Lists of African Americans

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This is a list of African Americans, also known as Black Americans (for the outdated and unscientific racial term) or Afro-Americans. African Americans are an ethnic group consisting of citizens of the United States mainly descended from various West African and Central African peoples with possible minor additional ancestry from Europe or indigenous Americans and other regions of Africa. As an ethnic group, African Americans are largely the modern-day descendants of West Africans and Central Africans brought to the US from the Trans-Atlantic slave trade who developed a new and distinct cultural identity during their time in the Americas.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and references showing the person is African-American.

Activists

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Artists

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Businesspeople and entrepreneurs

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Chefs

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Cinematographers

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Entertainers

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Fashion

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Beauty queens and fashion models

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Fashion designers

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Government and politics

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President

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  • Barack Obama, (Kenyan-American father) 2009–2017, 44th president of the United States

Vice president

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  • Kamala Harris, (Jamaican-American father) 2021–present, 49th vice president of the United States

First Ladies of the United States

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  • Michelle Obama (2009–2017), first African American First Lady and the 44th First Lady[8]

Governors

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  • Archie Alexander, former governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
  • David Paterson (African-American mother), served as the 55th Governor of New York.
  • Deval Patrick, served as the 71st Governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015, so far the only African American to serve as Governor of Massachusetts.[9]
  • P.B.S. Pinchback, served as the 24th Governor of Louisiana from 1872 to 1873, the first African American to become governor of a U.S. State.
  • Wes Moore, serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023, the first African American to serve as Governor of Maryland.
  • Douglas Wilder, served as the 66th Governor of Virginia, became the first elected African-American governor, became the first African American to serve as governor of U.S. State since Reconstruction.[10]

Other political fields

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Journalism and media

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Military and law enforcement

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Ministers and other religious leaders

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Richard Allen

Science and mathematics

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Sports

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Writers

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Publishers

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Other notables

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See also

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Books

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References

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  1. ^ Newsome, Melba (February 9, 2021). "9 Black Chefs Who Have Changed the Way We Eat". Taste of Home.
  2. ^ Eligon, John; Julia Moskin (July 16, 2019). " "l 16 Black Chefs: Changing Food in America". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Trebay, Guy (May 8, 2019). "At 45, Tyra Banks is Back on the Cover of Sports Illustrated". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Chanel Iman Strikes A Pose for 'the Edit' and speaks out again on Fashion Diversity". m.huffpost.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "North Carolina lawyer Cheslie Kryst named Miss USA 2019". www.nbc.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Miss USA 2017 is Kara McCullough". people.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "Sofia Richie touches on Race and Religion in new interview". www.vanityfair.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "First Lady Michelle Obama". www.obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  9. ^ Milevski, Laila (January 19, 2023). "How many Black governors have served in the U.S. before Wes Moore?". Baltimore Banner. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "Douglas L. Wilder". www.wilder.vcu.edu. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "Valerie Jarrett". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  12. ^ "Valerie Jarrett's Extraordinary Family tree". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  13. ^ "List of Department of Housing and Urban Development appointments by Joe Biden", Wikipedia, 2023-10-15, retrieved 2023-10-15
  14. ^ Pirani, Fiza (October 18, 2018). "Who is Louis Farrakhan? 10 things to know about the Nation of Islam leader, black activist". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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