Occupation-Actor

Rickey Smiley (1968- )
Comedian, actor, syndicated radio/ television host Rickey Smiley was born Broderick Dornell Smiley on August 10, 1968, in Birmingham, Alabama,...
December 7th, 2021

In the Heat of the West: Woody Strode, Sergeant Rutledge, and the Buffalo Soldier
In the article below independent historian Clarence Spigner analyzes Sergeant Rutledge and the other major films of the college football...
November 28th, 2021

Reg E. Cathey (1958-2018)
Best known for his roles as Norman Wilson, newspaper-man turned-political-operative in The Wire (2006 and 2008), and as Freddy Hayes in House of...
October 26th, 2018

Morris W. Morris/ Lewis Morrison (1845-1906)
Lewis Morrison was one of the most prominent stage actors of his time. He was best known worldwide for his...
September 8th, 2018

Charles Muhamed Huber (Karl-Heinz Huber) (1956- )
Prominent Afro-German politician, actor, and author Charles M. Huber was born Karl-Heinz Huber in Munich, Germany, on December 3, 1956, the illegitimate son of Senegalese diplomat...
August 15th, 2018

Rachel Megan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex (1981- )
Rachel Megan Markle was born on August 4, 1981 in Los Angeles, California. Her African American mother Doria Ragland was...
July 9th, 2018

David Chappelle (1973- )
David Khari Webber Chappelle, best known as Dave Chappelle, was born on August 24, 1973, to William Chappelle, Professor of...
April 1st, 2018

Louis Brody (a.k.a. Lewis Brody), 1892-1952)
Louis Brody was a prominent German actor and musician. He was born M’bebe Mpessa in Douala, Cameroon, on February 15, 1892. Little is known about...
December 25th, 2017

Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968- )
Since his notable role in the critically acclaimed film Boyz N the Hood (1991), Cuba Gooding Jr. has had a...
June 12th, 2017