A PostBourgie Homework Assignment: Name Everyone In the 'Yes We Can' Clip.

Don’t cheat and look it up, neither!

The video can be found here and also in better quality here.

So far we got: [Updated!]

  1. Will.i.am. (Why do we care about the political opinions of the person behind ‘My Humps‘ — arguably the worst song ever made? We got enough of his insightful political commentary in ‘Where is The Love‘, thanks.)
  2. NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who has been criminally denied a head-coaching job for years.
  3. Nicole “Heal this NAY-SHONE!” Scherzinger.
  4. Scarlett Johansson, who as always, is just coasting by on her considerable genetic advantages.
  5. That dude who was Claire’s druggie boyfriend on Six Feet Under.
  6. Ashley Banks.
  7. Teeny, tiny Hill Harper.
  8. John Legend and Common. (Why no Kanye?)
  9. Harold Perrineau, the tenuously alive black dude from Lost.
  10. Tracee Ellis Ross, who only appears for a second, but as Diana Ross’s daughter brings the ‘We Are The World’ thing full circle.
  11. Aisha Demby Tyler, the comedian who is most famous for being black and on Friends.
  12. Corny-ass Nick Cannon.
  13. Farnsworth Bentley. (WTF?!?!)
  14. Lady Deathstrike.
  15. Esthero, that artist everyone says they like just so they can be different.
  16. Legendary jazz pianist Herbie Hancock.
  17. CSI:Miami’s Adam Rodriguez (aka the “Si, se puede!” guy).
  18. Bryan Greenberg of the nearly unwatchable ABC drama, October Road.
  19. Jonathon Schaech, last relevant circa 1996’s That Thing You Do.

Please help.

G.D.

G.D.

Gene "G.D." Demby is the founder and editor of PostBourgie. In his day job, he blogs and reports on race and ethnicity for NPR's Code Switch team.
G.D.
  • um, you forgot obama. DUH. also:
    -aisha tyler
    -tracee ellis ross (she was in it for like a nanosecond at the end, i didnt see her at first)
    -nick cannon
    -harold perrineau or however u spell it

    and can someone please tell me that that as not fonsworth bently on the violin?!

  • *smacks head*

    did Tracee Ellis-Ross do something wrong? She’s in there for a second, tops.

    Director: “It’s not ‘Yes We May’, Tracee! It’s ‘YES WE CAN!'”

  • Yeah, so that *is* Farnsworth Bentley. (wow.)

  • Kate Walsh aka Dr. Addison Montgomery from Private Practice/Grey’s Anatomy…
    For some reason the Frnsworth Bentley scene makes me chuckle…

  • kaya

    i missed nick cannon!!?!? who’s that singin white girl? is that fiest? i have no clue.
    also i saw that white lady that play on tv.
    that prison break guy
    maybe daughtry?

    dontchu talk bad about hill harper

  • slb

    Bryan Greenberg of Prime and October Road “fame.”

  • slb

    Kelly Hu, Herbie Hancock, Jonathon Schaech…

  • l.

    you forgot esthero!

  • Who is the dude who says “sí, se puede!”?

  • slb

    edited to add real answer: the “si, se puede” guy is actor adam rodriguez.

  • dude i never knew esthero was that weird lookin. she can sing tho gene, stop hatin!

  • Aisha

    Is it bad that I don’t know any of the white people save for Scarlett Jo and Esthero?

  • I heard Amaury Nolasco was in there too.