I'm sending this to a few folks so feel free to skip it if you'd like! Who are your favorite black faceclaims?
Parisa Fitz Henley (1977) Afro-Jamaican - non-binary - she/they.
Janelle Monáe (1985) African-American - non-binary, pansexual and bisexual - she/they.
ARROWS / angryarrows (1990) African-American - non-binary - he/they - no resources at time of posting!
Tyler Ford (1990) Black and White Jewish - agender - they/hir.
Dua Saleh (1994) Sudanese - non-binary - they/ze.
Olive Gray (1994) Zambian / English - non-binary - they/them - has dyspraxia and ADHD - no resources at time of posting!
Kehlani (1995) Filipino, African-American, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Choctaw, Mexican, French, Spanish, Scottish, English, German, Irish, Welsh, Cornish - non-binary womxn and lesbian - she/they.
Travis Alabanza (1996) African-American, Filipino - non-binary and queer - they/them.
Kaiit (1997) Papuan / Gunditjmara, Torres Strait Islander - non-binary - she/he/they.
Quintessa Swindell (1997) African-American / White - non-binary - he/they.
Celeste O'Connor (1998) Kenyan - non-binary - they/them.
Sivan Alyra Rose (1999) Chiricahua Apache / Afro-Puerto Rican, Creole - non-binary and pansexual - she/they .
Gina Torres (1969) Afro-Cuban.
Dominique Jackson (1975) Afro-Tobagonian - is trans.
Taís Araújo (1978) Afro Brazilian, Austrian, Portuguese.
Lauren Ridloff (1978) African-American / Mexican - is deaf.
Danai Gurira (1978) Shona Zimbabwean.
Rutina Wesley (1978) African-American - has openly been engaged to a women but hasn't openly labelled her sexuality.
Yetide Badaki (1981) Nigerian - is bisexual.
Lupita Nyong'o (1983) Leo Kenyan.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw (1983) Black South African / English.
Dulcé Sloan (1983) African-American - no resources at time of posting!
Gabourey Sidibe (1983) Senegalese / African-American - has Type 2 Diabetes.
T'Nia Miller (1985) Afro-Jamaican - is a lesbian.
Nicole Byer (1986) African-American - doesn't identify as straight but is uncomfortable with labels.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph (1986) African-American.
Wunmi Mosaku (1986) Nigerian.
Jodie Turner-Smith (1986) Afro Jamaican.
Juliana Huxtable (1987) African-American - is trans and intersex.
Michaela Coel (1987) Ghanaian - is aromatic.
Lashana Lynch (1987) Afro-Jamaican.
Kirby Howell-Baptiste (1987) Afro-Jamaican.
Amiyah Scott (1988) African-American - is trans.
Danielle Brooks (1989) African-American - has openly dated a women but hasn't openly labelled her sexuality.
Ebonee Noel (1990) Afro Guyanese.
Nyma Tang (1991) South Sudanese.
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (1991) 3/4 African-American 1/4 Puerto Rican - is trans.
Jasmin Savoy Brown (1994) African-American / White - is queer and a lesbian.
Duckie Thot (1995) South Sudanese.
CHIKA / Chika Oranika (1997) Nigerian - is bisexual.
Coco Jones (1988) African-American.
Laura Kariuki (1998) African-American.
Aaron Rose Philip (2001) Afro-Antiguan - is trans and has Cerebral Palsy.
Danielle Perez (?) Afro-Dominican - double lower leg amputee.
Lolo Spencer / Sitting Pretty Lolo (?) African-American - has Lou-Gehrig’s disease.
D.B. Woodside (1967) African-American.
Nonso Anozie (1979) Nigerian.
Brandon Jay McLaren (1981) Afro-Grenadian / Afro-Trinidadian.
Ricky Whittle (1981) Afro-Jamaican / English.
Brian Tyree Henry (1982) African-American.
Daveed Diggs (1982) African-American / Ashkenazi Jewish.
Justin Chu Cary (1982) African-American / Chinese - no resources at time of posting!
Brian Michael Smith (1984) African-American - trans.
Charles Michael Davis (1984) African-American / Filipino.
John David Washington (1984) African-American.
Sinqua Walls (1985) Afro-Jamaican, French, Unspecified Native American, possibly other.
Atkins Estimond (1987) Afro-Haitian - no resources at time of posting!
Mamoudou Athie (1988) Mauritanian - no resources at time of posting!
Charlie Barnett (1988) African-American / Swedish - is gay.
Dayo Okeniyi (1988) Nigerian.
Alfred Enoch (1988) Afro-Barbadian /
Laith Ashley (1989) Afro Dominican - is trans.
Trevante Rhodes (1990) African-American.
Adonis Bosso (1990) Ivorian - is sexually fluid.
Samson Kayo (1991) Nigerian - no resources at time of posting!
Shamier Anderson (1991) Afro-Jamaican
Ncuti Gatwa (1992) Rwandan.
Jeremy Pope (1992) African-American - is sexually fluid.
Kofi Siriboe (1994) Afro-Jamaican
Omari Douglas (1994) Afro-Jamaican - is gay.
Justice Smith (1995) African-American / Italian, French-Canadian - is queer.
Ashton Sanders (1995) African-American.
Aubrey Joseph (1997) African-American.
Olly Sholotan (1998) Nigerian.
Han Hyun Min (2001) Nigerian / Korean.
Please let me know if you want more suggestions!