Black Celebrity Philanthropists Who Support Africa
Blair Underwood
The actor co-founded Artists for a New South Africa, a nonprofit organization working in the U.S. and South Africa to combat HIV/AIDS, assist children orphaned by the disease, advance human and civil rights, educate and empower youth, and build bonds between our nations through arts, culture, and our shared pursuit of social justice. The organization has received support from people including: Anthony Anderson, Chris Rock, Erykah Badu, Forrest Whitaker, Holly Robinson-Peete, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Rodney Peete and Samuel L. Jackson.