freedom in Fencing". USA Fencing. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[101] [14]"Mahomes, 23, became the second African American quarterback to win the NFL's MVP Award outright".

[102] Gluck, Jeff (January 27, 2016). "I'm an African-American QB that may scare a lot of people with unique skills". USA Today. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[103] Cassidy, Megan (November 4, 2018). "'O.J. strategy': Lawyers say prosecutors ask about guilt to cull black jurors". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[104] Laine, Jenna (January 16, 2017). "MLK Day personal for Bucs QB, Alabama native Jameis Winston". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[105] "Russell Wilson on race in the NFL". www.si.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[106] "Serena Williams, Tiger Woods and racial identity in sports". www.espn.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.

[107] "Simone Biles makes history as first African American woman to win 5 top gymnastics titles". www.essence.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[108] "Arthur Ashe becomes first African-American male tennis player ranked No.1 in the U.S." www.theundefeated.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[109] "First Lady Michelle Obama". www.obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

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