Title Contemporary Black biography. Volume 134 : profiles from the international Black community

Published Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 318 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits Contents Chico Banks -- Holly Bass -- Salome Bey -- Big Time Sarah -- Tamar Braxton -- Tim Brown -- Margaret Taylor Burroughs -- Park Cannon -- C.J. Chenier -- Clifton Chenier -- Marie Maynard Daly -- Walter Davis Jr. -- Ricky Dillard -- Brandon Victor Dixon -- Channing Dungey -- Kim Foxx -- Tyrese Gibson -- Babs Gonzales -- Travis Greene -- Charles Haley -- Marvin Harrison -- Monte Irvin -- Angela Jackson -- James P. Johnson -- Roy Jones Jr. -- Geoffrey Kamworor -- Andy Kirk -- Lee Andrews and the Hearts -- Jimmie Lunceford -- Nilah Magruder -- Christian McBride -- Chirlane McCray -- Roscoe Mitchell -- Luis Ortiz -- Orlando Pace -- Phife Dawg -- Katrina Pierson -- Prince -- Don Redman -- Jose Reyes -- Norwell Roberts -- Harold M. Rose -- Royce da 5'9" -- Charlie Sifford -- Mary Carter Smith -- Charles Henry Turner -- Michael Twitty -- James L. Usry -- Vanity -- Lester Aglar Walton -- Kamasi Washington -- Karen Weaver -- Patrice Williamson -- Sonny Boy Williamson -- Teddy Wilson Summary Provides informative biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of African American and/or black heritage. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields, including architecture, art, business, dance, education, fashion, film, industry, journalism, law, literature, medicine, music, politics and government, publishing, religion, science and technology, social issues, sports, television, theater, and others Notes "ISSN 1058-1316." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Actors, Black. African American actors. African American artists. African American athletes. African American authors. African American businesspeople. African American leadership. African American musicians. African American politicians. African American religious leaders. African Americans -- Biography. Artists, Black. Athletes, Black. Authors, Black. Blacks -- Biography Businesspeople, Black. Musicians, Black. Actors, Black. African American actors. African American artists. African American athletes. African American authors. African American businesspeople. African American leadership. African American musicians. African American politicians. African American religious leaders. African Americans. Artists, Black. Athletes, Black. Authors, Black. Blacks. Businesspeople, Black. Musicians, Black. Genre/Form Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 1410312143 9781410312143

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