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.
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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