Afirkawan Amurka

**Afrikawan Amurka**  sune duk mutumin da ke zaune a Amurka kuma yake magana da Ingilishi, amma kakanninsu 'yan Afirka ne. Hakanan yana iya bayyana ƙarni na farko da ya fara ƙaura zuwa Afirka wanda ke da shedar zama ɗan ƙasa a Amurka. Mafi mahimmanci, ana amfani dashi don mutanen asalin Afirka waɗanda ke zaune a wani wuri a cikin Amurka.

Kalmar galibi ana danganta ta da "baƙar fata". Wannan saboda yawancin baƙar fata 'yan Afirka ne saboda samun kakannin Afirka na Saharar. Yawancin 'yan Afirka an kawo su Amurka don cinikin bayi. Yawancin jama'ar Amurka (musamman a yawancin birane ko yankuna birni) Ba'amurken Afirka ne. Wasu da yawa suna zaune a yankunan karkara a Kudancin Amurka. Detroit tana da mafi yawan baƙar fata a cikin ƙasar, kuma da yawa suna zaune a wasu manyan biranen. Garuruwan da suke da kaso mafi tsoka na Amurkawan Afirka sune Jackson, Mississippi; New Orleans; Memphis; Gidan Aljanna na Miami; da Savannah, Georgia. New York da Chicago suna da mafi yawan jama'ar Amurkawa Amurkawa. Sauran biranen da ke da yawan jama'ar Afirka baƙi sune Baltimore, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Baton Rouge, Washington DC, da Dallas. Jihohin da suke da mafi yawan Amurkawan Afirka sune Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Maryland, South Carolina, Alabama, Delaware, North Carolina, Virginia da Tennessee. Ba'amurke Ba'amurke shi ne na uku mafi yawan kabilu a Amurka bayan Farar Amurkawa da 'yan Hispanic da Latinowa Amurkawa.

**Jerin Afirkawan Amurka**

## Jarumai da masu ban dariya

 

 

 

 

 

 

### A
*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 
*Patti Austin, singer
*James Avery, actor
*Rochelle Aytes, actress
*Ali Shaheed Muhammad, actor

### B
*Anita Baker, singer
*Beyoncé, actress and singer
*Leslie David Baker, actor
*Tyra Banks, actress
*Spencer Bell, actor 
*B.G., rapper 
*Peabo Bryson, singer
*Louise Beavers, actress 
*Birdman, rapper
*Everett Brown, actor 
*Jim Brown, actor
*Malcolm Barrett, actor
*Philip Bailey, singer
*Toni Braxton, singer
*James Baskett, actor 
*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 part African-American descent), actress
*Lloyd Banks, actor
*George Benson, singer
*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
*Lisa Bonet (African-American father), actress 
*Stephen Bishop, actor 
*Billy Blanks, actor
*Golden Brooks, actress 
*Busta Rhymes, actor 
*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
*Rhyon Nicole Brown, actress 
*Jurnee Smollett-Bell (African-American mother), actress
*Big Daddy Kane, rapper
*Yvette Nicole Brown, actress
*Big Gipp, rapper
*Roger Aaron Brown, actor
*Hannibal Buress, actor and comedian
*BabyFace, singer
*Sharon Bryant, R&B singer
*Bone Crusher, Hip Hop rapper
* Bryshere Y. Gray, Hip hop rapper, actor

### C
*50 Cent, actor
*Nick Cannon, actor 
*CL Smooth, 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
*Charlie Brown, rapper and actor
*Scatman Crothers, actor 
*Cut Monitor Milo, 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 
*Chi-Ali, rapper 
*Kim Coles, actress 
*Ice Cube, actor 
*Morris Chestnut, actor
*Chingy, rapper
*Frances Callier, actress
*Zendaya Coleman (African-American father), actress and singer

### D
*Deezer D, actor, rapper
*Dr. Dre, actor
*Jude Demorest, actress 
*Dres, rapper 
*DJ Yella, disc jockey and rapper 
*Ava DuVernay, film director
*Danny Boy, rapper
*Darryl McDaniels, actor
*DJ Lethal, actor
*DJ Kay Gee, rapper
*Teala Dunn, actress 
*Yaya DaCosta, actress 
*Dinco D, actor 
*Daveed Diggs (African-American father), actor 
*Charles Michael Davis (half African-American), actor 
*Taye Diggs, actor 
*Hugh Dane, actor
*DJ Alamo, disc jockey and rapper
*Tommy Davidson, actor 
*Keith David, actor, comedian
*Stacey Dash (African-American father), actress 
*Doug E. Fresh (Brazilian-African-American sister), beatboxer and rapper 
*Viola Davis, actress 
*D-Nice, actor 
*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
*Ossie Davis, actor
*Sammy Davis Jr., actor

### E
*Michael Ealy, actor 
*Nelsan Ellis, actor
*Cedric the Entertainer, actor and comedian
*Everlast, actor
*Mike Epps, comedian and actor 
*Omar Epps, actor
*E-40, actor
*Art Evans, actor
*Eric B., actor
*Damon Evans, actor
*El-P, rapper
*Mike Evans, actor

### F
*David Fagen, buffalo soldier, anti-imperialist 
*Dave Fennoy, actor 
*Edwina Findley, actress
*Laurence Fishburne, actor
*Freddie Foxxx, actor
*Thomas Mikal Ford, actor, comedian
*Fat Joe, actor
*Ken Foree, actor
*Jamie Foxx, actor 
*Jaimee Foxworth, actress
*Redd Foxx, comedian, actor
*Roberta Flack, singer
*Al Freeman Jr., actor, director
*Morgan Freeman, actor
*Jennifer Freeman (African-American mother), actress
*Aretha Franklin, actress
*Sheila Frazier, actress
*Kim Fields, actress 
*Vivica A. Fox, actress 
*Frankie Faison, actor

### G
*Johnny Gill, singer
*Roy Glenn, actor 
*Robert Guillaume, actor
*Ron Glass, actor
*Grandmaster Flash, rapper and disc jockey
*Marla Gibbs, actress
*Tyrese Gibson, actor 
*Seth Gilliam, actor
*Lawrence Gilliard Jr., actor
*Clarence Gilyard, actor
*Robin Givens, actress
*Danny Glover, actor 
*Donald Glover, actor
*Cuba Gooding Jr., actor
*Cuba Gooding Sr., actor
*Omar Gooding, actor
*Whoopi Goldberg, actress
*Grand Puba, rapper
*Carl Gordon, actor
*GZA, rapper
*Louis Gossett Jr., actor 
*Ghostface Killah, rapper 
*Robert Gossett, actor
*Kat Graham, actress
*Sonequa Martin-Green, actress 
*David Alan Grier, actor 
*Pam Grier, actress
*Rosey Grier, actor
*Teresa Graves, actress
*Dick Gregory, comedian, actor
*Eddie Griffin, actor
*Lance Gross (African-American mother), actor
*Jasmine Guy, actress
*Moses Gunn, actor
*Bill Gunn, actor, director

### H
*Karim Hill, actor and tap dancer
*Steve Harvey, comedian, actor
*Hill Harper, actor
*Corey Hawkins, actor
*D.L. Hughley, comedian, actor
*Dorian Harewood, actor
*Kadeem Hardison, actor, director
*Jackee Harry (African-American father), actress
*Brian Tyree Henry, actor 
*Telma Hopkins, actress and singer 
*Tiffany Haddish (African-American mother), actress
*Cory Hardrict, actor 
*Kene Holliday, actor
*André Holland, actor
*Kevin Hart, actor
*Arsenio Hall, actor
*Pooch Hall, actor
*Regina Hall, actress 
*Vondie Curtis-Hall, actor
*Sherman Hemsley, actor
*Darrin Henson, actor 
*Taraji P. Henson, actress
*Russell Hornsby, actor 
*Omari Hardwick, actor
*Terrance Howard, actor
*Dennis Haysbert, actor 
*Isaac Hayes, actor
*Lloyd Haynes, actor
*William Jackson Harper, actor and comedian
*Robert Hooks, actor
*Gregory Hines, actor
*Marques Houston, actor 
*Whitney Houston, actress
*Paige Hurd (African-American father), actress 
*Ernie Hudson, actor 
*Jennifer Hudson, actress

### I
*Rex Ingram, actor
*Inspectah Deck, rapper
*Ida B. Wells, author

### J
*Brandon T. Jackson, actor
*Janet Jackson, actress and singer
*Jermaine Jackson, actor
*La Toya Jackson, actress
*Michael Jackson, King of pop and actor 
*Paris Jackson, actress 
*Samuel L. Jackson, actor
*Michael B. Jordan, actor
*Skai Jackson, actress
*Trevor Jackson, actor
*Jackson family, entertainment
*Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, actor
*Ralph Johnson, singer
*Raymond St. Jacques, actor
*Jazze Pha, rapper and Hip Hop producer
*Bryton James, actor
*Jay-Z, rapper
*Roy Jones Jr., actor
*Duane Jones, actor
*Rashida Jones, actress
*Tamala Jones, actress 
*Ja Rule, rapper 
*April Parker Jones, actress
*Anne-Marie Johnson, actress 
*Dwayne Johnson, actor
*Rafer Johnson, actor
*Orlando Jones, actor 
*James Earl Jones, actor
*Nadji Jeter, actor
*Barry Jenkins, director, producer, screenwriter
*Larry "Flash" Jenkins, actor, director, producer, screenwriter
*Terrence Jenkins, actor 
*Anne-Marie Johnson (African-American father), actress
*Kristoff St. John, actor
*LL Cool J, actor
*J-Bo, Crunk rapper

### K

*Chaka Khan, singer
*R. Kelly, former singer and actor
*Jim Kelly, actor
*Khujo, rapper
*Malcolm David Kelley, actor 
*Killer Mike, rapper 
*Keegan-Michael Key, actor, comedian 
*Wiz Khalifa, actor
*Christel Khalil (African-American mother), actress
*Kool G Rap, rapper
*Regina King, actress
*Kap G, actor
*Eartha Kitt, actress
*KRS-One, actor
*Gladys Knight, actress
*The Kidd Creole, rapper
*Boris Kodjoe, Austrian-American actor of German and Ghanaian descent
*Lenny Kravitz, actor 
*Zoe Kravitz, actress.

### 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
*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
*Tommy Lister Jr., actor
*Darlene Love, actress
*Loni Love, comedienne
*Lord Jamar, actor
*Ludacris, actor
*Lil Jon, rapper

### M
*Brian McKnight, singer
*Kelvin Mercer, rapper and actor
*Darius McCrary, actor and singer 
*Vincent Mason, disc jockey and actor
*Marsai Martin, actress
*Method Man, actor
*John Marriott, actor
*Mannie Fresh, Hip Hop producer 
*Don Marshall, actor
*Masta Killa, rapper
*William Marshall, actor, director
*Melle Mel, actor and rapper
*Christopher Massey, actor 
*Kyle Massey, actor 
*Lamorne Morris, actor 
*Draya Michele (African-American father), actress
*Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (African-American mother), actress and humanitarian, wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
*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
*Mike Gee, rapper
*Monie Love, rapper
*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
*Shane Paul McGhie, actor 
*Shemar Moore, actor
*Lou Myers, actor
*Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, actor
* Monica, actress

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

### O
* Jeffrey Osborne, singer 
* Patrice O'Neal, actor and comedian
* Shaquille O'Neal, actor

### P

*Keke Palmer, actress
*Kyla Pratt, actress 
*Allen Payne, actor 
*Pete Rock, disc jockey and Hip Hop producer 
*Jo Marie Payton, actress
*Tyler Perry, actor, comedian, filmmaker
*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
*Jordan Peele, actor, comedian
*Nathan Pelle, actor
*Paul Pena, singer, songwriter, guitarist
*Teyonah Parris, actress 
*Wendell Pierce, actor
*Madison Pettis (African-American father), actress, model
*Jay Pharoah, actor
*Glenn Plummer, actor
*Clifton Powell, actor
*Billy Preston, actor
*J. A. Preston, actor
*Prince, actor
*Joan Pringle, actress
*John Paris, singer
*Richard Pryor, actor and comedian

### Q

* Q-Tip, actor and Hip Hop producer 
* Questlove, disc jockey and Hip Hop producer
* Queen Latifah, rapper

### R
*Issa Rae (African-American mother), actress
*Dianne Reeves, singer
*Marion Ramsey, actress
*Gina Ravera (part African-American descent)
*Lou Rawls, actor
*Gene Anthony Ray, actor
*Lance Reddick, actor
*Della Reese, actress
*Rakim, rapper
*Daphne Maxwell Reid, actress and comedian
*Chance The Rapper, rapper
*Tim Reid, actor
*Corey Reynolds, actor
*James Reynolds, actor
*Ving Rhames, actor
*Rihanna, singer
*Naya Rivera (a quarter African-American descent), actress and singer
*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
*Raekwon, rapper
*Smokey Robinson, singer
*Chris Rock, actor and comedian
*Timmie Rogers, comedian, actor
*RZA, actor
*Roxie Roker, actress
*Joseph Simmons, actor
*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
*Victoria Rowell (African-American father), actress
*Richard Roundtree, actor
*RuPaul, actor
*Nipsey Russell, comedian
*Trevante Rhodes, actor

### S
*Sisqo, rapper singer
*Zoe Saldana, actress
*Sean P, actor and Southern Hip Hop rapper
*Amanda Seales (African American father), actress, comedian
*Isabel Sanford, actress, comedian
*Brandon Scott, actor
*Beanie Sigel, rapper
*Yara Shahidi (African American mother), actress and Harvard student
*Tupac Shakur, actor
*Sherri Shepherd, actress and comedian
*O. J. Simpson, actor
*Sadat X, rapper
*Sinbad, actor and comedian
*John Singleton, director, producer, screenwriter
*IronE Singleton, actor
*Slick Rick, rapper, actor and beatboxer
*Isaac C. Singleton Jr., actor
*Bubba Smith, actor
*Brian Michael Smith, actor
*Jada Pinkett Smith (African-American father), actress, singer-songwriter
*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
*Woody Strode, actor
*Tika Sumpter, actress
*Wanda Sykes, actress and comedian
*Jessica Szohr, actress
*Carly Simon, singer

### T
*Mr. T, actor
*Meshach Taylor, actor
*T.I., actor
*Nathaniel Taylor, actor
*Ron Taylor, actor
*Lynne Thigpen, actress
*David Jude Jolicoeur, actor
*Cora Ann Pair Thomas, missionary
*T-Mo, rapper
*Leon Thomas III, actor
*Treach, rapper
*Michelle Thomas, actress, comedian
*Tony Yayo, actor
*Ernest Lee Thomas, actor
*Kenan Thompson, actor, comedian
*Tony Todd, actor
*Berlinda Tolbert, actress
*Chris Tucker, actor, comedian
*Glynn Turman, actor
*The Game, rapper
*Tina Turner, actress
*Tyler, the Creator, actor

### U
*Blair Underwood, actor 
*Sheryl Underwood, actress, comedian
*Usher, actor

### V
*Courtney B. Vance, actor
*Ben Vereen, actor
*Vin Rock, rapper
*Reginald VelJohnson, actor

### W
*Eugene Wilde, singer
*Jimmie Walker, actor 
*Bill Walker, actor
*Stevie Wonder, singer
*Vincent M. Ward, actor
*Malcolm-Jamal Warner, actor
*Dionne Warwick, actress and singer
*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, producer
*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
*Deniece Williams, singer
*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
*Jeffrey Wright, actor
*John Witherspoon, actor, comedian
*Alfre Woodard, actress
*Verdine White, singer

### Y
*Yo-Yo, rapper
*Lee Thompson Young, actor
*Young Buck, rapper

## Fasihai

### 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, pphotographer

## Ƴan sama jannati

*Michael P. Anderson, NASA Astronaut, Air Force officer
*Guion Bluford, NASA Astronaut, aerospace engineer, Air Force officer, fighter pilot
*Charles Bolden, NASA Astronaut, administrator
*Robert Curbeam, NASA Astronaut
*Alvin Drew, NASA Astronaut, Air Force officer
*Victor J. Glover, NASA Astronaut
*Frederick D. Gregory, NASA Astronaut, administrator
*Bernard A. Harris Jr., NASA Astronaut, First African American to walk in space 
*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
*Leland D. Melvin, NASA Astronaut, engineer
*Ronald McNair, NASA Astronaut, physicist
*Robert Satcher, NASA Astronaut, physicist, engineer
*Winston E. Scott, NASA Astronaut
*Stephanie Wilson, NASA Astronaut, engineer

## Sarakunan kyau da kuma ƴan talla
*Kimberly Clarice Aiken, Miss America 1994 
*Karen Alexander, fashion model 
*K. D. Aubert, fashion model
*Tyra Banks, fashion model
*J. Alexander, fashion model
*Deshauna Barber, Miss USA 2016 
*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, model 
*Shauntay Hinton, Miss USA 2002 
*Tanisha Harper, model
*Chanel Iman (African-American father), fashion model 
*Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2019 
*Kenya Moore, Miss USA 1993 
*Kara McCullough, Miss USA 2017
*Nana Meriwether (African-American father), Miss USA 2012
*Sofia Richie (African-American father), fashion model
*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

### Ƴan kasuwa da masu harkar wasanni

*Katrina Adams, current president of the United States Tennis Association 
*Koby Altman, current General manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers 
*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
*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 
*Michael Jordan, current principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. 
*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

## Masu shirya wasanni

### 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

## Shugabannin 'yancin jama'a da masu fafutuka

### 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
*Mary McLeod Bethune, civil rights activist, educator
*James Bevel, minister, leader of the civil rights movement 
*Sojourner Truth, civil rights activist
*Gloria Blackwell, civil rights activist, educator
*Unita Blackwell, civil rights activist
*W. E. B. Du Bois, 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
*Jeannette Carter (1886–1964), lawyer, labor organizer, and suffragist
*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
*Vivian E. J. Cook, educator and 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
*Sarah Willie Layton, suffragist, civil rights activist
*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
*Nellie B. Nicholson, suffragist
*E. D. Nixon, civil rights activist, NCAAP official

### O
*James Orange, civil rights activist

### P
*Rosa Parks, activist, NCAAP official, Montgomery Bus Boycott inspiration
*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
*Paul Robeson, 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
*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

## Ƴan Jaridu da ma'aikatan talabijin

 
 
 

*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. 
*Ta-Nehisi Coates, author, journalist
*Sway Calloway, journalist, radio personality.
*Elle Duncan (African-American father), sports anchor for ESPN's *[[SportsCenter]]*.
*Harris Faulkner, television host and anchor for Fox News.
*Bryant Gumbel, host of HBO's *[[Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel]]* 
*Charlamagne tha God, radio personality, television personality, radio host of *[[The Breakfast Club (radio show)|The Breakfast Club]].*
*Greg Gumbel, sportscaster for NFL on CBS
*Nia-Malika Henderson, CNN political reporter 
*Lester Holt, journalist and anchor for NBC News
*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
*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
*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
*Omari Salisbury, independent journalist and founder of Converge Media in Seattle, Washington
*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
*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

## Lauyoyi

*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 
*William Calvin Chase, lawyer, newspaper editor
*Julius L. Chambers, lawyer, civil rights activist, educator
*Laura Coates, attorney, law professor
*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
*James Dean, lawyer, activist, businessperson, deacon, first African-American appointed as a judge in Florida
*Carl E. Douglas, lawyer
*B. Kwaku Duren, lawyer, educator, writer, editor
*Larry Elder, lawyer, author, radio show host
*Keith Ellison, lawyer, politician
*Karen Freeman-Wilson, lawyer, judge
*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
*Loretta Lynch, lawyer, 83rd United States Attorney General
*Conrad Lynn, lawyer, civil rights activist
*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
*Barack Obama, former president of the United States
*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

## Ministoci da malaman addini

* Ralph Abernathy
* Richard Allen
* Thea Bowman
* Alexander Crummell
* Henriette DeLille
* Louis Farrakhan
* Henry Highland Garnet
* Julia Greeley
* Jesse Jackson
* Mother Mary Lange
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Malcolm X
* Warith Deen Mohammed
* Elijah Muhammad
* Al Sharpton
* Augustus Tolton
* Pierre and Juliette Toussaint==Ministers and other religious leaders==

* Ralph Abernathy
* Richard Allen
* Thea Bowman
* Alexander Crummell
* Henriette DeLille
* Louis Farrakhan
* Henry Highland Garnet
* Julia Greeley
* Jesse Jackson
* Mother Mary Lange
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Malcolm X
* Warith Deen Mohammed
* Elijah Muhammad
* Al Sharpton
* Augustus Tolton
* Pierre and Juliette Toussaint

## Marubuta da malamai

* 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
* Jayne Cortez, poet
* Katherine Jackson, writer and novelist
* 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
* Zora Neale Hurston, novelist
* Nella Larsen, novelist, librarian, and nurse
* Brent Leggs, historian and preservationist, writer, academic
* Alain LeRoy Locke, writer
* 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
* Shawn Stewart Ruff, novelist
* Sonia Sanchez, poet, playwright, essayist, educator, and activist
* 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
* Phillis Wheatley, poet
* Colson Whitehead, novelist
* John Edgar Wideman, novelist, author, and professor
* Harriet E. Wilson, novelist
* Richard Wright, novelist, poet, and essayist
* Al Young, poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and professor
* Kevin Young, poet, professor, editor, and literary critic

## Mawaƙa

 

### 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
*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
*Josephine Baker: Pop, Jazz
*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
*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
*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
*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
*Milan Christopher: Rapper
*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
*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
*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 
*BabyFace: R&B singer
*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
*George Benson: singer
*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
*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
*Solange Knowles: R&B, soul, funk
*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 
*Lee Michelle: (African-American Father) K Pop singer
*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 
*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): 
*Normani: R&B
*Noname Gypsy: Hip hop

### 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
*Playboi Carti: Hip hop
*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
*Sun Ra: Jazz
*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
*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
*Ruben Studdard, singer
*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 
*Pink Sweats: pop
*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 
*Keith Sweat: R&B, soul, hip hop, urban
*Southside: Hip hop

### T
*TLC: R&B, Pop
*Rozonda Thomas: R&B
*Pusha T: Hip hop
*Tank: Hip hop
*Art Tatum: Jazz
*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
*T.I.: 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
*Ethel Waters: Jazz, gospel, blues
*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
*Keenan Webb, also known as **DJ Suede the Remix God**: Trap, Hip hop
*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
*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
*Yo Gotti: Hip hop 
*Lester Young: Jazz

### Z
*Jay-Z: Hip hop

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