From local activists and trailblazers to lesser-known names on the national stage, we shed a light on the contributions of Black men and women who shook up the world.

The man was later revealed to be his biological ... Fred Williamson (age 86 years as of 2024) was born on 5 March 1938. Famous black male actors over 60, like Denzel Washington, have played ...

Benjamin Banneker was one of the most famous black men in colonial America. He was a farmer, a mathematician, an inventor, an astronomer, a writer, a surveyor, a scientist, and a humanitarian.

Hussle focused on "giving solutions and inspiration" to young Black men like him ... and her original song "Ball and Chain," made famous by Janis Joplin. Affectionately called "Big Mama" for ...