African American female singers
A
Alicia Keys
Amber Riley
Anita Pointer
Aretha Franklin
Ashanti (entertainer)
Ashley Forrestier
B
Bessie Smith
Betty Carter
Betty Davis
Billie Holiday
Blu Cantrell
Brandy Norwood
C
Cassie (singer)
Chelsi Smith
Cheryl Lynn
Cindy Birdsong
D
Donna Summer
Dorothy Dandridge
E
Ella Fitzgerald
Erykah Badu
Evelyn King (singer)
F
Faith Evans
Fantasia Barrino
Farrah Franklin
Florence Ballard
G
Gladys Knight
Grace Bumbry
J
Janet Jackson
Jazmine Sullivan
Jody Watley
June Pointer
K
Keke Palmer
Khia
Kim Weston
Kimberley Locke
Koko Taylor
L
La Toya Jackson
Lauryn Hill
LaVern Baker
Lorraine Ellison
Lyn Collins
M
Madeline Bell
Maiysha
Mamie Smith
Mariah Carey
Martha Reeves
Mary Wells
Mary Wilson (singer)
Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones
Maxine Brown (soul singer)
Maxine Sullivan
Michelle Walker
N
Natalie Cole
Nina Simone
O
Odetta
Olivia (singer)
P
Paige Miles
Phylicia Rashād
R
Rebbie Jackson
Roberta Flack
Ruth Brown
Ruth Pointer
S
Shemekia Copeland
Solange Knowles
T
Tamar Braxton
Tammi Terrell
Tammy Townsend
Taraji P. Henson
Taral Hicks
Tina Harris
Tisha Campbell-Martin
Tyra Banks
V
Veda Brown
W
Whitney Houston