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Black conservatism is an international political and social movement commonly associated particulaly with African American culture that aligns largely with the conservatives which emphasizing patriotism, independence and self-help, free markets and within some circles; Christian Right values. Conservatism in the United States includes a variety of political ideologies including Fiscal conservatism, Supply-side economics, Social conservatism Patriotism is commonly defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country A free market is a Market in which property rights are voluntarily exchanged at a price arranged completely by the mutual consent of sellers and buyers The Christian right is a term used predominantly in the United States to describe a spectrum of right-wing Christian political and social movements and
Overview
For many black conservatives, the key political mission is to bring repair and success to the Black community by applying the following fundamental principles:
- The pursuit of educational and professional excellence as a means of advancement within the society;
- Policies that promote safety and security in the community beyond the typical casting of a criminal as a "victim" of societal racism;
- Local economic development through free enterprise rather than looking to the federal government for assistance;
- Empowerment of the individual via self-improvement (virtue), conscience, and supernatural grace. [1].
However, the policy advocated by by many Black conservatives is typically in conflict with some of the key points in the common social, economic, and political positions that a high percentage of African-Americans favor. These include role of welfare state, affirmative action, reparation of slavery, black solidarity/nationalism, merit of globalisation and free market. More controversially; black conservatives are sometimes being accused of being an Uncle Tom by their more liberal counterparts, whom make up a greater part of the African American Community. Uncle Tom is a Pejorative for a black person who is perceived by others as behaving in a subservient manner to White American authority figures or For example; Ebony in their May 2001 "100+ Most Influential Black Americans" issue, did not include a number of influential African Americans such as Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele, Armstrong Williams, Walter Williams and, most notably, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American Economist, social commentator and author of dozens of books Shelby Steele (born 1946, Chicago) is an American Author, Columnist, Documentary film maker and a research fellow at the Armstrong Williams (born February 5, 1959) is an African-American political commentator who writes a conservative Newspaper Walter E Williams, Ph D (born 1936 in Philadelphia) is an American economist and college professor at George Mason University Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American Jurist. He has been serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United The Economist, a British libertarian magazine, described the exclusion of Thomas from the list as spiteful. [1]
A fundamental breaking point between the black liberal and the black conservative is focused around the balance between a perception of the impact that historical slavery and oppression has on Black people living today versus the power and consequences of personal choices that a person makes in determining his ultimate fate. The Black conservative is more inclined to advance the notion that individual choices toward success and a commitment toward changing one's individual behavior will allow the individual to advance in society with respect to the rights that blacks have been afforded due to the Civil Rights Movement. The Black liberal counters that collective success in which the least among them are focused upon and brought up to standard is worthy of consideration. Somewhat ironically, Black conservatives find common ground with Black Nationalists to the extent that they both believe that the black masses have been duped by the politics of condescending white liberals vis a vis the maintenance of the Welfare state. This article refers specifically to the Welfare state of the United Kingdom.
Typically, black conservatives oppose affirmative action which is overwhelmingly supported by the majority of African American communities. They tend to argue that efforts to obtain reparations for slavery are either misguided or counter-productive. They also favour integration of African Americans into mainstream America and, consequently, are openly hostile to notions of Black nationalism. Black conservative politicians are more inclined to support Republican Party economic policies (i. e. , globalization, free-trade agreements, tax cuts). Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones Free trade is a system in which the trade of goods and services between or within countries flows unhindered by government-imposed restrictions
Black conservatives also tend to be culturally conservative and put a priority on maintaining strong ties to black cultural and family traditions. Black conservatives favor traditional nuclear family arrangements and oppose gay marriage. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same They are particularly strong critics of out of wedlock births. In the tradition of African American politics and intellectual life, black conservatives tend to side with Booker T. Washington as contrasted with W.E.B. DuBois. Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5 1856 &ndash November 14 1915 was an American educator orator author and leader of the African-American community William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (duːˈbɔɪz ( February 23, 1868 August 27, 1963) was an American Civil rights activist
Although black conservatives are predominantly protestant, black conservative thought has much in common with Catholic intellectual thought regarding the dignity of the human person- especially the thought of the former Pope John Paul II. Martin Luther King, Jr. , himself, found inspiration in the theological work of Saint Thomas Aquinas as well as the Catholic writer, Jacques Maritain- who contributed to the development of human rights policy at the United Nations.
Black conservatives and Black Republicans
According to a 2004 study 13. 7% of blacks identified as "Conservative" or "Extremely Conservative" [2] with another 14. 4 identifying as slightly conservative. However the same study indicated less than ten percent identified as Republican or Republican leaning in any fashion. Likewise, a recent Pew Research Center survey showed that 19% of blacks identify as Religious Right [3]. The Pew Research Center is a Think tank based in Washington D In 2004 the Pew Research Center indicated only 7% of blacks identify as Republican. [4] Hence a certain percentage of noted Black conservatives (such as Harold Ford Jr.) are likely connected to the Democrats for Life of America movement or economic liberalism. "Harold Ford" redirects here For his father the congressman from Tennessee from 1975 to 1997 see Harold Ford Sr Democrats for Life of America (DFLA is an Advocacy group in the United States attempting to reshape the political left primarily the Democratic Party, Economic liberalism is the Economic component of Classical liberalism.
From Reconstruction up until the New Deal the black population tended to vote Republican as the Republican Party, particularly in the Southern United States, was seen as more racially liberal than the Democratic Party. The New Deal was the name that United States President Franklin D The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive (See Dixiecrats for more on this)
Another case study of differences between Black conservatives and Black Republicans is an emphasis on personal empowerment versus theological perspectives. The States' Rights Democratic Party (commonly known as the Dixiecrats) was a segregationist, socially conservative Political party Black Republicans like Colin Powell hold to the social ideas articulated by the early Radical Republicans like Frederick Douglass while at the same time supporting the self-empowerment message of Booker T. Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. Washington. Many social conservatives who are black and Republican hold to a biblically based empowerment although they also appreciate Booker's emphasis on personal accomplishment. Conservatives like the Texas minister T. D. Jakes are evangelical African Americans who support policies more in common but not totally in line with many white Evangelicals. Thomas Dexter "T D" Jakes Sr (born June 9, 1957) is an American pastor of the The Potter's House, a 30000 member church in
Black Conservatism Worldwide
Black Conservatism in the United Kingdom
While there was an early link in the eighteenth century between Black Britions, mainly former slaves, and the abolitionist conservatives who sucsessfully sought the end of the slave trade in 1807 many Black Britons have not traditionally supported conservative policies. Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make Slavery illegal particularly in the United States and British West Indies Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This in some part emerged from the Conservative hostillity to immigration from the Commonwealth during the 1950s and 1960s, culminating in the infamous speech by a leading Conservative Enoch Powell, in which he predicted mass immigration would lead to "a river of blood". Brigadier John Enoch Powell, MBE ( June 16 1912 &ndash February 8 1998) was a British Politician, The Rivers of Blood speech was a speech about Immigration and anti- Discrimination legislation in the United Kingdom made on 20 April, 1968 Conservatives were perceived by many black people as being openly racist.
Despite this there has long been a small number of conservative blacks. In recent years the Conservatives have attempted to overturn the long-standing perceptions, by attacking racism and trying to cultivate more of a following amongst the black community.
Increasingly more black and ethnic minority figures are being appointed and elected to positions within the Conservative Party. Notable black Conservatives in the United Kingdom include Lord Taylor of Warwick[5], Adam Afriyie MP[6], Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones[7] and James Cleverly[8] a member of the London Assembly. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located John David Beckett Taylor Baron Taylor of Warwick (born 1952) is a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords. Adam Afriyie (born 4 August 1965 is a British politician and Conservative Member of Parliament for Windsor. Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones (born c 1957 is a British businessman farmer founder of The Black Farmer range of food products and prospective Conservative Party James Spencer Cleverly (born 4th September 1969 is a member of the Greater London Assembly. The London Assembly is an elected body part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power with a two-thirds Boxer Frank Bruno has also been a vocal supporter of the Conservative Party. Franklin Roy Bruno (born November 16, 1961) is an English former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC Heavyweight
Black Conservatism in the Carribean
Black conservatives and black churches
The African American church has traditionally been an important element to social and political movements in the community. In general these have been identified by figures of the Left or liberalism, like Jesse Jackson, but this is not consistently true. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr (born October 8 1941 is an American Civil rights activist and Baptist minister. On issues concerning homosexuality Black Protestants are more socially conservative than other groups exempting White Evangelicals. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Evangelicalism is a theological movement tradition and system of beliefs most closely associated with Protestant Christianity, which identifies with the Gospel [2] Their view on the issue of homosexual teachers changed less than any other segment based on religion or race.
- 1954 - President Dwight Eisenhower appoints J. Ernest Wilkins as Assistant Secretary of Labor. Jesse Ernest Wilkins Jr (born November 27, 1923 in Chicago Illinois) is an African American mathematician who gained notoriety for entering
- 1966 - Edward W. Brooke (R-MA) is the first African-American elected to U. Edward William Brooke III (born October 26, 1919) is an American Politician and was the first African American to be elected S. Senate by popular vote.
- 1968 - Arthur A. Fletcher is appointed Assistant Secretary of Labor; he will be a candidate for Chairman of the Republican National Committee in '76 and appointed Chairman of the US Commission on Civil Rights in '90. Arthur Fletcher ( December 22, 1924 in Phoenix, Arizona – July 12, 2005 in Washington DC) was an American
- 1975 - President Gerald Ford appoints William T. Coleman Secretary of Transportation. James B. Parsons is named Chief Judge of the US District Court in Chicago, the first African-American to hold such a position.
- 1980 - NAACP President Benjamin Hooks is invited to address the Republican National Convention
- 1981 - President Ronald Reagan appoints Clarence Pendleton, Jr. Dr Benjamin Lawson Hooks (born January 31, 1925) is an American Civil rights leader as Chairman of the US Civil Rights Commission
- 1982 - President Reagan appoints Clarence Thomas as Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American Jurist. He has been serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
- 1989 - President George H. W. Bush appoints Louis Wade Sullivan as Secretary of Health and Human Services, General Colin L. Powell as Chair of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Condoleezza Rice as Director of the National Security Council. Louis Wade Sullivan (born November 3, 1933) is an American Physician and businessman Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States
- 1990 - Gary Franks is elected to US Congress (CT)
- 1991 - President Bush appoints Clarence Thomas to U. Gary A Franks (born February 9, 1953) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Connecticut for six years from 1991 until 1997 S. Supreme Court
- 1998 - U. S. House of Representatives elects J. C. Watts (R-OK) to be Chairman of the House Republican Conference. J C Watts Jr (born November 18, 1957) is an American conservative Republican Politician, CNN political
- 2001 - President George W. Bush appoints General Colin L. Powell as the Secretary of State; Roderick R. Paige as the Secretary of Education; Condoleezza Rice as Advisor of the National Security Council and, subsequently, Secretary of State; Alphonso Jackson as the Deputy Secretary to Housing and Urban Development; Claude Allen as the Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services; Leo S. Mackay, Jr. as the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Larry D. Thompson as the Deputy Attorney General; and Stephen A. Roderick Raynor "Rod" Paige (born June 17, 1933) served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005 Alphonso Roy Jackson (born September 9 1945 in Marshall Texas) is the former 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD Claude Alexander Allen (born October 11, 1960) was the Assistant to the President of the United States for Domestic Policy in George W For the Canadian writer see Leo McKay Jr. Leo Mackay Jr is a former deputy secretary of the United States Department of Veterans This page is about the former Deputy Attorney General. For the president of Ringling College of Art and Design, see Larry R Perry as Administrator of General Services Administration
Notable black conservatives in the United States
United States politicians
- Ken Blackwell, former Secretary of State of Ohio, former Ohio gubernatorial candidate
- Keith Butler, minister, former Detroit councilman, former candidate for U. John Kenneth Blackwell (born February 28, 1948) is a former secretary of state of the U Keith Butler may refer to Keith Butler (Michigan, American pastor and Republican politician from Michigan Keith Butler (American football S. Senate from Michigan
- Alveda King, niece of Dr. Dr Alveda C King is an American Politician, Author, and Activist. Martin Luther King, senior fellow at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution
- Rod Paige, former Secretary of Education
- Colin Powell, former United States Secretary of State
- Michael Powell, former FCC chairman
- Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State, former National Security Advisor
- Winsome Sears, former member of Virginia House of Delegates, former candidate for U. The Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (abbreviated AdTI) is a Washington D Roderick Raynor "Rod" Paige (born June 17, 1933) served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005 Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Michael Kevin Powell (born March 23, 1963) is an American Republican Politician. Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Adviser (abbreviated NSA, or sometimes ANSA Winsome Earle Sears is a former Republican state delegate in the Commonwealth of Virginia. S. House
- Michael S. Steele, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, former candidate for U. Michael S Steele (born October 19, 1958) is the chairman of GOPAC and a former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, having been elected S. Senate from Maryland
- Thomas Stith, town councilman of Durham, NC, former candidate for Lt. Thomas A Stith III was a member of the city council of Durham North Carolina from 1999 to 2007 Gov. of NC
- J.C. Watts, former U. J C Watts Jr (born November 18, 1957) is an American conservative Republican Politician, CNN political S. Representative from Oklahoma
United States judges
Talk show hosts
- Larry Elder, author of 10 Things You Can't Say in America, radio show host
- Alan Keyes, radio host, U. Wallace B Jefferson (born July 22, 1963) is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. The Texas Supreme Court is the court of last resort for non-criminal matters (including Juvenile delinquency which the law considers to be a civil matter and not criminal Janice Rogers Brown (born May 11, 1949 in Greenville Alabama) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known informally as the D Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American Jurist. He has been serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Laurence Allen "Larry" Elder is an African-American radio and television personality Alan Lee Keyes (born August 7 1950 N. Ambassador, presidential candidate, author
- Angela McGlowan, Republican political analyst for Fox News Network who has been nicknamed the "Black Ann Coulter"
- Jesse Lee Peterson, president of The Brotherhood Organization, television and radio host
- Armstrong Williams, author of Beyond Blame, TV host of On Point
Columnists
- Erik Rush, columnist, author
- La Shawn Barber, columnist, blogger
- Loo Oates, social commentator, columnist, blogger
- Stephen L. Carter, Christianity Today columnist, author of The Culture of Disbelief
- Ken Hamblin, Denver Post columnist
- Deroy Murdock, National Review columnist
- Star Parker, president of the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education, columnist, author
- Thomas Sowell, Hoover Institute fellow, economist, author of Basic Economics
- Walter E. Williams, economist, columnist, author of More Liberty Means Less Government
- Sophia A. Nelson, columnist, blogger, commentator, GOP political strategist, Chairman of PoliticalIntersection. Angela McGlowan is an American political analyst and former beauty queen from Oxford Mississippi best known as a Republican political analyst for the Ann Hart Coulter (born December 8 1961 is an American Political commentator, Syndicated columnist, and best-selling Author. Jesse Lee Peterson is president and founder of The Brotherhood Organization of A New Destiny (BOND an American group dedicated to promoting responsible fatherhood amongst Armstrong Williams (born February 5, 1959) is an African-American political commentator who writes a conservative Newspaper Erik Rush is a conservative American Columnist, freelance writer and author La Shawn Barber is an American Columnist and Blogger who lives in the Washington D Stephen L Carter born October 26 1954 is an American Law professor, Legal - and Social - Policy writer columnist The Culture of Disbelief (ISBN 0-385-47498-9 is a 1994 book by Stephen L Ken Hamblin, the self-titled Black Avenger, was host of the Ken Hamblin Show which was syndicated nationally on Entertainment Radio Networks Deroy Murdock is an American conservative syndicated Columnist for the Scripps Howard News Service and a contributing editor with Star Parker (born 1956 is an American Author. Parker is also an advocate and spokesperson for conservative causes The Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education or CURE is an organization founded by Star Parker in 1995 to "jump start national dialogue on issues of race and Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American Economist, social commentator and author of dozens of books The Hoover Institution on War Revolution and Peace is a libertarian Public policy Think tank and Library founded in 1919 by U Walter E Williams, Ph D (born 1936 in Philadelphia) is an American economist and college professor at George Mason University Sophia A Nelson (born January 5, 1967) is an American political strategist opinion writer and attorney com and politicalintersection. blogspot. com
Athletes and entertainers
- Lionel Hampton, musician and bandleader
- James Earl Jones, actor
- Yaphet Kotto, actor
- Karl Malone, basketball player, two-time Olympic gold medalist
- Joseph C. Phillips, actor, commentator
- Lynn Swann, football player, Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate
- Jimmie Walker, actor, comedian
Other
- Akindele Akinyemi,CEO of One Network and conservative educator
- Calvin Butts, anti-gangsta rap activist
- Herman Cain, President of Godfather's Pizza
- Ward Connerly, University of California regent, activist and businessman
- Ezola Foster, president of Americans for Family Values, author of What's Right For All Americans
- Samuel B. Fuller, 20th century entrepreneur
- Robert A. George, journalist, pundit and blogger. Lionel Leo Hampton ( April 20, 1908 &ndash August 31, 2002) was an American Jazz Vibraphonist, Percussionist James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American Actor of Film and stage well known for his deep basso Prince Yaphet Frederick Kotto (born November 15, 1937) is an American Actor, known for numerous film roles and his starring role in the Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player Joseph Connor Phillips (born January 17, 1962 in Denver Colorado) is an American Actor and a conservative Christian commentator Lynn Curtis Swann (born March 7, 1952) is an American former professional football player and sports broadcaster James Carter Walker (born June 25, 1947) is an American Actor and Stand-up comedian known for portraying J Akindele Folu Akinyemi (born November 16 1974) is a Nigerian American and Republican Politician from Detroit Michigan. Dr Calvin O Butts III (1949 -) is the Pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in the City of New York and President of The State University of New York Herman Cain (Born December 13, 1945) is an American conservative newspaper Columnist, businessman politician Wardell Anthony Connerly (born June 15, 1939) is an African-American political Activist, businessman and former University of California The University of California ( UC) is a Public university system in the state of California. Ezola Broussard Foster (born August 9, 1938) is an American conservative Political activist. Samuel B Fuller (SB FullerA BLACK MAN! ( June 4, 1905, Monroe Louisiana —- October 24, 1988, Blue Island Illinois Robert A George is an Editorial writer for the New York Post and a conservative Blogger and Pundit.
- Niger Innis, director of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
- Roy Innis, Hudson Institute fellow, chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality
- T.D Jakes, televangelist
- Don King, boxing promoter
- Michael King, National Advisory Board Member of Project 21, former radio talk show host
- John McWhorter, author of Losing the Race and Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute
- James Meredith, former civil rights activist
- Eric Motley, former State Department official, now vice-president of the Aspen Institute
- Deroy Murdock, Wall Street Journal opinion contributor, Cato Institute Scholar
- Gerald A. Reynolds, president of the Center for New Black Leadership, member of Project 21
- Vernon Robinson, Air Force intelligence officer, business professor
- George Schuyler, journalist, novelist
- Shelby Steele, Hoover Institute fellow, author of The Content of Our Character
- Stanley Crouch, author of In Defence of Taboos
- Lee Walker, president of the New Coalition for Economic and Social Change, Heartland Institute Fellow
Fictional black conservatives
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| Carlton Banks |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
NBC |
Alfonso Ribeiro |
Student |
| Ervin Burrell |
The Wire |
HBO |
Frankie Faison |
Police Commissioner |
| Ray Campbell |
Sister, Sister |
ABC/The WB |
Tim Reid |
| Thurgood Marshall "Goodie" Cumberbatch |
704 Hauser |
CBS |
T. Niger Innis is an American conservative Republican consultant Strategist and National Spokesperson for the Congress of Racial Roy Emile Alfredo Innis (born June 6, 1934, in St Croix, US Virgin Islands) has been National Chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality The Hudson Institute is an American, non-profit, conservative Think tank founded in 1961 in Croton-on-Hudson New York, by Thomas Dexter "T D" Jakes Sr (born June 9, 1957) is an American pastor of the The Potter's House, a 30000 member church in Donald "Don" King (born August 20 1931) is an American Boxing promoter particularly known for his hairstyle and flamboyant personality Michael King (born December 18, 1962 in Gary Indiana) is an American commentator columnist and television producer John Hamilton McWhorter V (1965-) is an American linguist and political commentator The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research is a conservative market-oriented Think tank established in New York City in 1978 by Antony James H Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights movement figure Eric Motley is a former US State Department official who was director of the Office of International Visitors in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 as the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies Deroy Murdock is an American conservative syndicated Columnist for the Scripps Howard News Service and a contributing editor with Gerald A Reynolds (born 1964) is an American Politician and Lawyer, and the current chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Project 21 is a conservative public policy group that provides broadcasters and the print media with prominent African-American conservative commentators Vernon Ibrahim Robinson is a 1977 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and is currently an American politician in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina George Samuel Schuyler (ˈskaɪlɚ (February 25 1895 Providence, RI – August 31 1977 in New York, NY) was an American writer Shelby Steele (born 1946, Chicago) is an American Author, Columnist, Documentary film maker and a research fellow at the Stanley Crouch (born December 14, 1945, Los Angeles) is an American music and cultural Critic, syndicated Columnist, and Lee Walker (born February 11, 1976) is a Welsh professional Snooker player The following is a list of characters from the NBC Sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an award winning American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10 1990 to May 20 1996 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro (born September 21, 1971 in New York) is an American Actor, Singer and Dancer. Ervin Burrell is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Frankie Faison. Frankie Russel Faison (born June 10, 1949) also often credited as Frankie R Sister Sister is an American television Sitcom about Twin girls ( Tia and Tamera Mowry) separated and The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Tim Reid (born December 19 1944 is an African American Actor, Comedian and Film director best known for his roles in Prime time 704 Hauser is a short-lived CBS Television series that aired in 1994. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. E. Russell |
| Gordon Davis |
Protect and Defend |
Berkley Books |
Eric L. Harry |
| William Dent |
Girlfriends |
UPN/The CW |
Reggie Hayes |
Lawyer |
| Augustus Freeman IV ("Icon") |
Icon (Comic book) |
Milestone Media |
Dwayne McDuffie |
Superhero |
| Jim Gardner |
Commander in Chief |
ABC |
Harry Lennix |
White House Chief of Staff |
| Oliver Garland |
The Emperor of Ocean Park |
Knopf |
Stephen L. Carter |
| John Garnett |
ATL |
Warner Brothers |
Keith David |
CEO |
| Warden Leo Glynn |
Oz |
HBO |
Ernie Hudson |
Prison Warden |
| Jimmy James |
Barbershop
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Barbershop: The Series |
MGM (film)
Showtime (TV) |
Sean Patrick Thomas (film)
Leslie Elliard (TV) |
Barber/Aspiring politician |
| Bruford Jamison, Jr. Berkley Books is a Paperback Imprint of Penguin Group (USA that began as an independent company in 1955. Girlfriends is a popular American sitcom that premiered on September 11, 2000 on United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. Reggie Hayes (born July 15, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Actor. Icon is a Fictional Superhero created by Milestone Comics and published by DC Comics. Icon is a Fictional Superhero created by Milestone Comics and published by DC Comics. Milestone Media is a company best known for creating the Milestone Comics Imprint (that was published through DC Comics) and the Static Shock Dwayne McDuffie is an American writer of Comic books and Television. Jim Gardner, played by Harry J Lennix, is the fictional White House Chief of Staff on the political television drama Commander in Chief The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Harry Joseph Lennix (born November 16, 1964) is an American Actor. Alfred A Knopf Inc is a New York publishing house founded by Alfred A Stephen L Carter born October 26 1954 is an American Law professor, Legal - and Social - Policy writer columnist ATL is a 2006 American comedy - drama film, and the feature film directorial debut of music video director Chris Robinson Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an Emmy Award -winning African-American Film, Television, and voice Actor. Leo Glynn (played by Ernie Hudson) is the warden of the Oswald state correctional facility on the HBO drama Oz. Oz is an American Television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes Ernest Lee Hudson (born December 17 1945) is an American Actor. Barbershop is an American Comedy film directed by Tim Story, produced by State Street Pictures and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Barbershop 2 Back in Business is a 2004 American Comedy film directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, produced by State Barbershop The Series is an American sitcom for the Showtime cable network, which made its debut in the fall of Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United Sean Patrick Thomas (born December 17 1970) is an American Actor. |
Drop Squad |
Gramercy Pictures |
Eriq La Salle |
| Ronald "Ron" Johnson, Jr. Gramercy Pictures was a Film distributor launched in 1993 a joint venture of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Eriq Ki La Salle (born July 23 1962) is an American actor and director, known for his portrayals of Darryl in the 1988 comedy film |
A Different World |
NBC |
Darryl M. Bell |
Undergraduate student |
| Kyle |
Get on the Bus |
Columbia Pictures |
Isaiah Washington |
Military Veteran |
| Russell A. A Different World is an American Television Sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC (from September 24, 1987 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Darryl M Bell (sometimes credited as Daryl Bell) (born on May 10, 1963) is an American Actor known for portraying Ronald Get on the Bus is a 1996 film about a group of African-American men who are taking a cross-country bus trip in order to participate in the Million }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Isaiah Washington IV (born August 3, 1963) is an American Actor. "Linc" Lincoln |
Linc's |
Showtime |
Steven Williams |
| Matty |
Roc |
Fox |
Joan Pringle |
Registered nurse |
| Wendell Perry |
Get on the Bus |
Columbia Pictures |
Wendell Pierce |
Lexus Dealership Owner |
| Courtney Rae |
Whoopi |
Carsey-Werner |
Wren T. Linc's is an American Comedy-drama based in a bar in Washington D Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United See also Stephen Williams For the murderer see 2003 John McDonogh High School shooting Steven Williams (born January 7 Roc is a Fox network Comedy-drama which ran from 1991 to 1994. Joan Pringle (born June 2, 1945, in New York City, New York) is an American actress best known for playing vice principal "Sybil Buchanan" Get on the Bus is a 1996 film about a group of African-American men who are taking a cross-country bus trip in order to participate in the Million }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Wendell Pierce (born December 8, 1962) is an American actor Pierce was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and attended Benjamin Franklin Whoopi is a short-lived television Situation comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg as "Mavis Rae" a member of the former One-hit wonder Carsey-Werner Productions (in some incarnations Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Productions is an independent production company founded in 1981 by former ABC writer/producer duo Marcy Carsey Brown |
Former Enron employee |
| Dondi Reece |
Black Panther (Comic book) |
Marvel Comics |
Reginald Hudlin |
U. Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in The Black Panther ( T'Challa) is a Fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is the first modern Black Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15 1961) is an American writer and film director S. Secretary of State |
| Dr. Maxwell Stanton |
In the House |
NBC/UPN |
Alfonso Ribeiro |
Doctor |
| Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
NBC |
Ice T |
Police Detective |
| P.K. Winsome |
The Colbert Report |
Comedy Central |
Tim Meadows |
Political Commentator/ Entrepreneur |
Black conservative organizations
See also
References
- ^ For an overview of these themes, see Stan Faryna, Brad Stetson, and Joseph G. In the House is a television Sitcom that premiered April 10, 1995 originally on NBC (Seasons 1 and 2 aired on NBC, and The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro (born September 21, 1971 in New York) is an American Actor, Singer and Dancer. Det Odafin Tutuola, a fictional Nigerian-American character on the TV drama Law & Order Special Victims Unit. Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The Colbert Report (/kolˈbɛr rəˈpɔr/&mdashthe t is silent in "Colbert" is a Peabody Award and Emmy Award winning American The Colbert Report (/kolˈbɛr rəˈpɔr/&mdashthe t is silent in "Colbert" is a Peabody Award and Emmy Award winning American Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming Tim Meadows (born February 5 1961) is an American Actor and Comedian. The following is an alphabetically ordered list of notable African American Republicans, past and present Conti, Eds. , Black and Right: The Bold New Voice of Black Conservatives in America, (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1997)
- ^ Quick Tables
- ^ Pew Forum: Many Americans Uneasy with Mix of Religion and Politics
- ^ Part 1: Party Affiliation: The 2004 Political Landscape
- ^ http://www.lordtaylor.org/
- ^ http://www.adamafriyie.org/
- ^ http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=people.person.page&personID=130378
- ^ http://jamescleverly.blogspot.com/
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