However, it was her brilliant performance in the 1990 film Ghost that won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the second African American woman to win an Oscar. Goldberg has also graced the stage with her talent, earning a Tony Award for ...
These are but a few African American achievements. Check out our list for more. A Timeline of African American Firsts In every field, from science to diplomacy to literature, African Americans have made their mark. Here is a sampling of some impressive African American achievements and firsts....
In 1969, Glass was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his recurring supporting role as Sol Cooper, the widowed landlord to the title character on the sitcom "Julia," one of the first television series to feature an African American woman, Diahann Carroll, in a leading role. Birthplace...
Young, Famous & African: With Annie Macauley, Khanyi Mbau, Diamond Platnumz, Andile Ncube. This reality series follows a group of famed, affluent young media stars in Johannesburg as they build careers, look for love and rekindle old flames.
Name the famous African American man who said 'Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.' Martin Luther King, Jr. said this powerful quote. As an activist, he felt strongly that progress could be made through non-viole...
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There would be no jazz music today were it not for the contributions of artists like Miles Davis or Louis Armstrong, who were instrumental in the evolution of this uniquely American music genre. But African Americans have been essential to all aspects of music, from opera singer Marian Anderson...
Eminem is a highly acclaimed American rapper, music producer, and songwriter who is known for popularizing hip hop in Middle America. He has broken racial barriers in music and influenced many artists with his transgressive work. Eminem achieved mainstream success with albums like The Slim Shady LP...
Here you will find African American poets such as Rita Dove, Imamu Amiri Baraka, Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes and other Famous and Contemporary Black Poets.
Sitting Bull (Sioux: Tatanka Iyotake—first named Slon-he or, literally, slow) was a Hunkpapa Lakota medicine man and holy man. He is famous in both American and Native American history, mostly for his major victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn against General Custer, where his ‘premo...