This is a list of African-American Jews .
Name
Lifespan
Nationality
Occupation
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
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