Black Dynamite is a main hero in the Black Dynamite movie and tv series. He was US soldier who fought in the
Vietnam War
History
Black Dynamite was an orphan and so was his younger brother Jimmy. At some point, a family took them in and raised them as their own children. When Black Dynamite's mother died, she begged him to make sure that Jimmy stays out of trouble. He did his best to honor his mother's final wish and got Jimmy out of taking drugs or joining a gang.
Years later, Jimmy died by a group of drug dealers led by an unknown figure while going undercover. Black Dynamite eventually learned and stop the drug flow. He later learned that it was Richard Nixon who killed Jimmy and confronted the president, avenging his younger brother.