Mos Def
- Erykah Badu
- Mos Def
- Karima Sorel
by Jeroslyn JoVonn
- Santigold
- Brooklyn Boheme
- Branford Marsalis
- Saul Williams
- Betty Carter
- Terri McMillan
- Bill Stephney
- Stetsasonic
- Brooklyn Moon
- Carl Hancock Rux
- Rosie Perez
- James Weldon Johnson
- Fort Greene
- Clinton Hill
- Ntozake Shange
- Spike Lee
- Wesley Snipes
- Def Jam
- Chuck D.
- Common
- Chris Rock
- Nelson George
- Urbanworld Film Festival
- Talib Kweli
- Public Enemy
- Zora Neale Hurston
- gentrification
- Brooklyn
- Erykah Badu
- Harlem Renaissance
- Mos Def
- Claude McKay
by Tomika Anderson
- BET
- Tyler Perry
- Tyra Banks
- NBC
- Marcus Samuelsson
- cable television
- network television
- black hollywood
- Common
- American Idol
- Laz Alonso
- Tracee Ellis Ross
- Kerry Washington
- Top Chef
- Fox
- ABC
- Taraji P. Henson
- 2011 Fall TV Preview
- TV lineup
- Orlando Santos
- Melissa Camacho
- America's Next Top Model
- ANTM
- Naturi Naughton
- Playboy
- Hugh Hefner
- The Playboy Club
- The X-Factor
- Simon Cowell
- L.A. Reid
- Paula Abdul
- Nicole Scherzinger
- Steve Jones
- Annie Illonzeh
- Charlie's Angels
- Drew Barrymore
- Person of Interest
- Jim Caviezel
- Michael Emerson
- J.J. Abrams
- The Chew
- A&E
- Showtime
- Dexter
- Mos Def
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner
- Reed Between the Lines
- Michael Jai White
- Tasha Smith
- Why Did I Get Married?
- For Better or Worse
- Hell on Wheels
- Columbus Short
by Starrene Rhett
