[jjotto]

Absolutely, the same as any other non-Jew who may convert. These days, almost any Orthodox community of some size has a few black converts.

http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/2001/02/African-American-And-Orthodox-Jewish.aspx

[Cronos]

thanks, both those posts give me more information. what about acceptance by the wider, non-reform Jewish community?