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These Celebrities Are Older Than You Think They Are And That's The Power Of Melanin, Baby

Black don't crack, y'all ✊🏾!

Black History Month is still going strong, and I'm continuing the celebration by acknowledging these black icons who refuse to age. Here are 45 melanated king and queens who've been drinking from the fountain of youth, and proving that "Black don't crack" is more than just a saying:

1. Angela Bassett

2. Pharrell

3. LL Cool J

4. Rachel True

5. Will Smith

6. Sanaa Lathan

7. Blair Underwood

8. Gabrielle Union

9. Naomi Campbell

10. Iman

11. Djimon Hounsou

12. Rick Fox

13. Halle Berry

14. Barack Obama

15. Leon Robinson

16. Nia Long

17. Rozonda "Chili" Thomas

18. Sade

19. Jamie Foxx

20. Lenny Kravitz

21. Bianca Lawson

22. Morris Chestnut

23. Cicely Tyson

24. Lisa Bonet

25. Shemar Moore

26. Janet Jackson

27. Idris Elba

28. Kerry Washington

29. Chadwick Boseman

30. Larenz Tate

31. Michael Ealy

32. Toni Braxton

33. Kimberly Elise

34. Kenny Lattimore

35. Garcelle Beauvais

36. Regina Hall

37. Lionel Richie

38. Cynthia Bailey

39. Keith Sweat

40. Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds

41. Lynn Whitfield

42. Eric Benét

43. Bill Bellamy

44. Taraji P. Henson

45. Boris Kodjoe