ANCESTRY

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rolando Alphonso	Musician	12-Jan-1931	20-Nov-1998	Horn player, Ska/Reggae pioneer
Tyson Beckford	Model	19-Dec-1970		Ralph Lauren model, now actor
Harry Belafonte	Singer/Songwriter	1-Mar-1927		Calypso singer
Michelle Bernard	Activist	c. 1964		Conservative commentator
Ahmed Best	Actor	7-Jun-1974		Jamaican hip-hop artist, voice of Jar-Jar Binks
Corbin Bleu	Actor	21-Feb-1989		Jump In!
Anthony G. Brown	Politician	21-Nov-1961		Lt. Governor of Maryland
Luther Campbell	Rapper	22-Dec-1960		2 Live Crew, Luke Records founder
Naomi Campbell	Model	22-May-1970		Black Panther
Yvette Clarke	Politician	21-Nov-1964		Congresswoman, New York 11th
Heavy D	Rapper	24-May-1967		Heavy D & the Boyz
Louis Farrakhan	Religion	11-May-1933		Leader of Nation of Islam
Colin Ferguson	Criminal	14-Jan-1958		Long Island Railroad Massacre
Stepin Fetchit	Actor	30-May-1902	19-Nov-1985	Professional black stereotype
Malcolm Gladwell	Columnist	03-Sep-1963		The Tipping Point
Goldie	Electronic Musician	28-Dec-1965		King of Jungle
Lenny Henry	Comic	29-Aug-1958		The Lenny Henry Show
Dulé Hill	Actor	3-May-1975		Charlie on The West Wing
June Jordan	Poet	9-Jul-1936	14-Jun-2002	Who Look At Me
Alicia Keys	Musician	25-Jan-1981		Fallin'
Michael Lee-Chin	Business	1951		Jamaican billionaire
Lennox Lewis	Boxing	2-Sep-1965		Retired heavyweight champ
Delroy Lindo	Actor	18-Nov-1952		Clockers
Carl Lumbly	Actor	14-Aug-1952		Marcus Dixon on Alias
Lee Malvo	Criminal	18-Feb-1985		One of the two Washington Snipers
Roots Manuva	Rapper	1972		Brand New Second Hand
Bob Marley	Singer/Songwriter	6-Feb-1945	11-May-1981	No Woman No Cry
Ziggy Marley	Musician	17-Oct-1968		Reggae for white people
Sean Paul	Disc Jockey	8-Jan-1973		DJ and Jamaican Dancehall star
Colin Powell	Government	5-Apr-1937		US Secretary of State, 2001-05
Richard Reid	Terrorist	12-Aug-1973		Shoe bomber
Gloria Reuben	Actor	9-Jun-1964		Timecop
Roni Size	Electronic Musician	29-Oct-1969		Drum-n-bass producer, Newforms
Zadie Smith	Novelist	27-Oct-1975		White Teeth
Swizz Beatz	Music Producer	30-Aug-1978		One Man Band Man
Marsha Thomason	Actor	19-Jan-1976		Nessa Holt on Las Vegas
Wayne Wonder	Musician	22-Jul-1966		Jamaican Dancehall star
Young MC	Musician	10-May-1967		"Bust a Move"

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