Let's figure this out as a community. Number 1 is easily Apollo Creed, right? Let's get at least a top 5.

Let's eliminate Michael Jackson right away. Yea, Thriller is an awesome album but he's queer.

Dick Gregory #1

Look at Hockey Goff over here disqualifying all the gay guys. Do I have to take Eddie Murphy off the list?

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Lou Gossett Jr was always cool in my book.

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Almost forgot Lando.

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Elections have consequences.

Eddie Murphy is actually a good call as far as coolest guys. The amount of confidence you need to wear those outfits in Delirious and Raw are something I'll never know.

As a blues lover I'm gonna nominate Buddy Guy. He's 130 years old and I saw him live last year and he's as good as ever. Still jams and says lines like "I'm gonna play something so funky you'll think it's gone bad in your refrigerator" .

Nominate Chuck Berry too. You know he's slapped a woman for over stepping her boundaries before.

Idris Elba

Stringer Bell was an iconic role.

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Bo Jackson. Elite at two sports and looked cool.

Issac Hayes

Jaleel White as Stefan.

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If it weren't for Scientology I'd agree but that's auto dq imo.

Cosby

Jackie Robinson
Sidney Poitier
Medgar Evers
Malcom X
Thurgood Marshall
Huey Newton
Regular Reader
Nipsey Russell

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

No Nas?

Sad!

Huey Newton is an accepted alternate spelling for Nas.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Ron Glass

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Yessss, Ron Glass on Barney Miller was way cool.

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Yes to Jackie Robinson and RR. No to Malcolm X. Idk who the rest are.

You know RR had an awesome black guy mustache back in the day.

Can I get a Scatman Crothers?

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http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Billy Eckstine

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

If you wanna dig him up, sure, I guess.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Ted Lange has to be top 5.

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Soccer 1,2,3
Spanish Honor Society 1,2,3,4
Forensics 1,2,3,4

"Smiles with Nostrils"

"...no Hmong, go find some blacks"

Gotta say it like you mean it. It's HUEY P NEWTON!!!

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Had?!?

And the Law in the community is NOT to trust a brother without a moustache

I'm actually not kidding

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Which reminds me, I forgot Eldridge Cleaver.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

He also likes taping them while they poop.

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Speaking of leash, tell him to come back to the bored.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Extend to beards or is stache only?

Was always a Louis Armstrong fan. Not sure he is cool mind you but was always a fan of his for some reason. I’ll go nostalgia.

Moustache only, but a trimmed beard gets you extra cool points.

Obama broke Black Twitter(or at least Facebook ) with his recent salt and pepper beard

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