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30 famous black male actors over 60 years old that you should watch
Here is a list of some of these actors: Some famous black artists in Hollywood have traced their ancestral heritage back to Africa and are proud of it. Below are the 30 globally recognized black ...
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A rare silent film with an all-Black cast screens at the Somerville Theatre
The 1926 film "The Flying Ace" will be screened with live musical accompaniment to mark Black History Month. The film is one ...
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The first black Shakespearean actor performs in Hull, the bastion of the anti-slavery movement
He also called himself 'African Roscius', after a famous Roman ... to attract spectators to enjoy the novelty of seeing a black actor perform. After all, the prestigious Theatre Royal, Covent ...
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Timini Egbuson dominates Most Impactful African Actors rankings
Award-winning Nigerian actor Timini Egbuson has been named number one on Top Charts Africa’s list of the 24 Most Impactful African Actors of 2024. It was double honours as the actor was also ...
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Djimon Hounsou on battling ‘systemic racism,’ and reconnecting Black people to their African roots
The actor launched the Djimon Hounsou Foundation ... However, the core of Hounsou’s work centers around reconnecting Black people to their African roots. He approaches that work through Africa ...
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The first black Shakespearean actor stars in Nottingham
It’s an appearance from the man who had become known as the ‘African Roscius’…Ira Aldridge – the first black actor to play Shakespeare’s parts. His appearance would have caused a ...
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Denzel Washington returns to Broadway in ‘Othello’
In 1824, at 17 years of age, New York City-born Black actor Ira Aldridge traveled to England to further the acting career he started at the African Grove Theatre in Manhattan. Founded by free West ...