Darkish wrote:
And lastly, Usain Bolt for being the only person to ever beat me at sprints.
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Get out....You actually competed against Bolt? Elaborate?
No
As a former Athlete and Athletics watcher still to date. I do not believe what you say. Provide proof!
My favs are the following.
Sidney Poitier (The Jackal),
Denzel Washington (American Gangster, 2 Guns, The book of Eli and Training Day),
Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption and Robin Hood),
Don Cheadle (Iron Man 2, Ocean's Eleven n twelve and Swordfish),
Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, RoboCop, Iron Man 2, Star Wars, Cleaner, Jumper, The Incredibles, Kill Bill and XXX),
Forest Whitaker (The Shield, ER, The Last King of Scotland, Phone Booth, Body Count and Platoon),
James Earl Jones (Star Wars, Conan and C&C TS),
Laurence Fishburne (Matrix),
Will Smith (For Fresh Prince of Bell Air and Men in Black),
Danny Glover (For Lethal Weapon),
Wesley Snipes (For Demolition Man and Blade)
Eddie Murphy (For Beverly Hills Cop, Norbit, Tower Heist, Shrek, Doctor Dolittle and Nutty Professor)
Billy Dee Williams (For being Lando Calrissian in the Original Star wars and in C&C 3).
[Edited by Toki, 2/5/2015 4:11:28 AM]
I don't wanna nag, but naming a bunch of actors and athletes completely misses the point I'm afraid.
How so?
For the ones I listed are the ones I respect for what they have done.
I don't wanna nag, but naming a bunch of actors and athletes completely misses the point I'm afraid.
Lead the way then, who are some examples you think are more to the point? I looked at a Black History site earlier today that had information and read this:
African American Quizzes & Crosswords: History, Women, Leaders, Artists & Athletes. Take a look -
[url]infoplease.com/black-history-month/quizzes-crosswords.html'>Link
I included Rosa Parks as someone famous for Civil Rights but I don't think Civil Rights should be the only category.