List of African-American Jews

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Name | Lifespan | Nationality | Occupation

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Eric Andre[1] | born 1983  | United States  | Actor and comedian
Dinah Abrahamson[2] | 1954–2013 | United States | Author and politician
Koby Altman[3] | born 1982 | United States | General manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers
Moses "Shyne" Barrow[4] | born 1978  | United States
Belize  | Rapper, politician
Darrin Bell[5] | born 1975 | United States | Cartoonist
Nissim Black[6] | born 1986 | United States
Israel | Rapper and producer
David Blu[7][8] | born 1980 | United States
Israel | Basketball player
Lisa Bonet[9] | born 1967 | United States | Actress
Nell Carter[10] | 1948–2003 | United States | Singer and actress
Danielia Cotton[11] | born 1967 | United States | Singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jordan Dangerfield[12] | born 1990 | United States | NFL safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Sammy Davis, Jr.[13] | 1925–1990 | United States | Dancer and singer
Lacey Schwartz Delgado[14] | born 1977  | United States  | Filmmaker and Second Lady of New York
Daveed Diggs[15] | born 1982  | United States  | Actor, rapper, singer
Jordan Farmar[16] | born 1986 | United States | Basketball player
Ada Fisher[17] | 1947–2022 | United States | Physician and politician
Aaron Freeman[18] | born 1956 | United States | Comedian
Capers C. Funnye Jr.[19] | born 1952 | United States | Rabbi
Alicia Garza[20] | born 1981  | United States  | Activist
Lewis Gordon[21] | born 1962 | United States | Philosopher
Kat Graham[22] | born 1989 | United States | Actress
Ahuvah Gray[23] |  | United States
Israel | Writer
Reuben Greenberg[24] | 1943–2014 | United States | Criminologist
Lani Guinier[25] | 1950–2022 | United States | Lawyer and scholar
Tiffany Haddish | born 1979  | United States

Eritrea

| Actress and comedienne
Ben Harper[26] | born 1967 | United States | Musician
Kali Hawk[22] | born 1986 | United States | Actress
Carolivia Herron[27] | born 1947 | United States | Writer and scholar
Reese Hopkins[28] |  | United States | Radio talk show host
Ruby Johnson[29] | 1936–1999 | United States | Soul singer
Kidada Jones[30] | born 1974 | United States | Actress
Rashida Jones[31] | born 1976 | United States | Actress
Yaphet Kotto[32] | 1939–2021 | United States | Actor
Lenny Kravitz[32] | born 1964 | United States | Musician
Zoe Kravitz[33] | born 1988  | United States  | Actress, singer, and model
Sandra Lawson[34][35][36] | born 1969  | United States  | Rabbi
Julius Lester[37] | 1939–2018 | United States | Author
Karen Lewis | 1953–2021 | United States | American educator and labor leader
Lauren London[38] | born 1984 | United States | Actress and fashion model
Elliott Maddox[39] | born 1947 | United States | Baseball player
Saoul Mamby[40] | 1947–2019 | United States | Boxer
Taylor Mays[41] | born 1988 | United States | American football player
James McBride[42] | born 1957 | United States | Writer and musician
Yavilah McCoy[43] | born 1972 | United States | Teacher
Adah Isaacs Menken[44] | 1835–1868 | United States | Actress and poet
"Magnificent" Montague[45] | born 1928 | United States | Disc jockey
Walter Mosley[46] | born 1952 | United States | Novelist
Joshua Nelson[47] |  | United States | Gospel singer
Aulcie Perry[48] | born 1950 | United States
Israel | Basketball player
Rain Pryor[49] | born 1969 | United States | Actress and comedian
Shais Rishon[50][51] |

born 1982

| United States  | Rabbi, writer
Joshua Redman[52] | born 1969 | United States | Jazz saxophonist
Gloria Reuben[53] | born 1964 | Canada
United States | Actress, jazz singer, and pianist
Tracee Ellis Ross[54] | born 1972 | United States | Actress and model
Maya Rudolph[55] | born 1972 | United States | Actress and comedian
Anthony Russell[56] | born 1980  | United States  | Singer and musician
Willie "The Lion" Smith[57] | 1897–1973 | United States | Jazz pianist
Alysa Stanton[58] |  | United States | Rabbi
Amar'e Stoudemire[59] | born 1982 | United States

Israel

| Basketball player
Khleo Thomas[60] | born 1989 | United States | Actor
Andre Tippett[61] | born 1959 | United States | American football player
Michael W. Twitty[62] | born 1977 | United States | Writer and culinary historian
Alex Tyus[63] | born 1988 | United States
Israel | Basketball player
Rebecca Walker[64] | born 1969 | United States | Feminist and writer
Justin Warfield[65] | born 1973 | United States | Rapper
Robin Washington[66] | born 1956 | United States | Journalist and filmmaker
Jamila Wideman[67] | born 1975 | United States | Basketball player
Andre Williams[68] | 1936–2019 | United States | R&B musician
Earl Williams[69] | born 1951 | United States
Israel | Basketball player
Jackie Wilson[70] | 1934–1984 | United States | Singer
Y-Love[71] | born 1978 | United States | Hip hop artist
Drew Bundini Brown | 1928–1987 | United States | Boxing cornerman and actor
Doja Cat[72] | born 1995  | United States  | Rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress
Drake[73] | born 1986  | Canada
United States  | Rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor

* Mazi Melesa Pilip, Ethiopian-born American politician
* Cameron Boyce, child actor

## See also

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* Jews of Color

## References

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