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grumpybob-thegrump · 7 months

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#Black sitcom #black sitcoms #black actors #african american actors #roc show #black culture #clifton powell #charles dutton #black excellence #black tumblr #reaction videos #the roc show #Youtube

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collinsportmaine · 2 years

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As far as I can tell, “Ganja and Hess” (1973) is the first vampire movie with African American actors as vampire in primary roles.

Duane Jones played Hess Green, an Anthropologist. One day, in his house surrounded by ancient objects from his research, Hess is attacked by his crazed assistant and stabbed with a ceromonial dagger. The assistant then kills himself. Later Hess wakes craving blood and drinks from the assistant.

Days later, the assistant’s wife (Marlene Clark) arrives looking for her husband, but she’s enthralled by Hess. They become lovers and he turns her a well.

#vampires #vampire list #ganja and hess #Duane Jones #marlene clark #African American actors

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thatgeekwiththeclipons · 1 year

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Remembering Dorothy Dandridge, the first woman of color nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress! Happy 100th Birthday! ^__^

#geek #film #blog #happy birthday #dorothy dandridge #actress #academy award nominee #carmen jones #porgy and bess #island in the sun #golden age of hollywood #gone too soon #100th birthday #gone but not forgotten #trailblazer #african american actors

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yourdailyqueer · 10 days

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Ayo Edebiri

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Queer

DOB: 3 October 1995

Ethnicity: African American

Occupation: Actress, screenwriter, producer

#Ayo Edebiri #black excellence #queerness #lgbt #bipoc #female #queer #1995 #black #african american #actor #screenwriter #producer #popular #popular post

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twixnmix · 8 months

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Earle Hyman photographed by Carl Van Vechten on February 21, 1947.

#earle hyman #1947 #1940s fashion #actor #african american #cosby show

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mimi-0007 · 1 year

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Jasmine Guy!! Talented and beautiful. 🤎🤎🤎🤎

#jasmine guy #black tumblr #black literature #black excellence #black community #black girl magic #beautiful #a different world #black actress #black culture #black girls of tumblr #black girls are beautiful #dancer #90s nostalgia #90s tv #black actresses #black actors #african american culture #american actress

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zumainthyfuture · 1 year

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Jim Kelly was a prominent African-American martial artist and actor, best known for his roles in the "blaxploitation" films of the 1970s.

Kelly was born on May 5, 1946, in Paris, Kentucky, and grew up in San Diego, California. He began studying martial arts as a teenager and quickly excelled, earning a black belt in karate. He became a popular tournament fighter in the 1960s and 1970s and won numerous championships.

Kelly's big break in film came in 1973 when he was cast in the lead role in "Enter the Dragon," a martial arts movie starring Bruce Lee. Kelly's performance as Williams, a wisecracking, afro-wearing martial artist, made him an instant icon and helped to popularize the blaxploitation genre.

In the years that followed, Kelly starred in a number of other martial arts and action movies, including "Black Belt Jones," "Three the Hard Way," and "One Down, Two to Go." He also continued to compete in martial arts tournaments and worked as a martial arts instructor.

After retiring from acting in the 1980s, Kelly remained involved in martial arts and was active in promoting the sport and encouraging young people to get involved. He passed away on June 29, 2013, at the age of 67. Jim Kelly's contributions to the martial arts and film industries continue to be celebrated today.

#Jim Kelly #African American #Martial Artist #Actor #Blaxploitation #Enter The Dragon #Bruce Lee #Black Belt Jones #Three The Hard Way #One Down Two To Go #May 5 1946 #June 29 2013 #Age 67 #Black History Month #Black History

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fyeahtimwalker · 11 months

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Janelle Monáe by Tim Walker for Vogue UK, July 2023 edition

Styled by Kate Phelan. Set design by Miguel Bento.

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mydailyvintagephotos · 1 year

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Rest in Peace Harry Belafonte 🌹🕊️

March 1st 1927~ April 25th 2023

#Harry Belafonte #actor #hollywood #singer #vintage hollywood #vintage glamour #New York #Harlem #Jamaica #african american #Carmen jones

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afrotumble · 1 month

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John Weatherspoon (January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019), better known as John Witherspoon, was an American actor and comedian who performed in various television shows and films.

Witherspoon was born in Detroit, Michigan. He later changed his last name from Weatherspoon to Witherspoon. Witherspoon was one of 11 siblings. His older brother, William, became a songwriter for Motown, with whom he penned the lyrics of the 1966 hit single "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted". Another sibling, Cato, was a director of the PBS-TV Network/CH56 in Detroit. His sister, the late Dr. Gertrude Stacks, was a pastor at Shalom Fellowship International, a church in Detroit.

Witherspoon worked occasionally as a model. During the 1960s and 1970s, he began to take a liking towards comedy. During that time, he began his stand-up comedy career. As a result, he had many friends in the business, including Tim Reid (while he was working on WKRP in Cincinnati and The Richard Pryor Show), Robin Williams (also on The Richard Pryor Show), Jay Leno, and David Letterman.

Witherspoon married Angela Robinson in 1988. They have two sons, John David ("J.D.") and Alexander. David Letterman was Witherspoon's best friend and is the godfather to his two sons.

He is best remembered for his role as Willie Jones for the Friday series; Witherspoon also starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), The Five Heartbeats (1991), and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995).

In 1977, he became a regular on the series The Richard Pryor Show, an NBC American comedy series. This then led to his appearance in WKRP In Cincinnati in 1982 in the fourth-season episode "Circumstantial Evidence" in which Witherspoon played Detective Davies.

He has also made appearances on television shows such as 227 (1987), Amen (1988), LA Law (1990), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994), The Wayans Bros. (1995–99), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), Barnaby Jones (1973), The Boondocks (2005–2014), and Black Jesus (2014–2019). Subsequent appearances were on Good Times, What's Happening!!, and The Incredible Hulk.

He wrote a film, From the Old School, in which he played an elderly working man who tries to prevent a neighborhood convenience store from being developed into a strip club.

In 2011, he starred in a Final Destination spoof with Shane Dawson on YouTube. In May 2013, he featured on "Saturday (skit)", from rapper Logic on his 2013 mixtape titled Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever.

#john witherspoon #rip #actor #comedian #african american

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grumpybob-thegrump · 7 months

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