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Black in the 80s

Frankie Faison is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his role as Deputy Commissioner Ervin Burrell in...

MC Hammer was born on March 30, 1962 and is currently 62 years old.

Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and a...

Vanessa Bell Calloway is an American actress and dancer. She is known for her film roles as Princess Imani Izzi in th...

Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapp...

MC Lyte aka Lana Moorer (born October 11, 1970) is an American DJ, actress, model, Grammy-nominated rapper and entrep...

Ray (born August 12, 1963), better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot, is an American rapper, songwriter, and reco...

Tonya Pinkins was born in Chicago, Illinois. She has four children. Her father was a police officer and insurance s...

Valarie Pettiford was born on July 8, 1960 and is currently 63 years old.

William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, voice actor, and artist. He is b...

Dawnn Lewis (born August 13, 1961) is an American actress, voice actress, singer and songwriter.

Emmanuel Lewis was born on March 9, 1971 and is currently 53 years old.

Hill Harper was born on May 17, 1966 and is currently 58 years old.

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mario "Chip" Cain Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American director...

Louis Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Gunnery Se...

Bokeem Woodbine (born April 13, 1973) is an American film and television actor. Description above from the Wikipedia...

Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969), best known as Cree Summer, is an African-Canadian Aboriginal actress, musici...

Michael Eric Dyson is an academic, author, preacher, and radio host. He is Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University.