Notable Black Actors and Actresses

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10-28-2008, 00:36
Mouzafphaerre

Notable Black Actors and Actresses
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- Sidney Poitiers
- Bill Cosby
- Morgan Freeman
- Danny Glover
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Whoopie Goldberg
- Denzel Washington
- Spike Lee
- Will Smith
- Wesley Snipes
- Yaphet Kotto
- Michael Clarke Duncan
- Forest Whitaker
- Don Cheadle
- Ving Rhames
- Delroy Lindo
- Terrence Howard
- Taye Diggs
- Cuba Gooding Jr,
- Shaquille O'Neal
Please add to the list.
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10-28-2008, 01:03
Kongamato

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Morgan Freeman
Yaphet Kotto
10-28-2008, 01:23
Kralizec

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

Michael Clarke Duncan
Forest Whitaker
10-28-2008, 01:33
Don Corleone

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

Don Cheadle

Ving Rhames

Delroy Lindo

Terrence Howard

Taye Diggs

Welsey Snipes

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

O.J. Simpson

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

:creep:
10-28-2008, 01:38
Kekvit Irae

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

Trivia: Whoopi Goldberg hates the label of African American. To paraphrase her, "If you're born in America, you are American."
And I agree with her.
10-28-2008, 01:41
Strike For The South

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

Cuba Gooding Jr,
Shaquille O'Neal
10-28-2008, 02:18
Mouzafphaerre

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Originally Posted by Kongamato

Morgan Freeman

How could I skip that?! :wall:
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10-28-2008, 02:19
Mouzafphaerre

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

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Originally Posted by Kekvit Irae

Trivia: Whoopi Goldberg hates the label of African American. To paraphrase her, "If you're born in America, you are American."
And I agree with her.

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I definitely prefer "black" but restrained fearing that somebody could find it offensive. :shrug:
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10-28-2008, 03:05
Lemur

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

"Black" is superior to "African-American" on every level. It's one syllable versus seven, so on a linguistic basis it kicks booty. Also, how can you call Colin Powell, to pick an example, "African-American"? The guy's parents are from the Caribbean, not Africa. And what about black people from South America?

But the stake through the heart of "African-American," for this lemur, is the seven syllables when there's a perfectly good alternative that has but one syllable.
10-28-2008, 03:19
naut

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

Jamie Foxx
10-28-2008, 04:30
LeftEyeNine

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

Viggo Mortensen.

May I ask about the source of this specific interest, Moussé ?
10-28-2008, 04:35
Samurai Waki

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

Most really do prefer being called black, it denotes being on the same level as White, Indian, Latino, Asian, Etc. Being Called African-American is basically saying they're not the same.

oh... hmmm; Halle Barry :yes:
10-28-2008, 04:36
Sasaki Kojiro

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

Chris Tucker.
Eddie Murphy
Halle Berry

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Most really do prefer being called black, it denotes being on the same level as White, Indian, Latino, Asian, Etc. Being Called African-American is basically saying they're not the same.

It's similar to saying "german american" and not meant to be an equivalent to "black" I thought.
10-28-2008, 05:12
Kekvit Irae

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

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Originally Posted by Lemur

"Black" is superior to "African-American" on every level. It's one syllable versus seven, so on a linguistic basis it kicks booty. Also, how can you call Colin Powell, to pick an example, "African-American"? The guy's parents are from the Caribbean, not Africa. And what about black people from South America?

God forbid there are any blacks in counties like Canada or Britain. And what about the whites in South Africa? If they immigrate to America, are they still considered African-American and get the benefits of the NAACP? :tongueg:
10-28-2008, 05:18
Gregoshi

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

James Earl Jones. :2thumbsup:
10-28-2008, 09:54
Samurai Waki

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

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Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

It's similar to saying "German American" and not meant to be an equivalent to "black" I thought.

I was going to give you a lengthy reply; but I felt that it would be in the better served in the backroom.
:laugh4:
10-28-2008, 10:42
CountArach

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

Denzel Washington is my favourite actor full stop.
10-28-2008, 11:13
King Henry V

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Mister T. :2thumbsup:
10-28-2008, 11:27
naut

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

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Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine

Viggo Mortensen.

He's not African-American?!! :inquisitive:
10-28-2008, 13:05
Jolt

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Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine

Viggo Mortensen.

...Wait, what?
10-28-2008, 14:28
The_Doctor

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

Christopher Judge.

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He's not African-American?!!

But the title says Afro-American, so just find a picture of him wearing an afro and everything will be fine.:idea2:
10-28-2008, 14:41
LeftEyeNine

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

Oh, uh, my jokes have been so lame lately that they are taken for serious. (this is not an opportunity for you to say that they always were, I'll shoot you all in the heels with RPG.)

I'll askthepizzaguy about this issue anyway. :smoking:
10-28-2008, 14:45
Andres

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Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine

I'll askthepizzaguy about this issue anyway. :smoking:

:wall:

Are you Gregoshi's secret alt account :inquisitive:
10-28-2008, 15:08
LeftEyeNine

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

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Originally Posted by Andres

:wall:

Are you Gregoshi's secret alt account :inquisitive:

Regarding the fact that he was the one to accommodate me to The Org 's circle before getting kicked out in my Armenian Issue thread here back in 2005, yeah, what you said sounds as accurate as Viggo Mortensen being Nordic-American :2thumbsup:
10-28-2008, 17:45
Strike For The South

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

I laughed LEN
10-28-2008, 23:43
LeftEyeNine

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

That boosts your metabolism. Just don't.
10-28-2008, 23:50
Strike For The South

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

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Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine

That boosts your metabolism. Just don't.

Dont worry Im shoveling in butter as we speak.
10-29-2008, 03:34
Mouzafphaerre

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

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Lemur,

I beg thee to change the topic title to "Notable Black Actors and Actresses" please! :end:
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10-29-2008, 05:15
Kekvit Irae

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

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Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre

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Lemur,

I beg thee to change the topic title to "Notable Black Actors and Actresses" please! :end:
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Now you're just being racist against white African-Americans.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

:tongueg:
10-29-2008, 13:54
KukriKhan

Re: Notable Black Actors and Actresses

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (wiki article).
10-29-2008, 14:45
Sigurd

Re: Notable Black Actors and Actresses

Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder :2thumbsup:
10-30-2008, 21:17
Martok

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

Laurence Fishburne

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Originally Posted by Gregoshi

James Earl Jones. :2thumbsup:

Excellent addition! Between him, Fishburne, Freeman, and Samuel L. Jackson, I would say they easily comprise my personal favorites. :yes:

Also, Avery Brooks. Loved him as Captain Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. :2thumbsup:
11-05-2008, 14:17
Puzz3D

Re: Notable Black Actors and Actresses

Dorothy Dandridge
11-05-2008, 18:45
Ferret

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

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Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

Eddie Murphy

:yes:
11-06-2008, 03:20
Caius

Re: Notable Afro-American actors

NMD. Seems like I got Lemur's disease.
11-06-2008, 04:15
Marshal Murat

Re: Notable Black Actors and Actresses

Michael Jordan

Louis Armstrong