Bro, we present to you our most (in)politically correct top. List of the coolest PEs (black guys). In order to evaluate the best of the best and the blackest of the blackest, the authors had to put on a black skin: buy herbs, listen to rap and steal a car from a white neighbor. Fuck yeah!
NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT TOP
PART 1 OF 3
Perhaps very soon the times of total, senile political correctness will come, and all whites will be prohibited from even hinting that blacks are not very white. The texts of Mark Twain, for example, are already edited - the word "Negro" from the "Adventures of Tom Soyer" is deleted, which means that we may not have another opportunity to recall the cool black guys! Therefore, let’s do this while the blacks are still black, and not some dark white.
To emphasize all the black energy and all the dark magnetism of the representatives of this top, we designed the article in a radical black and white style. Moreover, blacks will not lose anything from a lack of colors. Oh, that sounded somehow politically incorrect, sorry, we did it on purpose.
Yo!
The article was written by blacks about blacks and for blacks. Whites are not guaranteed to fully understand the text. But just in case, white boy, keep hints:
Footnotes:
Bro- Brother
Brotherhood- bros
Bullet– a year in county jail
Chingasos– this is a fight, and not what you thought; whatever you think
Crew- team
Drug– drug
Gang- gang
Gat- weapon
Jail– zone; zone - prison; don't say no to prison
Loot- rob
Nigga- black
Playa– someone who has achieved great respect, a player in a big game.
Respect- respect
Sell- sell
Skilla- money
Steegmat- gay
Tecato- heroin addict
Wiggaz– white people who pretend to be nigga
White figurine- “Oscar”.
Take a close look at the faces below. These black guys weren't tough enough for the list of the coolest blacks in movie history.
That's it, forget these losers, bro. Let's get down to business.
In fact, Tony Cox did not make any significant contribution to the development of world cinema or at least strengthening the position of the black brotherhood - until a certain time, he, like the last black man, generally hid in the skin of an Ewok under George Lucas. But what would a politically correct top be without a dwarf?
The list was to be opened by Harold Perrineau, who truly deserved this right. He survived in Alaska with two whites (Hopkins and Baldwin), he survived in real world on the ship of one black man (Fishburne), he finally survived in the experimental prison "Oz" with everyone in a row, and pressed on pity by dissecting there in wheelchair. But where is he with his chair against Tony Cox, who is shorter in a standing position than Perrineau in a sitting position. Moreover, Harold was a cripple only once, and Tony was a dwarf every day, without days off or lunch breaks. And he has such a surname that pleases the ears of any black guy!
Profile: Dwarf, just dwarf.
Career zenith: Crushed the arrogant chief of security shopping center. Black, by the way.
Respect for: Didn’t swear in front of children, didn’t fuck fat women.
First we wanted to choose the best of the Wayans brothers, i.e. Marlon, because he’s funnier, but they remembered in time that the black lads don’t abandon each other. You need to help out your brother, you need to drag him along with you - it doesn’t matter whether he’s going to a drinking party, to a gang, or to the top of the best black guys. Moreover, in South Central they created a stir together. And yet, if you choose the best, it is Marlon - lying unconscious in a drug stupor.
Alas, the glory of Wayans’ crew is already fading - there were too many white people in “Scary Movie” and the franchise was happily dead. We have to make do with stupid roles in second-rate blockbusters, such as “Throw of Cobra.” What else remains? Only sell drugs, loot women or work as a security guard for Eddie Murphy.
Profile: Smoking, being stupid, making people laugh.
Career zenith: Marlon almost became a successful dealer, but became too attached to his product.
Respect for: Sean is a couple of years older than his father!
Tragic stand-up comedian, friend of Charlie's Angels and Danny Ocean. True Tuff Dog, for three years he coolly hid from the public the disease that eventually killed him, and all this time he continued to earn skilla.
Lived to be fifty years old and fifty five films, participated in every film in the trilogy about how famous actors Hollywood is being robbed by some rogues with a couple of their own casinos. Sam Witwicky pushed the Autobot Bumblebee. He played funny the same head of security at the shopping center, who was crushed by the dwarf a couple of positions earlier. RIP bro.
Profile: Joker.
Career zenith: Personal show named after himself.
Respect for: Strong-willed character.
Ma name is ma name: Fuck yeah, I didn’t change my native name.
The top would not be complete without the first African American to win a white statuette for Best Actor. It was in the shaggy year of 1963, and come on, blacks still remember about it and don’t let whites forget. Poitier walked towards Olympus gradually - first he gained fame as the best black actor of our time, then he equaled the fees of the worst white actors, and then - incredibly! – and completely went on par with the best. In addition to the American Film Academy Awards, he received a BAFTA and was awarded the Silver Bear at the 3rd Berlin Film Festival. And all this during the time of the struggle of blacks for their rights! By the way, they finally achieved their goal - now in the States it is officially forbidden to call them blacks. So in the history books they will write that blacks fought and fought for their rights, and then all at once disappeared somewhere.
Profile: Intelligence and nobility.
Career zenith: He built a church (“Lilies of the Field”) free of charge, but not without consequences.
White figurine:
Pioneer!
Rap (crossed out) Jazz:
Reads (crossed out) Plays.
Respect for: He was not a member of any gang, but he is still a role model for every Afro... well, you understand who.
Like many blacks, at first Martin could only make whites laugh - at school, nightclubs and bit parts in films. In 1993, he became the host of his own television show"Martin", which instantly became the best in the USA. It’s trivial, but true: after this success, Lawrence went into all the typically dark serious ways - he took up drugs, made unsuccessful jokes in live, loudly divorced his wife, was accused of sexual harassment, attacked a nightclub visitor, swore dirty, waved a gun on the street and even tried to carry a weapon onto an airplane, in general, he did everything possible to create a heroic aura around his figure. The authorities got it and sentenced him to forced labor. The image of a black victim of racism was successfully completed, it was time to make money - and Lawrence fired off the hits “Bad Boys”, “The Diamond Cop” and “Big Momma’s House”. By the way, fun fact: In the trailer and poster for Bad Boys 1-2, Martin's name came before Will Smith. Eh, nostalgia.
Profile: Make people laugh, swear, sometimes fight.
Career zenith: He received $16.5 million for “Black Knight.” And it’s not even that it’s large sum(the actor later received 20), but the fact is that Chris Tucker was initially considered for this role, but he was driven away because he asked for too much - $15 million. These white people never learned to count!
Respect for: American censorship, which did not allow the word “ass” to be used more than once on air, made an exception for the show “Martin,” which Lawrence took advantage of, not without pleasure. Assssss!
Named after his father, who in turn was named after the island of Cuba, Gooding is used to playing sickeningly good guys, but is best in military uniform(“War Diver”, “Pearl Harbor”, “Red Tails”).
In 1997, for some reason, People magazine included the actor among the 50 most beautiful people in the world. Now he is not as fresh as before, and the times of big roles have not come, so we can admit that Cuba has not become a superstar and will never become, but American dream nevertheless brought it to life.
Profile: The guy is on board.
The zenith of his career: He finally received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his years of service. And now his name is trampled on by the moccasins of some local whites.
White figurine:
Yes, but only for a supporting role (“Jerry Maguire”).
Sport: Speaking at the closing Olympic Games In Los Angeles. True, not as a special guest star, like Paul McCarthy, but as a backup dancer for Lionel Richie.
Respect for: He doesn’t particularly stand out, but he works hard for the image of black brotherhood.
A charming actor with scars on his forehead left by a car accident back when Chivitel was 11 years old. Most are familiar with Roland Emmerich (“2012”) as a conscientious scientist in the film about the destruction of humanity, as well as for his role as Keira Knightley’s non-negative husband in “ Real love" Of course, he starred in Spielberg’s Amistad, where at one time all the black actors who did not demand millions in fees were herded. Ejofor's texture makes him more suitable than anyone else for the role of Othello, whom, in fact, he played in the famous theatrical production. He knows how to feign surprise better than any of his colleagues. I tried myself as a director and screenwriter, but it’s been quiet on this front for five years now. However, we wish him success, and don't be a pussy.
Profile: Bug-eyed.
Career zenith: Of course, logic requires indicating a role in the beautiful blockbuster “2012”, but we know that, to be honest, today the zenith of Chivitel’s career is the mini-series “Border of the Shadow”.
Jail: Shit no!
Respect for: He didn't let Sheriff Rick pick up Keira Knightley, and he had to switch to Sarah Callis.
One of Ocean's friends, the first black sleeper in the film industry since Lance Reddick and a person deeply involved in poker. For reasons of the latter, he needs skills and knows a lot about them, which is why in the film industry he scores not only as an actor, but also as a producer. However, he is not an economist by education: bro graduated from the Institute of Arts.
In acting extremes, he is mimically capable of being both the most revealingly tragic black man in the world, and one of the most fun. Winner of the Golden Globe, but could also take the award for the owner of the most gigantic nostrils, if the Actors Guild had come up with one.
Profile: A bad gambler.
Career zenith: Chingasos with Iron Man.
Playa: Fuck yeah, poker player, producer, actor; bro only plays big games.
Respect for: The best unspectacular explosion in Hollywood history, which happened in Ocean's 11.
As it turns out, Tucker and Rock are completely different people, but – damned! – for whites, all blacks look alike, but here they also have the same name, and both did not disdain stand-up humor. The guys will have to make room and stand on the same step of the pedestal. Moreover, individually they would be much lower.
That Chris, who is Tucker, has almost nothing to be proud of - he pulled off the Rush Hour trilogy with Jackie Chan and infuriated Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element - that’s all that’s important. That Chris, who is Rock, is doing a little better, his filmography is wider (more than 4 times), and in general, he was at least entrusted with voicing a zebra (“Madagascar 1-3”), and this is almost the same achievement as Eddie the donkey Murphy in the Shrek tetralogy.
Profile: Make jokes in any position.
Career zenith: In 2004, Rock was named fifth The greatest performer in the genre of stand-up comedy on Comedy Central.
White figurine:
Shit no! But Rock hosted the 77th awards ceremony.
Respect for: The semi-biographical series “Everybody Hates Chris” was filmed about Rock’s childhood, which lasted 4 seasons.
Igor Talalaev, Anton Minasov
Bro, we present to you our most (in)politically correct top. List of the coolest PEs (black guys). In order to evaluate the best of the best and the blackest of the blackest, the authors had to put on a black skin: buy herbs, listen to rap and steal a car from a white neighbor. Fuck yeah!
NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT TOP
PART 1 OF 3
Perhaps very soon the times of total, senile political correctness will come, and all whites will be prohibited from even hinting that blacks are not very white. The texts of Mark Twain, for example, are already edited - the word "Negro" from the "Adventures of Tom Soyer" is deleted, which means that we may not have another opportunity to recall the cool black guys! Therefore, let’s do this while the blacks are still black, and not some dark white.
To emphasize all the black energy and all the dark magnetism of the representatives of this top, we designed the article in a radical black and white style. Moreover, blacks will not lose anything from a lack of colors. Oh, that sounded somehow politically incorrect, sorry, we did it on purpose.
Yo!
The article was written by blacks about blacks and for blacks. Whites are not guaranteed to fully understand the text. But just in case, white boy, keep hints:
Footnotes:
Bro- Brother
Brotherhood- bros
Bullet– a year in county jail
Chingasos– this is a fight, and not what you thought; whatever you think
Crew- team
Drug– drug
Gang- gang
Gat- weapon
Jail– zone; zone - prison; don't say no to prison
Loot- rob
Nigga- black
Playa– someone who has achieved great respect, a player in a big game.
Respect- respect
Sell- sell
Skilla- money
Steegmat- gay
Tecato- heroin addict
Wiggaz– white people who pretend to be nigga
White figurine- “Oscar”.
Take a close look at the faces below. These black guys weren't tough enough for the list of the coolest blacks in movie history.
That's it, forget these losers, bro. Let's get down to business.
In fact, Tony Cox did not make any significant contribution to the development of world cinema or at least strengthening the position of the black brotherhood - until a certain time, he, like the last black man, generally hid in the skin of an Ewok under George Lucas. But what would a politically correct top be without a dwarf?
The list was to be opened by Harold Perrineau, who truly deserved this right. He survived in Alaska with two whites (Hopkins and Baldwin), he survived in the real world on the ship of one black (Fishburne), he finally survived in the experimental prison "Oz" with everyone in a row, and pressed on pity by dissecting there in a wheelchair. But where is he with his chair against Tony Cox, who is shorter in a standing position than Perrineau in a sitting position. Moreover, Harold was a cripple only once, and Tony was a dwarf every day, without days off or lunch breaks. And he has such a surname that pleases the ears of any black guy!
Profile: Dwarf, just dwarf.
Career zenith: He crushed the arrogant chief of security at a shopping center. Black, by the way.
Respect for: Didn’t swear in front of children, didn’t fuck fat women.
First we wanted to choose the best of the Wayans brothers, i.e. Marlon, because he’s funnier, but they remembered in time that the black lads don’t abandon each other. You need to help out your brother, you need to drag him along with you - it doesn’t matter whether he’s going to a drinking party, to a gang, or to the top of the best black guys. Moreover, in South Central they created a stir together. And yet, if you choose the best, it is Marlon - lying unconscious in a drug stupor.
Alas, the glory of Wayans’ crew is already fading - there were too many white people in “Scary Movie” and the franchise was happily dead. We have to make do with stupid roles in second-rate blockbusters, such as “Throw of Cobra.” What else remains? Only sell drugs, loot women or work as a security guard for Eddie Murphy.
Profile: Smoking, being stupid, making people laugh.
Career zenith: Marlon almost became a successful dealer, but became too attached to his product.
Respect for: Sean is a couple of years older than his father!
Tragic stand-up comedian, friend of Charlie's Angels and Danny Ocean. True Tuff Dog, for three years he coolly hid from the public the disease that eventually killed him, and all this time he continued to earn skilla.
He lived to be fifty years old and fifty-five films, participated in every film in the trilogy about how famous Hollywood actors rob some beggars with a couple of their own casinos. Sam Witwicky pushed the Autobot Bumblebee. He played funny the same head of security at the shopping center, who was crushed by the dwarf a couple of positions earlier. RIP bro.
Profile: Joker.
Career zenith: Personal show named after himself.
Respect for: Strong-willed character.
Ma name is ma name: Fuck yeah, I didn’t change my native name.
The top would not be complete without the first African American to win a white statuette for Best Actor. It was in the shaggy year of 1963, and come on, blacks still remember about it and don’t let whites forget. Poitier walked towards Olympus gradually - first he gained fame as the best black actor of our time, then he equaled the fees of the worst white actors, and then - incredibly! – and completely went on par with the best. In addition to the American Film Academy Award, he received a BAFTA and was awarded the Silver Bear at the 3rd Berlin Film Festival. And all this during the time of the struggle of blacks for their rights! By the way, they finally achieved their goal - now in the States it is officially forbidden to call them blacks. So in the history books they will write that blacks fought and fought for their rights, and then all at once disappeared somewhere.
Profile: Intelligence and nobility.
Career zenith: He built a church (“Lilies of the Field”) free of charge, but not without consequences.
White figurine:
Pioneer!
Rap (crossed out) Jazz:
Reads (crossed out) Plays.
Respect for: He was not a member of any gang, but he is still a role model for every Afro... well, you understand who.
Like many blacks, at first Martin could only make whites laugh - at school, nightclubs and bit parts in films. In 1993, he became the host of his own television show, Martin, which instantly became the best in the United States. It’s trivial, but true: after this success, Lawrence went into all the typically dark serious ways - he took up drugs, made unsuccessful jokes on live TV, loudly divorced his wife, was accused of sexual harassment, attacked a nightclub visitor, swore dirty, waved a gun in the street and he even tried to carry a weapon onto the plane, in general, he did everything possible to create a heroic halo around his figure. The authorities got it and sentenced him to forced labor. The image of a black victim of racism was successfully completed, it was time to make money - and Lawrence fired off the hits “Bad Boys”, “The Diamond Cop” and “Big Momma’s House”. By the way, fun fact: in the trailer and on the poster for Bad Boys 1-2, Martin's name came before Will Smith. Eh, nostalgia.
Profile: Make people laugh, swear, sometimes fight.
Career zenith: He received $16.5 million for “Black Knight.” And the point is not that this is a large amount (the actor later received 20), but that Chris Tucker was initially considered for this role, but he was turned away because he asked too much - $15 million. These whites never learned to count!
Respect for: American censorship, which did not allow the word “ass” to be used more than once on air, made an exception for the show “Martin,” which Lawrence took advantage of, not without pleasure. Assssss!
Named after his father, who in turn was named after the island of Cuba, Gooding is used to playing sickeningly good guys, but looks best in a military uniform (War Diver, Pearl Harbor, Red Tails).
In 1997, for some reason, People magazine included the actor among the 50 most beautiful people in the world. Now he is not as fresh as before, and the times of big roles have not yet come, so we can admit that Cuba has not become a superstar and will never become one, but he still brought the American dream to life.
Profile: The guy is on board.
The zenith of his career: He finally received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his years of service. And now his name is trampled on by the moccasins of some local whites.
White figurine:
Yes, but only for a supporting role (“Jerry Maguire”).
Sport: Performed at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. True, not as a special guest star, like Paul McCarthy, but as a backup dancer for Lionel Richie.
Respect for: He doesn’t particularly stand out, but he works hard for the image of black brotherhood.
A charming actor with scars on his forehead left by a car accident back when Chivitel was 11 years old. Most people are familiar with Roland Emmerich (“2012”) as a conscientious scientist in the film about the destruction of humanity, as well as for his role as Keira Knightley’s non-negative husband in “Love Actually.” Of course, he starred in Spielberg’s Amistad, where at one time all the black actors who did not demand millions in fees were herded. In terms of texture, Ejofor is more suitable than anyone else for the role of Othello, whom, in fact, he played in a famous theatrical production. He knows how to feign surprise better than any of his colleagues. I tried myself as a director and screenwriter, but it’s been quiet on this front for five years now. However, we wish him success, and don't be a pussy.
Profile: Bug-eyed.
Career zenith: Of course, logic requires indicating a role in the beautiful blockbuster “2012”, but we know that, to be honest, today the zenith of Chivitel’s career is the mini-series “Border of the Shadow”.
Jail: Shit no!
Respect for: He didn't let Sheriff Rick pick up Keira Knightley, and he had to switch to Sarah Callis.
One of Ocean's friends, the first black sleeper in the film industry since Lance Reddick and a person deeply involved in poker. For reasons of the latter, he needs skills and knows a lot about them, which is why in the film industry he scores not only as an actor, but also as a producer. However, he is not an economist by education: bro graduated from the Institute of Arts.
In acting extremes, he is mimically capable of being both the most revealingly tragic black man in the world, and one of the most fun. Winner of the Golden Globe, but could also take the award for the owner of the most gigantic nostrils, if the Actors Guild had come up with one.
Profile: A bad gambler.
Career zenith: Chingasos with Iron Man.
Playa: Fuck yeah, poker player, producer, actor; bro only plays big games.
Respect for: The best unspectacular explosion in Hollywood history, which happened in Ocean's 11.
As it turns out, Tucker and Rock are completely different people, but damned! – for whites, all blacks look alike, but here they also have the same name, and both did not disdain stand-up humor. The guys will have to make room and stand on the same step of the pedestal. Moreover, individually they would be much lower.
That Chris, who is Tucker, has almost nothing to be proud of - he pulled off the Rush Hour trilogy with Jackie Chan and infuriated Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element - that’s all that’s important. That Chris, who is Rock, is doing a little better, his filmography is wider (more than 4 times), and in general, he was at least entrusted with voicing a zebra (“Madagascar 1-3”), and this is almost the same achievement as Eddie the donkey Murphy in the Shrek tetralogy.
Profile: Make jokes in any position.
Career zenith: In 2004, The Rock was named the fifth Greatest Stand-up Comedy Performer by Comedy Central.
White figurine:
Shit no! But Rock hosted the 77th awards ceremony.
Respect for: The semi-biographical series “Everybody Hates Chris” was filmed about Rock’s childhood, which lasted 4 seasons.
Igor Talalaev, Anton Minasov
On the eve of the release of the wonderful film " Hidden figures"(the premiere is expected on April 12), we decided to touch upon such an interesting and almost unknown issue in our area as cult black cinema, as well as the most interesting black actors and actresses.
Samuel L. JacksonThe one and only Jules, the preaching gangster in “ Pulp Fiction" Born in Chatnouga, Tennessee. His father left the family, and little Sam was raised by his mother and grandparents. In general, there was little to predict that Samuel would become a Hollywood star, and a cult one at that. In addition to “Pulp Fiction,” he also has such films as “ Django Unchained", several parts " Star Wars», « Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" And " The Hateful Eight».
Eddie MurphyOnce upon a time, this guy could be called the No. 1 black actor - the peak of his popularity came in the 80s. He is still considered the best and most important black comedic actor of our time. He is best known for his role as Axel Foley in the film series Beverly Hills Cop", as well as in the main roles in the films "Trading Places", "Boomerang", " Doctor Dolittle», « Trip to America», « How to steal a skyscraper"and others. Murphy also recorded music albums and voiced several cartoon characters, including Donkey in the cartoon " Shrek"and its sequels.
Halle BerryHalle Berry is the first black actress in cinema history to win an Oscar for Best Actress. She is also a Golden Globe and Emmy winner. Her filmography includes such super-pictures as “ Cloud Atlas", several parts of "X-Men", " Perfect Stranger», « Die but not now"etc. She is also a model, a shark whisperer, Catwoman and just a beauty.
Will SmithAt the beginning of his career, everyone perceived this guy as a comedic, funny guy. Men in Black"and hip-hop artist. But after the release of the wonderful film “ The Pursuit of Happyness", it turned out that he is an excellent dramatic actor (something that, for example, Eddie Murphy failed to achieve). Then there was another biographical drama “ Ali", philosophical picture " Seven lives"and one of his last works" Illusory beauty».
Octavia SpencerYes, in Russia, unfortunately, they are not as familiar with this actress as she deserves. First, she won an Oscar for Best female role supporting role in the film " Servant" Secondly, where she has not starred: these are TV series “ Ambulance», « Secret materials", "CSI" Crime scene", " The Big Bang Theory", and more than a hundred films, including " Divergent», « Seven lives" and of course " Hidden figures».
Morgan FreemanWe fell in love with this guy as soon as he appeared in the legendary drama " The Shawshank Redemption" He was even nominated for an Oscar in the category “Best Actor” for this film, but received it only 10 years later for his role in the film “ Million Dollar Baby" It is simply impossible to count his iconic roles - there are several dozen of them. This is an absolutely legendary actor and we are sure that someday he will be given an Oscar for special achievements.
Omar SyThe same guy who will remain in our hearts forever, like the guy who played the role of Driss in the film " 1+1 ", for which he received a Cesar Award. He has a lot in common with his main character - Omar was born into a family of a cleaner and a worker from Senegal, as expected, in a poor area, the 4th of 8 children. He also has work in such films as “ Chocolate», « X-Men: Days of Future Past" and etc.
Whoopi GoldbergThe queen of comedy, despite the color of her skin, is universally and popularly loved by Whoopi... And how can you not love her?! She has never had standard beauty, but her talent eclipses all possible boundaries and standards of cinema. One of the few celebrities to have received four major American prestigious awards: Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Tony. Her collection of awards also includes two Golden Globes, a BAFTA and a Star on the Walk of Fame. Without a doubt, Whoopi Goldberg is one of the biggest black Hollywood stars of all time.
Forest WhitakerThis modest guy with a charming smile became the fourth African-American to win an Oscar for Best Actor. The award went to him for his role as the President of Uganda, General Idi Amin, in the film, for which she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Well, global success came to her thanks to the role of Cookie Lyon, the main character in the series “ Empire" The role brought her a Golden Globe.
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Whoopi Goldberg. Born in the black quarter of New York in a family with Jewish roots. WITH early childhood Whoopi was an active and mischievous child, and at the age of eight she confidently played on stage in children's plays. In the early seventies, Goldberg joined the hippie movement, became addicted to drugs and lived for several years on meager unemployment benefits. So as not to die of hunger, future star She learned many professions - she even managed to work in a morgue. Her duties included makeup, which Whoopi skillfully “applied” to the faces of the dead. A little later, Goldberg managed to get a job in one of the theater troupes. The black girl's first success came after Whoopi showed own show with changing clothes. In just a few minutes talented actress I managed to try on six completely different characters at once. In 1985, by chance, Goldberg was invited to the film “The Color Purple,” and after its release, Whoopi became not only famous, but also received an Oscar nomination. Goldberg received her coveted statuette for her role in the film “Ghost.” Now Goldberg is the most popular black comedienne in the world, and her fees exceed a million dollars per film. Whoopi has a very difficult character and not very pretty, and she admits it, but this does not stop Goldberg from having affairs with handsome and successful men! For several years, her life partners were Frank Langella and Ted Danson, but the most high-profile romance in Whoopi’s life was her relationship with Gerard Depardieu, who loved this dark-skinned actress madly.
Jada Pinkett Smith. Another black actress who managed to conquer Hollywood. Jada was born in 1971 in Baltimore, in the family of a director. construction company and nurses. However, Jada's parents soon divorced, and the girl was mainly raised by her grandmother, who discovered Pinkett's talent and enrolled the girl in ballet, piano and tap dance lessons. Jada has a very interesting origin- her ancestors were Jews, Portuguese and Creoles. In 1990, Pinkett decides to conquer Hollywood and moves to Los Angeles. First he plays episodic roles in TV series, and the first big role Jada gets it in the 1994 film “Missing Millions.” The most famous film with Pinkett's participation is “The Matrix. Reboot". In addition, Pinkett is known for voicing a hippopotamus in the animated film Madagascar. The actress has more than twenty roles in films and TV series. 23 years ago, Jada met Will Smith at the casting of the series, but the romance between the actors began much later. Only at the end of 1997 did they get married. Now the union of Smith and Pinkett is considered one of the strongest in Hollywood. The couple has three children. However Last year Information often appears in the press that the couple is planning to divorce.
Halle Berry. Currently, Halle Berry is considered the most famous and most beautiful black actress. She was born in 1966 in Cleveland. Her father is dark-skinned and her mother is white; they worked in a clinic, where they met. Halle is the only black actress to win an Oscar for her leading role. Berry's parents divorced when he was four years old, and his father did not take any part in raising Hallie. After graduating from school, the girl worked as a salesperson in a department store and participated in various beauty contests. In 1986, Berry participated in the Miss USA competition, where she took an honorable sixth place. The girl begins to be invited to appear in TV series, but in 1989, during filming, Hallie loses consciousness. After being diagnosed with diabetes, Berry not only continues to act, but also develops own system nutrition for diabetics and begins to actively engage in sports. Soon Berry was invited to main role in the film "Heat of Love", which brought her worldwide fame. Halle several times hit the top lines of various ratings of the sexiest and beautiful women peace. Concerning personal life actress, the first time she married basketball player David Justice, the second time - to musician Eric Bene. From a civil marriage with model Gabriel Aubrey, Hallie had a daughter. In October of this year, the actress gave birth to a son from her third husband, Olivier Martinez. By the way, Berry is a distant relative of Ellen DeGeneres and Mark Wahlberg.
Queen Latifah. This versatile Hollywood actress was born in 1970 in Newark in the family of a police officer and a teacher. Queen is an Oscar and Emmy nominee, and has won Golden Globe and Grammy awards. Latifa will not only act in films, but is also considered one of the most popular singers America. Quinn was very plump since childhood, which did not stop her from playing on the basketball team. After school ended music career Latifa. The girl gained popularity within a couple of years. In 1991, she starred with Halle Berry in the popular film Heat of Love. The actress's credits include: famous films, like “The Upside Down House,” where she starred with Steve Martin, “Scary Movie 3,” “Once Upon a Time in Vegas,” “Last Holiday.” In 2006, Latifah's star was laid on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Few people know that a terrible tragedy occurred in this woman’s life. In 1992, she gave her brother a motorcycle, which she purchased with one of her first large royalties. A few months later my brother ended up in terrible accident and died on the spot. Latifa blamed herself for her brother’s death for many months, fell into depression and became addicted to drugs. In 1996, she was even detained by the police for possession of marijuana. Quinn managed to get rid of bad habit. Latifa is currently engaged in solo career, acts in films and also advertises clothes for plus size women.
Zoe Saldana. One of the youngest and most successful black actresses in Hollywood. Zoe was born in 1978, in New Jersey, to a Puerto Rican and Dominican father. Saldana is of Jamaican, Libyan, Indian and Irish descent. When the actress was nine years old, her father died in a car accident, and her mother and Zoe went to the Dominican Republic. Saldana studied dance there and graduated from school, after which she and her mother returned to America. From the age of seventeen, Zoe performed on the stage of one of the Brooklyn theaters, and in 2002 she made her debut alongside Britney Spears in the film “Crossroads.” The actress gained popularity after the films “Terminal”, “Guess Who?”, “Pirates” Caribbean Sea. Black Pearl". However, the most star role Saldana is considered Navi in Avatar. In the near future, Zoe will star in the sequel to the acclaimed blockbuster. This summer, Saldana married Marco Perego. The actress dated him for only a month, after which they held a secret wedding ceremony.
The scientific community has eaten more than one dog due to discrimination: anti-Semitism in Soviet science has deprived us of a galaxy of outstanding scientists and discoverers, womenwere not allowed into universities and laboratories, and black scientists, if they got into the highest circles of the scientific community, did so through enormous efforts. Instead of spending precious time on research and experimentation, scientists fought against racism and discrimination. RBC Lifestyle has made a selection of ten black inventors, mathematicians and chemists who changed the world.
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Astronomer, farmer, political figure and surveyor Benjamin Banneker lived in Maryland in the 18th century. He was born into the family of a freed African woman, Mary, and former slave from New Guinea Roberta. Having shown an unprecedented interest in science, Banneker studied independently, studying the basics of physics and geography here and there. At the age of 22, the young scientist was already busy constructing clocks and other interesting mechanisms and helping his neighbors survey their territories. He later became famous for his series of astronomical almanacs, which proved commercially successful. Besides, Banneker corresponded with the father of American democracy, Thomas Jefferson, discussing issues of slavery and racism. Now, however, they say that the scientist’s merits are exaggerated against the backdrop of the struggle for equality, but there is no doubt that his life and work were amazing (primarily because of the time in which it took place).
The founder of the world's first blood banks devoted his entire life to medicine. He was lucky not only to be born a talented scientist, but also to graduate from two universities: McGill in Montreal and Columbia. At that time, there were almost no black students at US universities. Charles developed a system of blood transfusion and storage, which saved thousands of soldiers' lives during World War II. In addition to the United States, his program was also successfully introduced into military medicine in Great Britain.
Drew devoted a lot of effort to convincing the United States authorities that the blood of blacks was suitable for transfusion, including to white patients. Despite this, for a very long time in US blood banks, white and black blood were stored separately.
Cardiologist Daniel Williams is the second person in medical history to perform successful surgery on the pericardium, the outer lining of the heart, in 1893 (the first was Henry Dalton). The decision to operate was made urgently: the patient, who was taken to the hospital late in the evening, was dying. Williams decided to operate early in the morning.
He graduated with honors from the University of Chicago, but Illinois laws at the time did not allow black doctors to work in public hospitals. Without thinking twice, the doctor founded his Providence Hospital, and later on its basis he established a school for nurses, which taught mainly black population Chicago. The hospital became the first non-segregated medical facility in the country. He founded the Association of African-American Doctors, and at the end of his life he was recognized at the state level and made honorary chairman of the National Association of Surgeons.
Dr. Chappelle began his career as an assistant professor at Nashville University. Having demonstrated remarkable abilities in the field of natural sciences, he successfully got a job as a biochemist in the Hachelton laboratory in 1963, where he made a number of important discoveries, which made it possible to accelerate the pace of space exploration. First, he noticed that even elementary green organisms, such as single-celled algae, produce oxygen. This knowledge is still used to ensure the lives of astronauts entering orbit. In addition, Chappelle studied the reaction of living organisms to light and their interaction with environment. His research made it possible to develop the technology that NASA is now trying to use in the search for life on Mars.
The recipient of the Goldon Bell Award, an annual award for excellence in high-performance computing, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Award in New York, he has pushed the mathematical and technological sciences forward throughout his life. The Nigerian-born man created the Connection Machine, a family of supercomputers that are capable of calculating quantities that the human brain cannot reach. At the Massachusetts Polytechnic Institute, Emegwali worked on a team that was designed to create artificial intelligence, but their developments did not lead to anything in this area, so scientists switched to high-precision computing.
Bath was born in Harlem to African immigrant parents. Her father wrote a column for a local newspaper and was also the first black employee of the New York subway. The Bath family highly valued knowledge, which inspired the girl to apply for a Yeshiva University grant and win it while still in school. So she decided to become a doctor and devote her career to working on vision problems.
Soon Bath became a doctor of medical sciences and began working at the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness. There, the woman noted that due to the social gap, black people suffer from blindness much more often than white people: they simply did not have time to treat and prevent problems. Bath began to do this too, opening a charity clinic.
Scientists in literally You can’t name the words of Garrett Morgan, but he received the nickname “black Edison” for a reason: this man invented the traffic light, the gas mask and the chemical composition for straightening curly hair. Morgan came up with the traffic light after he had an accident: apparently, the carelessness of the drivers did its job. In 1923, he patented an “automatic traffic controller”, and was later bought by the American corporation General Electric for $40 million. So, starting with repairing sewing machines in Cincinnati, Ohio, Morgan ended his life as an almost blind millionaire who worked on new inventions until of his death.
A statistics professor at the University of California at Berkeley invented mathematical methods. statistical analysis financial markets (Rao-Blackwell theorem), which have enriched more than a dozen modern brokers and businessmen. Blackwell began his career studying economics at the University of Illinois. Afterwards, the young specialist decided not to stop and get a doctorate in economics. At the same time, John von Neumann, a mathematician who made his contribution to almost all the exact sciences of the 20th century, became interested in his work. Blackwell did not take this gesture because at that time black scientists were not taken seriously by the scientific community. It turned out that Neumann was indeed delighted.
The scientist applied to 105 historically black colleges and universities across the country. You couldn’t count on getting a professor’s position at a “white” university. However, Blackwell soon received an invitation to take a professorship at the University of Berkeley, where he worked until the end of his life.
Without Percy Julian, humanity would probably still be for a long time would endure excruciating pain for the most trivial reasons. It was this chemist, who was involved in the synthesis of hormones and other substances from plants, who obtained novocaine, which replaced the cocaine alkaloid. Of course, as has often happened in the history of science, a Russian chemist received novocaine before this American Jewish origin Anatoly Eingorn, but it is the patented American version that Julian and his team own. He synthesized testosterone, progesterone and a number of steroids and devoted part of his life to working on hormonal pills.
IN American history this scientist became one of the most significant figures in the fight for the rights of the black population. In 1973, he was named an honorary member of the American Academy of Sciences, becoming the second black scientist in the organization after the aforementioned Blackwell.
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