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The 50 best black actors and actresses

List about the 50 best black actors and actresses Despite the controversy generated by the lack of African-American nominees in...

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1. Denzel Washington. Denzel Washington has been regarded as a paragon of acting excellence throughout his decades-long career. He was born on December 28, 1954, in Mount Vernon, New York.
Best Black actresses of alltime
  1. Cicely Tyson. Actress. Producer. Soundtrack The Help (2011) ...
  2. Halle Berry. Actress. Producer. ...
  3. Angela Bassett. Actress. Producer. ...
  4. Loretta Devine. Actress. Producer. ...
  5. Regina King. Actress. Director. ...
  6. Whoopi Goldberg. Actress. Producer. ...
  7. Nia Long. Actress. Producer. ...
  8. Meagan Good. Actress. Producer.
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Leading Role
YearNameFilm
1958Sidney PoitierThe Defiant Ones
1963Lilies of the Field
1970James Earl JonesThe Great White Hope
Michael Jai White. Michael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn.
Famous & Inspirational Black Women in History
  • Daisy Bates: A Civil Rights Hero. ...
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll. ...
  • Harriet Tubman. ...
  • Maya Angelou. ...
  • Rosa Parks. ...
  • Misty Copeland. ...
  • Angela Davis. ...
  • Barbara Conrad.