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Eric Andre The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

, born 1983 , United States , Actor and comedian , - yyyoungcut , , born 1986 , , United States , , Basketball player , - ,

Ada Fisher Ada M. Fisher (October 21, 1947 – October 7, 2022) was an American physician from Salisbury, North Carolina, and a frequent Republican candidate for office. She challenged incumbent Mel Watt in North Carolina's 12th Congressional district ...

, , born 1947 , , United States , , Physician and politician , - ,

Aaron Freeman Aaron Freeman (born June 8, 1956) is an American journalist, stand-up comedian, author, cartoonist, and blogger. Career During the 1990s, Freeman was the host of the weekly informational radio program ''Metropolis'' which was broadcast in the ...

, , born 1956 , , United States , , Comedian , - , Capers C. Funnye Jr. , , born 1952 , , United States , ,

Rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

, - , Alicia Garza , born 1981 , United States , Activist , - ,

Lewis Gordon Lewis Ricardo Gordon (born May 12, 1962) is an American philosopher at the University of Connecticut who works in the areas of Africana philosophy, existentialism, phenomenology, social and political theory, postcolonial thought, theories of ...

, , born 1962 , , United States , , Philosopher , - ,

Kat Graham Katerina Alexandre Hartford Graham (born September 5, 1989) is an American actress, singer and dancer (now distributing music under the stage name Toro Gato). She is widely known for her role as Bonnie Bennett on The CW supernatural drama ser ...

{{cite book , first=Sarah Bunin , last=Benor , chapter=Jews of Color: Performing Black Jewishness through the Creative Use of Two Ethnolinguistic Repertoires , editor1-first=H. Samy , editor1-last=Alim , editor2-first=John R. , editor2-last=Rickford , editor2-link=John R. Rickford , editor3-first=Arnetha F. , editor3-last=Ball , title=Raciolinguistics: How Language Shapes Our Ideas about Race , year=2016 , publisher=Oxford University Press , location=New York , isbn=978-0-19-062572-6 , page=178 , chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gVf0DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA178 , , born 1989 , , United States , , Actress , - ,

Ahuvah Gray Ahuva Gray (née Delores Gray) is a writer on religion and memoirist. She is a former Baptist minister who converted to Judaism and chronicled her changing beliefs in the book ''My Sister, the Jew'', published in 2001. Biography Gray is African-A ...

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Israel , , Writer , - , Reuben Greenberg , , 1943–2014 , , United States , ,

Criminologist Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and so ...

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Lani Guinier Carol Lani Guinier (; April 19, 1950 – January 7, 2022) was an American educator, legal scholar, and civil rights theorist. She was the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and the first woman of color appointed to a tenured p ...

, , born 1950 , , United States , , Lawyer and scholar , - Shovia Muchirawehondo ,

Tiffany Haddish Tiffany Sara Cornilia Haddish (born December 3, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. After guest-starring on several television series and lead role on a cable drama, Haddish gained prominence for her role as Nekeisha Williams on ...

, born 1979 , United States Eritrea , Actress and comedienne , - ,

Ben Harper Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live perfo ...

, , born 1967 , , United States , , Musician , - ,

Kali Hawk Kali Hawk (born October 4, 1986) is an American actress, comedian, model and jewelry designer. She has starred in films such as '' Fifty Shades of Black'', ''Couples Retreat'', '' Bridesmaids'' and '' Tyler Perry Presents Peeples''. She recurred ...

, , born 1986 , , United States , , Actress , - ,

Carolivia Herron Carolivia Herron (born Carol Olivia Herron; July 22, 1947) is an American writer of children's and adult literature, and a scholar of African-American Judaica. Personal life She was born to Oscar Smith Herron and Georgia Carol (Johnson) Herron, ...

, , born 1947 , , United States , , Writer and scholar , - , Reese Hopkins , , , , United States , ,

Radio talk show Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...

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Ruby Johnson Ruby Johnson (April 19, 1936 – July 4, 1999) was an American soul singer, best known for her recordings on the Volt label in the late 1960s. Life and career She was born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and was raised in the Jewish faith. S ...

, , 1936–1999 , , United States , , Soul music, Soul singer , - ,

Kidada Jones Kidada Ann Jones ( ; born March 22, 1974) is an American actress, model, and fashion designer. Jones works as a designer for The Walt Disney Company, where she has a line known as Kidada for Disney Couture. Jones is the daughter of record produc ...

, , born 1974 , , United States , , Actress , - ,

Rashida Jones Rashida Leah Jones (; born February 25, 1976) is an American actress. Jones appeared as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series '' Boston Public'' (2000–2002), as Karen Filippelli on the NBC comedy series ''The Office'' (2006–2009; 2011), and ...

, , born 1976 , , United States , , Actress , - ,

Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Frederick Kotto (born Frederick Samuel Kotto; November 15, 1939 – March 15, 2021) was an American actor known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the NBC television series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993–1999) as ...

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California ''J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', formerly known as ''Jweekly'', is a weekly print newspaper in Northern California, with its online edition updated daily. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications In ...

, , 1939–2021 , , United States , , Actor , - , Lenny Kravitz , , born 1964 , , United States , , Musician , - ,

Zoe Kravitz Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to: *ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life" People * Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Zoe'' (film) * ZOE Broadcast ...

, born 1988 , United States , Actress, singer, and model , - ,

Sandra Lawson Sandra Lawson (born 1970) is a rabbi and the first Director of Racial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Reconstructing Judaism. She previously served as Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life at Elon University. Lawson became the first openly gay, fema ...

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Julius Lester Julius Bernard Lester (January 27, 1939 – January 18, 2018) was an American writer of books for children and adults and an academic who taught for 32 years (1971–2003) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Lester was also a civil right ...

, , 1939–2018 , , United States , , Author , - ,

Karen Lewis Karen Lewis ( Jennings; July 20, 1953 – February 7, 2021) was an American educator and labor leader who served as president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Chicago's division of the American Federation of Teachers, from 2010 to 2014. F ...

, , 1953-2021 , , United States , , American educator and labor leader , - ,

Lauren London Lauren Nicole London is an American actress. London is known for her roles in films and televisions shows including '' ATL'' (2006), ''This Christmas'' (2007), '' Madea’s Big Happy Family'' (2011), ''Baggage Claim'' (2013), '' The Game'' (20 ...

, , born 1984 , , United States , , Actress and fashion model , - ,

Elliott Maddox Elliott Maddox (born December 21, 1947) is an American former Major League Baseball player. In , he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the first round (20th pick) of the draft (secondary phase). He made his MLB debut in 1970. Early years Maddox ...

, , born 1947 , , United States , , Baseball player , - ,

Saoul Mamby Saoul Paul Mamby (June 4, 1947 – December 19, 2019) was an American professional boxer who fought between 1969 and 2008. He held the WBC super lightweight title from 1980 to 1982. Personal Born in South Bronx, New York, Mamby, the child ...

, , 1947–2019 , , United States , , Boxer , - ,

Taylor Mays Taylor Mays (born February 7, 1988) is a former American football safety. He won Washington state titles in track in both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash as a high school sophomore, before leaving track and field to dedicate himself to fo ...

, , born 1988 , , United States , ,

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

player , - , James McBride , , born 1957 , , United States , , Writer and musician , - , Yavilah McCoy , , born 1972 , , United States , , Teacher , - ,

Adah Isaacs Menken Adah Isaacs Menken (June 15, 1835August 10, 1868) was an American actress, painter and poet, and was the highest earning actress of her time.Palmer, Pamela Lynn"Adah Isaacs Menken" ''Handbook of Texas Online,'' published by the Texas State Histor ...

, , 1835–1868 , , United States , , Actress and poet , - , "Magnificent" Montague , , born 1928 , , United States , , Disc jockey , - ,

Walter Mosley Walter Ellis Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private inv ...

, , born 1952 , , United States , , Novelist , - , Joshua Nelson , , , , United States , ,

Gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words a ...

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Aulcie Perry Aulcie Perry ( he, אולסי פרי) (born July 3, 1950) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He helped Maccabi Tel Aviv win two EuroLeague championships, during his nine seasons with the team. During his playing caree ...

, , born 1950 , , United States
Israel , , Basketball player , - ,

Rain Pryor Rain Pryor is an American actress and comedian. Her television credits include sitcoms ''Head of the Class'' and '' Rude Awakening''. She is the daughter of comedian Richard Pryor. Early life Pryor was born in Los Angeles, California, the daugh ...

, , born 1969 , , United States , , Actress and comedian , - ,

Shais Rishon Shais Rishon, also known by the pen name MaNishtana, is an African-American Orthodox rabbi, activist, and writer. He has written for ''Tablet'', '' Kveller'', ''The Forward'', ''Jewcy'', and '' Hevria'', as well as writing a semi-autobiographic ...

, born 1982 , United States , Rabbi, writer , - ,

Joshua Redman Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman (1931–2006). Life and career Joshua Redman was born in Berkeley, California, to jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman ...

, , born 1969 , , United States , , Jazz saxophonist , - ,

Tracee Ellis Ross Tracee Joy Silberstein (born October 29, 1972), known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress. She is known for her lead roles in the television series '' Girlfriends'' (2000–2008) and '' Black-ish'' (2014–2022). She is ...

, , born 1972 , , United States , , Actress and model , - , Maya Rudolph{{cite web , url=http://www.thejc.com/arts/books/961/being-a-black-jew-means-ordered-spontaneity’ , title=Being a black Jew means ordered spontaneity , access-date=December 17, 2015 , first=Alex , last=Kasriel , date=May 9, 2008 , work=

The Jewish Chronicle ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

, , born 1972 , , United States , , Actress and comedian , - , Anthony Russell , born 1980 , United States , Singer and musician , - ,

Willie "The Lion" Smith William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf Smith (November 23, 1893 – April 18, 1973), nicknamed "The Lion", was an American jazz and stride pianist. Early life William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf, known as Willie, was born in 1893 in Goshen ...

, , 1897–1973 , , United States , ,

Jazz pianist Jazz piano is a collective term for the techniques pianists use when playing jazz. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instru ...

, - , Alysa Stanton , , , , United States , , Rabbi , - ,

Amar'e Stoudemire Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire ( ; he, אמארה יהושפט סטודמאייר; born November 16, 1982) is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the Bro ...

, , born 1982, , United States Israel , Basketball player , - ,

Khleo Thomas Khaleed "Khleo" Leon Thomas (born January 30, 1989) is an American actor, influencer, gamer, host and entrepreneur. Khleo first garnered recognition as Hector "Zero" Zeroni in Holes, for which he was also nominated for a best supporting actor ...

, , born 1989 , , United States , , Actor , - ,

Andre Tippett Andre Bernard Tippett Sr. (born December 27, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was an outside linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football ...

, , born 1959 , , United States , , American football player , - , Michael W. Twitty, , born 1977, , United States, , Writer and culinary historian , - , Alex Tyus , , born 1988 , , United States
Israel , , Basketball player , - , Rebecca Walker , , born 1969 , , United States , , Feminist and writer , - ,

Justin Warfield Justin Evan Warfield (born April 20, 1973) is an American musician and hip hop MC. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist of the darkwave duo She Wants Revenge, which formed in 2004. In 1993, he released a hip-hop album titled '' My ...

, , born 1973 , , United States , , Rapper , - ,

Robin Washington Robin Washington is an American journalist and filmmaker, born in Chicago in 1956. As a journalist and editor, he was worked for newspapers in Boston and Duluth, Minnesota, as well as for NPR. He has made documentaries about the civil rights movem ...

, , born 1956 , , United States , , Journalist and

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

, - , Jamila Wideman , , born 1975 , , United States , , Basketball player , - , Andre Williams , , born 1936 , , United States , , R&B musician , - , Earl Williams , , born 1951 , , United States
Israel , , Basketball player , - , Jackie Wilson , , 1934–1984 , , United States , , Singer , - ,

Y-Love Yitz Jordan (born January 5, 1978), better known by his stage name Y-Love, is an American hip hop artist. An Orthodox Jew, Jordan was formerly Hasidic.Jerry Portwood"Y-Love is Ready for Love,"'' Out'', May 15, 2012. He is a web developer, activi ...

, , born 1978 , , United States , , Hip hop artist , - ,

Drew Bundini Brown Drew may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places ;In the United States * Drew, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Drew, Mississippi, a city * Drew, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Drew, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Drew County, Arkansas ...

, , 1928–1987 , , United States , , Boxing cornerman and actor , - ,

Doja Cat Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat ( ), is an American rapper and singer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. Her song ...

, born 1995 , United States , Rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress , - ,

Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...

{{Cite web, url=https://azjewishpost.com/2010/drake-a-black-jew-is-hip-hops-newest-star/, title=Drake, a black Jew, is hip-hop's newest star, AZ Jewish Post , born 1986 , Canada
United States , Rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor

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