Acknowledging black entertainers during Black History Month

Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris is a black actress and producer, and the first thing that really put her on the map in entertainment is her role as Colandera “Coco” Conners in the film “Dear White People.” The movie revolves around a group of four Ivy League college students who are pushed into conflict when a party of caucasian students are caught taking part in offensive actions. She was the AAFCA Award winner in 2015 for Best Actress for her part in “Chi-Raq.” AAFCA stands for African-American Film Critics Association.

Her most recent project is the new Disney + original show “WandaVision.” Her character is Monica Rambeau and works closely with other actors and actresses such as Elizabeth Olsen, Kat Dennings and Randall Park. 

Anthony Mackie 

The first film that Anthony Mackie starred in was ‘8 Mile’, with his co-star Eminem. Primarily this movie is about the city limit of Detroit (eight miles) and how it divides Jimmy Smith jr from where he wishes to be (Hulu). 

Mackie is best known for his Marvel role as the Falcon starring in more than five films and a show named ‘Falcon and Winter Soldier’ soon to be released on Disney + in March. Mackie has been awarded Best Supporting Actor twice, once for a movie in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).

Chadwick Boseman

The actor Chadwick Boseman passed away at age 43 of Colon cancer, in late August 2020. He was a phenomenal actor starring in movies like Marshall, Captain America: Civil War, and Black Panther. The first time he was seen on screen was in ‘42’ about the famous Jackie Robinson. This movie is non-fiction and is based upon what went on around the time when Robinson was first signed to the team. “In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), legendary manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers , defies major league baseball’s notorious color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team.” This is one of the major things that really defined Boseman’s career along with the Marvel film ‘Black Panther’. Both of these movies made Boseman someone that the people wanted to look up to as an African-American actor and person.