As of January 24 2011, Prince Rogers Nelson (the musician known as "Prince") is not known to be a Freemason. Prince is a member of Jehovah's Witnesses, which prohibits membership of its congregation in Freemasonry.
Prince Hall became a Freemason in the ordinary way. He was initiated in a Lodge chartered by the Grand Lodge of England. He belonged to and was the Master of such a Lodge.
No. Prince Philip is, though.
Yes, Brother Sharpton is a Freemason. He is a member of a Prince Hall Lodge in New York.
He was, yes. He belonged to Kinistino Lodge #1 GRS in Prince Albert.
Yes, there were and are Negroes in Freemason Lodges. Many blacks are members of Prince Hall Affiliated Lodges. There are many black members of Lodges in Britain and throughout Africa as well.
Prince Hall went through an initiation ceremony, very similar to the initiations all Masons in the United States undergo today.
Al Sharpton is a Freemason (as is Jesse Jackson); and yes, several sources do list Rev. Sharpton as a Prince Hall Mason (a historically-black order of masons).
Paul McCartney is a Freemason.
No, he is not a Freemason.
No she is not a Freemason.
Louis Farrakhan, leader of Nation of Islam, is not a Freemason as of July 2011. In a speech given on February 27 2011, Farrakhan is critical of all Freemasonry with the exception of Prince Hall affiliation. In this speech Farrakhan contends that "white" Freemasons use Freemasonry to repress the "black" Freemasons.
Contact the PHA Grand Lodge in MA, where Prince Hall Masonry was founded. See the related link.