Charles Follis.
There is no such recorded evidence as to who the very first black male model was.
Charles Follis was believed to be the first black player in the NFL from 1902 to 1906. Between 1920 and 1926, there were only nine black people that played in the NFL, making Fritz Pollard and Bobby Marshall the first black players in the NFL in 1920.
Fritz Pollard.
Fritz Pollard.
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Willie Lanier
The first famous black singer would be nat king Cole.
Ralph Ellison
Fritz Pollard
Gene Mingo
NFL Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden was the first black and first Raven to be drafted after the move from Cleveland.