Abdias do Nascimento (March 14, 1914 – May 23, 2011[1]) was a prominent Afro-Brazilian scholar, artist, and politician. Biography Pan-African topics General[show] Art[show] People[show] v t e Born in Franca, São Paulo state, Nascimento attended public school as a child and joined the […]
Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born June 26, 1942), better known as Gilberto Gil (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒiɫˈbɛʁtu ʒiɫ] or [ʒiu̯ˈbɛɾtʊ ʒiu̯]), is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment. From 2003 to 2008, he […]
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was called the “Maharaja of the keyboard” by Duke Ellington, but simply “O.P.” by his friends.[1][2] He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, […]
Scott Joplin (c. 1867/1868? – April 1, 1917) was an African-American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions, and was later dubbed “The King of Ragtime”. During his brief career, he wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, […]
Pablo Fanque (born William Darby 28 February 1796 in Norwich,[1] England ; died 4 May 1871 in Stockport, England) was the first blackcircus proprietor in Britain. His circus, in which he himself was a performer, was the most popular circus in Victorian Britain for 30 years,[2][3][4] a […]
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and MC.[15] Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful, vulgar and profane language, as well as racial epithets. […]
Christopher Julius “Chris” Rock III[6] (born February 7, 1965)[7][8] is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central.[9] He was also […]
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama St. Elsewhere, playing Dr. Philip Chandler for […]
Akosua Busia is a Ghanaian born actress, writer, director and Princess. Her film credits include The Color Purple, Rosewood and Tears of the Sun. Her writing credits range from novels, The Seasons of Beento Blackbird, to screenplays, Beloved, to […]
Sarah Bouyain (born 1968) is a French–Burkinabé writer and film director. Bouyain’s mother, who was French, and her father, who was half Burkinabé and half French, met in France while he was studying there.[1] Having originally studied mathematics, […]
Leetile Disang Raditladi (1910–1971) was a Botswanan playwright and poet. He was born in Serowe and got his education in Tiger Kloof,Lovedale and Fort Hare University. He was banished from the Bangwato Reserve in 1937 after Tshekedi Khama, […]
Chris Eubank (born Christopher Livingstone Eubanks on 8 August 1966) is a former boxer and British celebrity who held WorldMiddleweight and Super Middleweight boxing titles. He was world champion for over five years and undefeated as a […]
Joseph Bo(u)logne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges (sometimes spelled Saint-George) (December 25, 1745 – June 10, 1799) was one of the most important figures in the Paris musical scene in the second half of the 18th century, he was […]
Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729 – 14 December 1780) was a composer, actor, and writer. He is the first known Black Briton to vote in a British election. He gained fame in his time as “the extraordinary Negro”, and to 18th century […]
Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (pronounced /ˈpwɑːtjeɪ/ or /ˈpwɑːti.eɪ/; born February 20, 1927) is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. He broke through as a star in acclaimed performances in American films and plays, which, by consciously defying racial […]
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness […]
Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry, Jr. September 13, 1969) is an American actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, producer, and author.[1]Already a successful artist in Southern theatre, Perry began to make national celebrity status in 2005 with the release of his first movie,Diary of […]
William Henry “Bill” Cosby, Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a […]
David Khari Webber “Dave” Chappelle[4] (pronounced /ʃəˈpɛl/; born August 24, 1973)[1] is an American comedian, screenwriter,television/film producer and actor. Chappelle began his film career in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights in 1993 and continued to star in […]
Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the drummer, pianist and trumpet player for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands The Wailers (1964–1974) […]
