BuzzFeed Staff. by Jame Jackson. Black vegetarians are sprouting up everywhere. The Orange Is the New Black star announced she was a vegan on Twitter in 2017, writing it was the "best thing ever!" Surprisingly, a gang load of black celebrity notables have adopted this meatless lifestyle. 9.
Veganism is growing and has no plans of slowing down. You may know Ava DuVernay, one of PETA’s Most Beautiful Vegan Celebrities of 2018, as the creative mind behind hit movies like Selma, 13 th, and A Wrinkle in Time.
The barrier-breaking filmmaker has called going vegan a social justice issue for black people. She’s not only #momgoals, but #vegangoals, too. Dr. Harper is one of the most famous black vegan intersectional scholars of our time. 28 Black Celebrities And Public Figures Who Are Actually Vegan. Dr. Harper is the the creator of the Sistah Vegan Project, editor of Sistah Vegan: Black Female Vegans Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society, and author of the new novel Scars: A Black Lesbian Experience in Rural White New England. Find out how and why they decided to change their diet. Would it be a vegan celebrity list if we didn’t mention Alicia Silverstone? Taraji P. Henson, Floyd Mayweather, Terrence Howard & More At The 2015 Spike TV Awards From Prince to Russell Simmons, these stars are vegan and proud. These 30 celebrities say that going vegan has improved their skin, exercise regime, and overall life. By Shonitria Anthony Veganism, a diet that consists of zero animal products, is everywhere lately. Laverne Cox, the first trans woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy, partnered with ORLY to develop a vegan nail polish line named Celebrate Yourself. The actress, author, activist, and mom has been vegan for more than 20 years—and we’re pretty sure she stopped aging the day she went vegan, too. Singer Erykah Badu has also been vegan for more than 20 years. Erykah Badu.