Famous black people

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Is Mrs. Obama really the first black First Lady? Which US bill features a black man? You’ll be surprised at the historical figures you didn’t know were black.

You might spot Tom Cruise raving about energy spirits outside of Spago, but you'll never catch some beloved performer straight up worshiping the devil. Right? (Hint: Wrong.)

These influential Black women in history rarely have their stories told in school and helped pave the way in politics, the arts, sports, and more.

They say that winners write history and the losers - poetry. But in this case - where the following women were absolute winners - they were unfairly left out of the pages of history books. Or just mentioned in a sentence or two, failing to provide them the credit that they deserved. As so many marvelous inventions and creations can be credited back to these amazing people, Bored Panda feels the need for these names to be heard. Because as history and the media shows us - the voices of black…

Here's a list from HowStuffWorks of famous black people you might not have known were black.

Meet 12 women of color who pushed medicine, science, and society forward.

We sometimes forget that all those great inventors, scientists, writers, actors, actresses, musicians, world leaders, athletes, and artists who influenced

List of celebrities who have killed people. Believe it or not, several famous people and celebrities have killed other people. Many celebrities were ...

In 1934, a young woman stepped off the train in Los Angeles’ Union Station. Even in a city swarming with beauties, eyes would’ve fastened on her. She was astonishingly lovely — tall and lithe, with dark glossy hair she wore pulled back in a style that offset her porcelain skin and blue eyes. Everyone who…