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History

Periods
Timeline Atlantic slave trade Abolitionism in the United States Slavery in the colonial history of the US Revolutionary War Antebellum period Slavery and military history during the Civil War Reconstruction era Politicians Juneteenth Civil rights movement (1865–1896) Jim Crow era (1896–1954) Civil rights movement (1954–1968) Black power movement Post–civil rights era
Aspects
Agriculture history Black Belt in the American South Business history Military history Treatment of the enslaved
Migrations
Great Migration Second Great Migration New Great Migration

Culture

Lifeways
Dance Family structure Film Folktales Music Musical theater Names Neighborhoods Newspapers Soul food
Schools
Education during the slave period in the US Education of freed people during the Civil War History of African-American education, after the Civil War Historically black colleges and universities Fraternities
Academic study
Studies Art Literature
Celebrations
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Black History Month Juneteenth Kwanzaa
Economic class
African-American businesses Middle class Upper class Billionaires
Symbols and ideas
African-American beauty Black is beautiful Black pride African-American hair Good hair Stepping "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Self-determination

Religion

Institutions
Black church
Theologies
Black theology Womanist theology
Non-Christian groups
Hoodoo Black Hebrew Israelites African-American Jews African-American Muslims Nation of Islam Louisiana Voodoo African Diaspora Religions

Politics

Organizations
Congressional Black Caucus Joint Center National Black Caucus of State Legislators National Conference of Black Mayors
Ideologies
Afrocentrism Anarchism Back-to-Africa movement Black power Capitalism Conservatism Garveyism Leftism Liberalism Nationalism Pan-Africanism Patriotism Populism Socialism

Civic/economic groups

Organizations
Association for the Study of African American Life and History Black conductors NAACP National Black Chamber of Commerce National Council of Negro Women National Pan-Hellenic Council National Urban League TransAfrica UNCF

Sub-communities

Multiethnic
African-American Jews Afro-Puerto Ricans Alabama Creole people Black Indians Black Seminoles Mascogos Blaxicans Brass Ankles Creoles of color Dominickers Freedmen Great Dismal Swamp maroons Melungeon Carmel Indians Redbone
Specific ancestries
Americo-Liberians Creek Freedmen Gullah Merikins Nova Scotians Samaná Americans Sierra Leone Creole
Sexual orientation
LGBT community

Dialects and languages

English dialects
African-American English African-American Vernacular English Liberian English Samaná English Tutnese
Languages and other dialects
Gullah Afro-Seminole Creole Negro Dutch Black American Sign Language

Population

US states
Alabama Arkansas California Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Nebraska New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia
US cities
Black mecca List of neighborhoods Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Dallas-Fort Worth Davenport Detroit Houston Jacksonville Kentucky Lexington Los Angeles New York City Omaha Philadelphia San Antonio San Francisco
Historic places
District of Columbia Florida Georgia Mississippi Missouri Omaha, Nebraska North Carolina South Carolina Texas West Virginia
Population count
US states and territories US metropolitan areas US cities US communities Places by plurality of population
Diaspora
Africa Canada France Ghana Israel Liberia Nova Scotia Sierra Leone

Prejudice

Racism
Black genocide Race and ethnicity in the US census Racism against Black Americans Reparations for slavery School segregation in the US Unarmed African Americans killed by police officers
Stereotypes and media depictions
Blackface Criminal stereotypes Hollywood Magical Negro Minstrel show

This is a list of notable African American sportspeople. For other African Americans, see Lists of African Americans.

Administrators, executives, and businesspeople

Katrina Adams, current president of the United States Tennis Association
Koby Altman, current General manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers^[1]
Anucha Browne Sanders, former executive of the New York Knicks
Pinball Clemons, current vice-chairman for the Toronto Argonauts
Dell Demps, current vice president and general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans
Joe Dumars, former President of Basketball Operations of the Detroit Pistons
Wayne Embry, first African-American General manager and team president in NBA history, 2x NBA Executive of the Year^[2]
Rube Foster, former executive of the Chicago American Giants
Rod Higgins, former president of Basketball Operations for the Charlotte Bobcats
Billy Hunter, former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association
Al Haymon, manager and adviser to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Michael Huyghue, former Commissioner of the United Football League
Stu Jackson, former executive vice president of the National Basketball Association, current associate Commissioner of the Big East Conference
Magic Johnson, current president of Basketball Operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, owner of the Los Angeles Sparks, and co-owner of the Los Angeles Football Club^[3]^[4]
Michael Jordan, current principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets^[5]
Billy King, former general manager of the Brooklyn Nets
Don King, former boxing promoter
Billy Knight, former general manager and executive vice president of the Atlanta Hawks
Billy McKinney, former vice president of Basketball Operations for the Detroit Pistons, Executive vice president for both Seattle SuperSonics and Seattle Storm
Steve Mills, current executive of the New York Knicks
Ozzie Newsome, current general manager of the Baltimore Ravens
Jerry Reese, former general manager of the New York Giants

Baseball

A

Hank Aaron, retired professional baseball player, member of National Baseball Hall of Fame^[6]
Tommie Aaron
Tommie Agee
Willie Aikens
Gary Alexander
Matt Alexander
Ted Alexander
Dick Allen
Greg Allen
Garvin Alston
George Altman
Garret Anderson
Marlon Anderson
Chris Archer

B

C

D

E

F

G

Ron Gant
Ralph Garr
Amir Garrett
Cito Gaston
Bob Gibson
Jim Gilliam
Doug Glanville
Dwight Gooden
Brian Goodwin
Danny Goodwin
Tom Goodwin
Dee Gordon—professional baseball player^[7]
Tom Gordon—former professional baseball player
Curtis Granderson—professional baseball player^[8]
Mudcat Grant
Pumpsie Green
Ken Griffey Jr.—retired professional baseball player, Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Ken Griffey Sr.
Marquis Grissom
Chris Gwynn
Tony Gwynn—retired professional baseball player, Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Tony Gwynn Jr.

H

Billy Hamilton—professional baseball player
Jeffrey Hammonds
Mike Harkey—retired professional baseball player
Tommy Harper—former professional baseball player
Lenny Harris
Willie Harris
Wilmer Harris
Josh Harrison—professional baseball player
Billy Hatcher
LaTroy Hawkins—retired professional baseball player
Charlie Hayes—former professional baseball player
Dave Henderson—former professional baseball player
Rickey Henderson—retired professional baseball player, Member of National Baseball Hall of Fame
Steve Henderson—former professional baseball player
George Hendrick—former professional baseball player
Elrod Hendricks—former professional baseball player
Larry Herndon—former professional baseball player
Jason Heyward—professional baseball player
Aaron Hicks—professional baseball player
Glenallen Hill—former professional baseball player
Larry Hisle—former professional baseball player
L.J. Hoes—professional baseball player
Elston Howard—retired professional baseball player
Ryan Howard—professional baseball player
Orlando Hudson—former professional baseball player
Torii Hunter—retired professional baseball player

I

Monte Irvin—retired professional baseball player, Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

J

Austin Jackson—professional baseball player
Aaron Judge—professional baseball player^[9]
Reggie Jackson – former professional baseball player, member of National Baseball Hall of Fame
Bo Jackson—former professional baseball player
Edwin Jackson—professional baseball player
Grant Jackson—former professional baseball player
Jeremy Jeffress—professional baseball player
Desmond Jennings—professional baseball player
Derek Jeter (African-American father)—retired professional baseball player^[10]^[11]
Sam Jethroe—former professional baseball player
Alex Johnson—retired professional baseball player
Charles Johnson—former professional baseball player
Cliff Johnson—former professional baseball player
Sam Jethroe—former professional baseball player
Alex Johnson—former professional baseball player
Charles Johnson—former professional baseball player
Cliff Johnson—former professional baseball player
Micah Johnson—professional baseball player
Adam Jones—professional baseball player
Cleon Jones—former professional baseball player
Gary Jones—professional baseball manager
Ruppert Jones—retired professional baseball player
Sam Jones—former professional baseball player
David Justice—retired professional baseball player

K

Matt Kemp—professional baseball player^[12]
Howie Kendrick—professional baseball player
Wayne Kirby—retired professional baseball player

L

Buck Leonard, former professional baseball player

P

Satchel Paige, former professional baseball player

R

Jackie Robinson, former professional baseball player, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, first African American to play in Major league Baseball^[13]
Frank Robinson, former professional baseball player

S

CC Sabathia, professional baseball player
Giancarlo Stanton, professional baseball player^[14]^[15]
Gary Sheffield, retired professional baseball player
Justus Sheffield, professional baseball player

M

Lee May – former professional baseball player
Andrew McCutchen – professional baseball player
Willie McCovey – former professional baseball player
Joe Morgan – retired professional baseball player

N

Don Newcombe – former professional baseball player

W

Dave Winfield – retired professional baseball player
Jerome Williams – baseball player

Basketball

A

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - former professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Quincy Acy - professional basketball player
Jordan Adams - professional basketball player
Arron Afflalo - professional basketball player
Arthur Agee - retired professional basketball player
Maurice Ager - former professional basketball player
Mark Aguirre - retired professional basketball player^[16]
LaMarcus Aldridge - professional basketball player^[17]
Cliff Alexander - professional basketball player
Kwame Alexander - professional basketball player
Jarrett Allen - professional basketball player^[18]
Jerome Allen - former professional basketball player
Lavoy Allen - professional basketball player^[19]
Ray Allen - retired professional basketball player^[20]
Tony Allen - professional basketball player^[21]
Alan Anderson - professional basketball player
James Anderson - professional basketball player
Justin Anderson - professional basketball player
Kenny Anderson - former professional basketball player
Nick Anderson - retired professional basketball player
Carmelo Anthony - professional basketball player, (African-American mother)^[22]^[23]
Greg Anthony - retired professional basketball player
Cole Anthony - basketball player (African American father)
Nate Archibald - former professional basketball player
Jim Ard - former professional basketball player
Gilbert Arenas - retired professional basketball player
B. J. Armstrong - former professional basketball player
Darrell Arthur - professional basketball player
Al Attles - former professional basketball player
D. J. Augustin - professional basketball player
Jeff Ayres - professional basketball player
Ron Artest III

B

Thurl Bailey—former professional basketball player
Wade Baldwin IV—professional basketball player
Lonzo Ball (African-American father)—professional basketball player^[24]
LiAngelo Ball (African-American father)—professional basketball player
LaMelo Ball (African-American father)—professional basketball player
Gene Banks—retired professional basketball player
Tony Barbee—former professional basketball player
Charles Barkley—retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame^[25]
Don Barksdale—former professional basketball player
Harrison Barnes—professional basketball player
Matt Barnes (African American father)—retired professional basketball player^[26]
Earl Barron—professional basketball player
Will Barton—professional basketball player
Brandon Bass—professional basketball player
Shane Battier—retired professional basketball player
Elgin Baylor—former professional basketball player
Kent Bazemore—professional basketball player
Bradley Beal—professional basketball player
Butch Beard—former professional basketball player
Malik Beasley—professional basketball player
Michael Beasley—professional basketball player
Chris Bosh—professional basketball player^[27]
Marvin Bagley—professional basketball player
Mikal Bridges—professional basketball player
Miles Bridges—professional basketball player
Bruce Brown—professional basketball player
Troy Brown Jr.—professional basketball player
Jalen Brunson—professional basketball player
Dwayne Bacon—professional basketball player
Jordan Bell—professional basketball player
Jaylen Brown—professional basketball player^[28]
Antonio Blakeney—professional basketball player^[29]
James Blackmon Jr.—professional basketball player
Thomas Bryant—professional basketball player
Isaiah Briscoe—professional basketball player
Tony Bradley—professional basketball player
Sterling Brown—professional basketball player
Jabari Bird—professional basketball player
Malcolm Brogdon—professional basketball player
Jerryd Bayless—professional basketball player
Jimmy Butler—professional basketball player^[30]
Rasual Butler—former professional basketball player
Aaron Brooks—professional basketball player
Will Barton—professional basketball player
MarShon Brooks—professional basketball player
Walt Bellamy—former professional basketball player
Kobe Bryant—retired professional basketball player^[31]
Kwame Brown—professional basketball player^[32]
Trey Burke—professional basketball player^[33]
Reggie Bullock—professional basketball player^[34]
Chauncey Billups—retired professional basketball player^[35]
Muggsy Bogues—retired professional basketball player
Terrell Brandon—retired professional basketball player
Eric Bledsoe—professional basketball player^[36]
Patrick Beverley—professional basketball player
Avery Bradley—professional basketball player
Chauncey Billups

C

Dell Curry - former professional basketball player
Stephen Curry - professional basketball player
Seth Curry - professional basketball player
Wilt Chamberlain - retired professional basketball player, Member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, only NBA player to score 100 points^[37]
Wendell Carter Jr. - professional basketball player
DeMarcus Cousins - professional basketball player
Ian Clark - professional basketball player
Norris Cole - professional basketball player
Quinn Cook - professional basketball player
Jevon Carter - professional basketball player
Vince Carter - professional basketball player
Jordan Clarkson (African-American father) - professional basketball player
Tony Carr - professional basketball player
Bryant Crawford - professional basketball player
Jamal Crawford - professional basketball player
John Collins - professional basketball player
Marquese Chriss - professional basketball player
Tyson Chandler - professional basketball player
Isaiah Canaan - professional basketball player
Mario Chalmers - professional basketball player
Jordan Crawford - professional basketball player
Jarrett Culver - professional basketball player

D

Anthony Davis - professional basketball player
Antonio Davis - former professional basketball player
Ed Davis - professional basketball player
Glen Davis - former professional basketball player
Adrian Dantley - retired professional basketball player
Andre Drummond - professional basketball Player
Baron Davis - retired professional basketball player
Deyonta Davis - professional basketball player
Dewayne Dedmon - professional basketball player
DeMar DeRozan - professional basketball player
Erick Dampier - former professional basketball player
Spencer Dinwiddie - professional basketball player
Clyde Drexler - retired professional basketball player
Kevin Durant - professional basketball player
Kris Dunn - professional basketball player
PJ Dozier - professional basketball player
Troy Daniels - professional basketball player
Trevon Duval - professional basketball player

E

Jawun Evans - professional basketball player
Tyreke Evans - professional basketball player
Reggie Evans - retired professional basketball player
Julius Erving - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

F

De'Aaron Fox - professional basketball player
Kay Felder - professional basketball player
Markelle Fultz - professional basketball player
Terrance Ferguson - professional basketball player
Yogi Ferrell - professional basketball player

G

Horace Grant - retired professional basketball player
Hal Greer - retired professional basketball player
George Gervin - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Harry Giles - professional basketball player
Kevin Garnett - retired professional basketball player
Paul George - professional basketball player
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - professional basketball player
Ben Gordon (Africans-Americans mother) - Basketball player

H

Elvin Hayes - retired professional basketball player
Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway - retired professional basketball player^[38]
Happy Hairston - former professional basketball player
PJ Hairston - professional basketball player
Dwight Howard - professional basketball player^[39]
Grant Hill - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame^[40]
James Harden - professional basketball player^[41]
Josh Hart - professional basketball player
Tobias Harris - professional basketball player
Tyrese Haliburton - professional basketball player
Ron Harper - retired professional basketball player
Rodney Hood - professional basketball player
Udonis Haslem - professional basketball player
John Henson - professional basketball player
Montrezl Harrell - professional basketball player
Jrue Holiday - professional basketball player
Justin Holiday - professional basketball player
Aaron Holiday - professional basketball player
De'Andre Hunter - professional basketball player
Larry Hughes - retired professional basketball player
Richard Hamilton - retired professional basketball player
Solomon Hill

I

Allen Iverson - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Brandon Ingram - professional basketball player
Kyrie Irving - professional basketball player

J

DeAndre Jordan - professional basketball player
Derrick Jones Jr. - professional basketball player
Josh Jackson - professional basketball player
Frank Jackson (African American father) - professional basketball player
K.C. Jones - retired professional basketball player
Sam Jones - retired professional basketball player
Tyus Jones (African-American father) - professional basketball player
Jaren Jackson - retired professional basketball player
Jaren Jackson Jr. - professional basketball player
LeBron James - professional basketball player^[42]
Dennis Johnson - former professional basketball player
Magic Johnson - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame^[43]
Michael Jordan - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, considered as the greatest player in NBA History.^[44]^[45]
Amile Jefferson - professional basketball player
Jarrett Jack - professional basketball player
Reggie Jackson

K

Brandon Knight - professional basketball player
Kevin Knox II - professional basketball player
Jason Kidd - retired professional basketball player (African American Father)
Kemba Walker - professional basketball player (African American Mother)

L

Bob Lanier - retired professional basketball player
Damian Lillard - professional basketball player
Kawhi Leonard - professional basketball player
Kyle Lowry - professional basketball player
Rashard Lewis - retired professional basketball player
Caris LeVert - professional basketball player

M

Bob McAdoo - retired professional basketball player and coach
CJ McCollum - professional basketball player
Alonzo Mourning - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Donovan Mitchell - professional basketball player
Ja Morant - professional basketball player
Karl Malone - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Moses Malone - former professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Cedric Maxwell - retired professional basketball player
Malik Monk - professional basketball player
Reggie Miller - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Tracy McGrady - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Earl Monroe - retired professional basketball player
Marcus Morris - professional basketball player
Markieff Morris - professional basketball player
Khris Middleton - professional basketball player
Shawn Marion
Wesley Matthews - professional basketball player

N

Aaron Nesmith
Georges Niang
Malik Newman - professional basketball player

O

Charles Oakley - former professional basketball player
Jahlil Okafor - professional basketball player
Kelly Oubre Jr.
Shaquille O'Neal - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

P

Robert Parish - retired professional basketball player
Chris Paul - professional basketball player
Gary Payton - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Anthony Parker
Jabari Parker (African-American father) - professional basketball player^[46]
Sonny Parker
Tony Parker (African-American father) - professional basketball player
Kendrick Perkins - former professional basketball player
Sam Perkins - former professional basketball player
Paul Pierce - retired professional basketball player
Scottie Pippen - former professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Scotty Pippen Jr.- (African-American father) - professional basketball player
Tayshaun Prince
Taurean Prince
Jordan Poole

R

Bill Russell - former professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame^[47]^[48]
Cam Reddish - basketball player
Willis Reed - retired professional basketball player, coach and manager
Doc Rivers - retired professional basketball player, NBA head coach
Austin Rivers (African American father) - professional basketball player
Derrick Rose - professional basketball player
D'Angelo Russell - professional basketball player
Dennis Rodman - retired professional basketball player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Jalen Rose - retired professional basketball player
Oscar Robertson - former professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Rajon Rondo - professional basketball player
Terrence Ross - professional basketball player
Terry Rozier - professional basketball player
Josh Richardson - professional basketball player
Clifford Robinson - former professional basketball player
David Robinson - former professional basketball player

S

John Salley - former professional basketball player
Satch Sanders - former professional basketball player
Anfernee Simons - professional basketball player^[49]
Caleb Swanigan - professional basketball player
Dennis Smith Jr. - professional basketball player^[50]
Dennis Scott - retired professional basketball player
Iman Shumpert - professional basketball player
Kenny Smith - retired professional basketball player
John Salmons - retired professional basketball player^[51]
John Salley - retired professional basketball player
Collin Sexton - professional basketball player
Marcus Smart - professional basketball player
Omari Spellman - professional basketball player
JR Smith - professional basketball player
Lance Stephenson - professional basketball player
Eric Snow - former professional basketball player and coach
Jerry Stackhouse - retired professional basketball player

T

Gary Trent - former professional basketball player
Gary Trent Jr. - professional basketball player
Isiah Thomas - retired professional basketball player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Isaiah Thomas - professional basketball player
David Thompson - retired professional basketball player
Jayson Tatum - professional basketball player
Karl-Anthony Towns (African-American father) - professional basketball player
Jason Terry - professional basketball player
Klay Thompson
Myles Turner - professional basketball player
Wayman Tisdale - former professional basketball player
Terry Taylor

U

Wes Unseld - retired professional basketball player

W

Chris Webber - retired professional basketball player
Dwyane Wade - professional basketball player
Dominique Wilkins
Earl Watson
Gerald Wilkins
John Wall - professional basketball player
Russell Westbrook - professional basketball player
Justise Winslow - professional basketball player
T. J. Warren - professional basketball player
Dion Waiters - professional basketball player
Jamaal Wilkes - retired professional basketball player
Lenny Wilkens - retired professional basketball player
Zion Williamson - basketball player
Lou Williams - professional basketball player
Patrick Williams professional basketball player
Marvin Williams - professional basketball player
Hassan Whiteside - professional basketball player
Coby White - professional basketball player
James Worthy - retired professional basketball player
Mitchell Wiggins

Y

Trae Young (African-American father) - professional basketball player

Boxing

A

DeAndrey Abron, former professional boxer
Devon Alexander, professional boxer
Laila Ali, former professional boxer
Muhammad Ali, former professional boxer, activist, philanthropist, recognized as the greatest athlete of all time
Rahaman Ali, former professional boxer
Demetrius Andrade, professional boxer
Henry Armstrong, professional boxer
Emanuel Augustus, former professional boxer

B

Johnathon Banks, former professional boxer
Johnny Banks, former professional boxer
Kelcie Banks, former professional boxer
Sonny Banks, former professional boxer
Riddick Bowe, former professional boxer
Timothy Bradley, former professional boxer
Maurice Brantley, former professional boxer
Lamon Brewster, former professional boxer
Shannon Briggs, professional boxer
Adrien Broner, professional boxer
Joe Brown, former professional boxer
Trevor Bryan, former professional boxer
Chris Byrd, former professional boxer

C

Jermall Charlo, professional boxer
Jermell Charlo, professional boxer
Terence Crawford, professional boxer
Steve Cunningham, former professional boxer

D

Gervonta Davis, professional boxer
Howard Davis Jr., former professional boxer
Anthony Dirrell, professional boxer
Michael Dokes, former professional boxer
Larry Donald, former professional boxer
Joseph Dorsey Jr., former professional boxer
Buster Douglas, former professional boxer

E

Jimmy Ellis, professional boxer
Jaron Ennis, professional boxer

F

George Foreman, former professional boxer
Joe Frazier, former professional boxer
Stephen Fulton, professional boxer

G

Derrick Gainer, former professional boxer
George Godfrey, former professional boxer
Joshua Greer Jr., former professional boxer

H

Marvelous Marvin Hagler, former professional boxer
Devin Haney, professional boxer
Tony Harrison, professional boxer
Thomas Hearns, former professional boxer
Jamel Herring, professional boxer
Larry Holmes, former professional boxer
Evander Holyfield, former professional boxer
Maurice Hooker, professional boxer
Bernard Hopkins, former professional boxer
Jarrett Hurd, former professional boxer

I

Amir Imam, professional boxer

J

Beau Jack, former lightweight boxer
Daniel Jacobs, professional boxer
Jack Johnson, former professional boxer
Roy Jones Jr., former professional boxer
Zab Judah, professional boxer

K

James Kinchen, former professional boxer

L

Sugar Ray Leonard, former professional boxer
John Henry Lewis, former professional boxer
Sonny Liston, professional boxer
Rocky Lockridge, former professional boxer
Joe Louis, former professional boxer
Ron Lyle, professional boxer

M

Floyd Mayweather Sr., former professional boxer
Floyd Mayweather Jr., former professional boxer
Roger Mayweather, former professional boxer
Oliver McCall, professional boxer
Ray Mercer, former professional boxer
Bob Montgomery, former lightweight boxer
Archie Moore, professional boxer
Shane Mosley, former professional boxer

N

Ken Norton, former professional boxer

P

Floyd Patterson, former professional boxer
Shawn Porter, professional boxer
Aaron Pryor, professional boxer

Q

Dwight Muhammad Qawi, former professional boxer

R

Hasim Rahman, former professional boxer
Sugar Ray Robinson, professional boxer
Gary Russell Jr., professional boxer

S

Ed Sanders, former professional boxer
Earnie Shavers, former professional boxer
Errol Spence Jr., professional boxer
Cory Spinks, former professional boxer
Leon Spinks, former professional boxer
Michael Spinks, former professional boxer
Shakur Stevenson, professional boxer

T

Jermain Taylor, former professional boxer
Keith Thurman, professional boxer
James Toney, former professional boxer
Austin Trout, professional boxer
Caleb Truax, professional boxer
Tony Tucker, former professional boxer
Mike Tyson, former professional boxer

W

Andre Ward, former professional boxer
Pernell Whitaker, professional boxer
Deontay Wilder, professional boxer
Tim Witherspoon, former professional boxer
Chalky Wright, former professional boxer
Winky Wright, former professional boxer

Fencing

Ruth White, retired fencer^[52]

Football

B

Antonio Brown, professional football player
Jim Brown, retired professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Dez Bryant, professional football player
Odell Beckham Jr., professional football player
Le'Veon Bell, professional football player
Cedric Benson, professional football player
Sergio Brown

C

E

Akayleb Evans
Ezekiel Elliott - professional football player

G

Rosey Grier - retired professional football player
Mel Groomes - former professional football player

H

Dwayne Haskins - professional football player

I

Michael Irvin - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

J

Edwin Jackson - former professional football player
Jerry Jeudy - professional football player
Lamar Jackson - professional football player
Willie Jeffries - former player and head football coach of South Carolina State University, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Deacon Jones - former professional football player

K

Colin Kaepernick (African-American father) - professional football player

L

Ray Lewis - retired professional football player, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
Floyd Little - professional football player
Marshawn Lynch - retired football player

M

Bob Mann - former professional football player
Khalil Mack - professional football player
Kyler Murray - professional football player
Patrick Mahomes - professional football player^[53]
Marion Motley - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Randy Moss - retired professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

N

Cam Newton - professional football player^[54]

O

Dayo Odeyingbo
Terrell Owens - retired professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

P

Dak Prescott - professional football player
Walter Payton - former professional football player, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
Joe Perry - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Micah Parsons
Terrelle Pryor
Fritz Pollard - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

S

Barry Sanders - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Deion Sanders - former professional football & baseball player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Gale Sayers - former professional football player
Marcus Spears - former professional football player
Warren Sapp - retired professional football player
O. J. Simpson - former professional football player^[55]
Bubba Smith - former professional football player
Woody Strode - former professional football player
Terrell Suggs - professional football player

T

George Taliaferro - former professional football player

V

Michael Vick - retired professional football player

W

Damien Woody - retired professional football player
Jameis Winston - professional football player^[56]
Russell Wilson - professional football player^[57]
Bill Willis - former professional football player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Hines Ward (African American father) - retired professional football player
Deshaun Watson - professional football player
Herschel Walker - retired professional football player
Kenny Washington - former professional football player
Fred Williamson - retired professional football player
Carl Weathers - retired professional football player
Wesley Woodyard

Golf

Jerry Bruner, professional golfer
Althea Gibson, former professional golfer
Calvin Peete, former professional golfer
Renee Powell, professional golfer
Charlie Sifford, professional golfer
Bill Spiller, former professional golfer
Jim Thorpe, professional golfer
Tiger Woods (African American father), professional golfer, winner of 14 major championships^[58]
Harold Varner III, professional golfer

Gymnastics

Hockey

Swimming

Tennis

A

Arthur Ashe - retired professional tennis player^[60]

B

James Blake - professional tennis player

G

Zina Garrison - retired professional tennis player
Althea Gibson - retired professional tennis player
Coco Gauff - professional tennis player

J

Jarmere Jenkins - retired professional tennis player

K

Madison Keys - professional tennis player

M

Nicholas Monroe - professional tennis player

R

Chanda Rubin - professional tennis player

S

Bryan Shelton - retired professional tennis player

T

Taylor Townsend - professional tennis player

S

Sloane Stephens - professional tennis player

W

Mashona Washington - retired professional tennis player
Richard Williams - professional tennis coach
Serena Williams - professional tennis player
Venus Williams - professional tennis player

Y

Donald Young - professional tennis player

Track and field

A

Charles Austin, retired track and field athlete

B

Ronnie Baker, professional track and field athlete
Bob Beamon, retired track and field athlete
Larry Black, former track and field athlete
Trayvon Bromell, professional track and field athlete
Ralph Boston, former track and field athlete
Leroy Burrell, retired track and field athlete

C

Milt Campbell, former track and field athlete
Henry Carr, former track and field athlete
Andre Cason, retired track and field athlete
Jearl Miles Clark, retired track and field athlete
Kerron Clement, professional track and field athlete
Alice Coachman, former track and field athlete
Wayne Collett, former track and field athlete
Christian Coleman, professional track and field athlete
Mike Conley Sr., retired track and field athlete
Shawn Crawford, retired track and field athlete
Josh Culbreath, retired track and field athlete

D

Tony Darden, retired track and field athlete
Otis Davis, retired track and field athlete
Walter Davis, professional track and field athlete
Harrison Dillard, retired track and field athlete
Jon Drummond, retired track and field athlete

E

Ashton Eaton, retired track and field athlete

F

Allyson Felix, professional track and field athlete
Phyllis Francis, professional track and field athlete
Ron Freeman, former track and field athlete

G

Justin Gatlin, professional track and field athlete
Tyson Gay, professional track and field athlete
Charles Green, professional track and field athlete
Maurice Greene, retired track and field athlete

H

Elijah Hall, professional track and field athlete
Danny Harris, retired track and field athlete
Otis Harris, professional track and field athlete
Alvin Harrison, retired track and field athlete
Jeff Henderson, professional track and field athlete
Jim Hines, retired track and field athlete

J

Larry James, former track and field athlete
Bershawn Jackson, professional track and field athlete
Cornelius Johnson, former track and field athlete
Michael Johnson, retired track and field athlete
Rafer Johnson, retired track and field athlete
Al Joyner, retired track and field athlete
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, retired track and field athlete
Florence Griffith Joyner, former track and field athlete

K

Roger Kingdom, retired track and field athlete
Erik Kynard, professional track and field athlete

L

Brian Lewis, professional track and field athlete
Carl Lewis, retired track and field athlete
Noah Lyles, professional track and field athlete

M

Michael Marsh, retired track and field athlete
Vincent Matthews, retired track and field athlete
Tony McQuay, professional track and field athlete
Aries Merritt, professional track and field athlete
LaShawn Merritt, professional track and field athlete
Ralph Metcalfe, former track and field athlete
Rod Milburn, former track and field athlete
Tim Montgomery, retired track and field athlete
Edwin Moses, retired track and field athlete

N

Dave Neville, retired track and field athlete

O

Dan O'Brien, retired track and field athlete
David Oliver, professional track and field athlete
Jesse Owens, former track and field athlete

P

Darvis Patton, retired track and field athlete
David Payne, professional track and field athlete
Mike Powell, retired track and field athlete
Tiffany Porter

R

Mack Robinson, retired track and field athlete
Mike Rodgers, professional track and field athlete
Wilma Rudolph, former track and field athlete
Butch Reynolds, retired track and field athlete

S

Ronnie Ray Smith, former track and field athlete
Tommie Smith, retired track and field athlete
Wallace Spearmon, professional track and field athlete

T

Christian Taylor
Eddie Tolan, former track and field athlete
Gwen Torrence, retired track and field athlete
Wyomia Tyus, retired track and field athlete

W

Willye White, former track and field athlete
Archie Williams, former track and field athlete
John Woodruff, former track and field athlete

Y

Kevin Young, retired track and field athlete

Wrestling

Cedric Alexander, professional wrestler
Sasha Banks, professional wrestler
Bianca Belair, professional wrestler
Shelton Benjamin, professional wrestler
Angelo Dawkins, professional wrestler
Montez Ford, professional wrestler
Mark Henry, former professional wrestler
Maven, former professional wrestler
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, retired professional wrestler
Bobby Lashley, professional wrestler
Keith Lee, professional wrestler
Moose, professional wrestler
Willie Mack, professional wrestler
Montel Vontavious Porter, professional wrestler
R-Truth, professional wrestler
Rich Swann, professional wrestler
King Booker, retired professional wrestler
Naomi, professional wrestler
Titus O'Neil, professional wrestler
Xavier Woods, professional wrestler
Mia Yim (African American father), professional wrestler

Motorsport

Martial arts

Daniel Cormier, mixed martial artist
Jon Jones, mixed martial artist
Kevin Lee, mixed martial artist
Tyron Woodley, mixed martial artist

Soccer

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African Americans

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Notable people

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Religion

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