Here is a list of some of these actors: Some famous black artists in Hollywood have traced their ancestral heritage back to Africa and are proud of it. Below are the 30 globally recognized black ...

The South African actor has been speaking out about racial injustice for decades, often in collaboration with the late ...

On Sunday night all eyes in Hollywood were on the Oscars as a grueling awards season finally came to an end. Among those ...

Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, was widely acclaimed as one of South Africa's greatest playwrights. The son of an ...

Black Caramu, who was popular for the saying "If I hold you in my hand, your blood will dry", is a Nigerian actor, singer and comedian. He was featured in the Block Buster Movie Gangs of Lagos ...

Fugard, who died March 8, was a white South African whose plays explored the consequences of Apartheid. He was later awarded a Tony Award for lifetime achievement. Originally broadcast in 1986.

The celebrated South African playwright was known for Blood Knot, The Road to Mecca and "Master Harold"...and the Boys. He said his job was to make "leaps out of my reality and into other realities." ...

It’s an appearance from the man who had become known as the ‘African Roscius’…Ira Aldridge – the first black actor to play Shakespeare’s parts. His appearance would have caused a ...

EVERY ASPECT OF THE LION KING YOU SEE COMING FROM SOUTH AFRICA, DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP ... WITH THREE OF THE SHOW’S ACTORS AND ITS RESIDENT DIRECTOR, A YOUNG BLACK KID FROM BALTIMORE.

they became the first Black and white actors in South African history to share a stage. Soon after, Fugard was approached by a group of Black actors seeking his help to start a company.