- Born
- Birth nameBenjamin Franklin Chavis Jr.
- Benjamin F. Chavis was born on May 22, 1948 in Oxford, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Belly (1998), KSAZ-TV Fox 10 (1953) and Ben Chavis, les dix de Wilmington (1977). He is married to Martha Rivera. They have four children. He was previously married to Donna.
- SpousesMartha Rivera(? - present) (her death, 4 children)Donna (divorced, 4 children)
- Has been featured on Jim Jones new album "Hustlers P.O.M.E."s 20th Track "Concrete Jungle".
- Is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
- In 1960 he was the first Black in Oxford, North Carolina to get a local library card at the age of 12.
- After college he worked for the Commission for Racial Justice.
- He teamed up with Louis Farrakhan of the Nation Of Islam to stage the Million Man March in Washington, DC on 16 October 1995.
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