10 Iconic Black Characters and the Actors Who Bought Them to Life
etonline.comEvery year, Black stories told on TV and movies get richer, more complex and entertaining. From the classic tales of our childhood to the relatable features that shape our adulthood, there's always a project or two that blossoms into a cult favorite or features characters so compelling that they stick in our minds and become grand fixtures in pop culture.
Whether they're bursting onto the screen as the main character or standing out as a breakout star, from the way they dish out witty one-liners to their seminal sense of style, these characters transcend their stories and become icons of media that withstand the test of time and drive us to rewatch their scenes just to fall in love with them, over and over again.Of course, there are the obvious titans of Black cinematic nostalgia, such as 's Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), 's Isis (Gabrielle Union), 's Frozone (Samuel L.
Jackson), 's titular character (Pam Grier), 's Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall) and the entire casts of , , and .But in the last two decades of media, we've gotten a lot of Black characters who've quickly made their marks in entertainment history and cemented their places as icons.
We can't go through of them, but here are 10 Black characters in TV and film that will have a lasting impact for generations to come.Boseman's T'Challa technically made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as a prince in but it was the superhero's solo film that cinched his role in comic-book movie history and pop culture.
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