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Lieberson and Mikelson of Harvard University analyzed black names, finding that the recent innovative naming practices follow American linguistic conventions even if they are independent of organizations or institutions. [10] Given names used by African-American people are often invented or creatively-spelled variants of more traditional names.
Louis Armstrong George Benson Chuck Berry James Brown Ray Charles Nat King Cole John Coltrane Sam Cooke Miles Davis Sammy Davis Jr. Fats Domino Dennis Edwards Duke Ellington Art Farmer Ella Fitzgerald Roberta Flack Aretha Franklin Marvin Gaye Dizzy Gillespie Buddy Guy Isaac Hayes Jimi Hendrix Gil Scott-Heron Billie Holiday John Lee Hooker Whitney Houston Michael Jackson Etta James Rick James ...
Louis C.K. Louis Alfred Székely (/ ˈluːi ˌseɪˈkeɪ /; [2] born September 12, 1967), known professionally as Louis C.K. (/ ˈluːi ˌsiːˈkeɪ /), [a] is an American stand-up comedian, actor and filmmaker. [4][5] C.K. has won three Peabody Awards, [6] three Grammy Awards, six Primetime Emmy Awards, [7] and a Screen Actors Guild Award as ...
Signature. Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an African American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam (NOI) until 1964, he was ...
This is a list of African-American actors by alphabetical order.. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is African American and a notable actor.
This category has the following 47 subcategories, out of 47 total. Surnames of Central African origin (9 C, 7 P) Surnames of East African origin (7 C, 1 P) Surnames of North African origin (1 C) Surnames of West African origin (4 C, 12 P)
ISBN. 978-1573929639. 100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of one hundred historically great Black Americans (in alphabetical order; that is, they are not ranked), as assessed by Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante in 2002. A similar book was written by Columbus Salley. First published in 1992, Salley's book is ...
Negro. Nig-nog. Nigger. Use of nigger in proper names. Use of nigger in the arts. Nigger in the woodpile. Niggerhead. Niglet.