Male black actors over 60 have brought to life some of ... while his dad was an African-American caretaker with native American ancestry from Texas. Their maternal grandma raised Billy and his ...

Djimon Hounsou, a renowned Hollywood actor ... over two decades. The Beninese-American actor of “Blood Diamond” fame made the rather shocking revelation in a recent interview on CNN’s ...

As his career progressed, the actor gained a deeper understanding of the lasting effects of slavery through the systemic racism he says he faced over his ... 400 Years of African American History ...

Famed baseball player Jackie Robinson was the first African-American player to play in Major ... Actress Hattie McDaniel was the first Black actor to win an Academy Award, thanks to her role ...

Playbill courtesy of British Library. The African American actor Ira Aldridge was born in New York City and came to Britain as a teenager to pursue a career on the stage. Zoë Wilcox He first ...

You never know - you might find evidence of Shakespeare’s footsteps close to home… The African American actor Ira Aldridge was born in New York City and came to Britain as a teenager to pursue ...