Name	Known for
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Dwight Andrews Self (as Rev. Dwight Andrews) Self (as Rev. Dwight Andrews) See fewer	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Ella Baker Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Charrise Barron Self (as Rev. Charrise Barron) Self (as Rev. Charrise Barron) See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Harry Belafonte Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bobby (I) (2006)
Judith Casselberry Self Self See fewer	Gospel (2024)
James Cleveland Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mississippi Burning (1988)
Sam Cooke Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Innerspace (1987)
Tyron Cooper Self Self See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Robert Darden Self Self See fewer	How They Got Over (2018)
Michael Eric Dyson Self (as Rev. Michael Eric Dyson) Self (as Rev. Michael Eric Dyson) See fewer	Waist Deep (2006)
Aretha Franklin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
C.L. Franklin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Soul Train (1971)
Berry Gordy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Fredara Hadley Self Self See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Teresa Hairston Self Self See fewer	Unsung (2008)
Fannie Lou Hamer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Fannie (2022)
Jesse Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Burning
Joyce Marie Jackson Self Self See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Darryl Jordan Self Self See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
Robert Marovich Self Self See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Lerone A. Martin Self Self See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Otis Moss III Self Self See fewer	Jonathan Slocumb's: Cuss Free Comedy (2015)
Marsha Music Self Self See fewer	Hastings Street Blues
Mark Anthony Neal Self Self See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Sabrina V. Owens Self Self See fewer	Amazing Grace (2018)
Yolanda Pierce Self (as Rev. Yolanda Pierce) Self (as Rev. Yolanda Pierce) See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Sidney Poitier Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Lilies of the Field (1963)
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Howard K. Smith (1962)
Jackie Robinson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Braxton Shelley Self (as Rev. Braxton Shelley) Self (as Rev. Braxton Shelley) See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Frank A. Thomas Self (as Rev. Frank A. Thomas) Self (as Rev. Frank A. Thomas) See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Gayle Wald Self Self See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Jonathan L. Walton Self (as Rev. Jonathan Lee Walton) Self (as Rev. Jonathan Lee Walton) See fewer	Gospel (2024)
Clara Ward Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
Raphael G. Warnock Self (as U.S. Sen. Rapheal Warnock) Self (as U.S. Sen. Rapheal Warnock) See fewer	Breaking Bread with Alexander (2023)
Dionne Warwick Self Self See fewer	Alive (1993)
Dinah Washington Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Shutter Island (2010)
Coleman Young Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Chameleon Street (1989)
Jerry Zolten Self Self See fewer	How They Got Over (2018)