Title Contemporary Black biography. Volume 137 : profiles from the international Black community

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

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 295 pages) : illustrations (some color) Contents Ruby Amanfu -- Obba Babatundé -- William J. Barber II -- Kizza Besigny -- Jahvid Best -- Robert Blackburn -- Donna Brazile -- Corrine Brown -- David O. Brown -- Bobby Byrd -- Boozoo Chavis -- Cyrus Chestnut -- Jonny Coles -- Victor Ehikhamenor -- Len Elmore -- Ibrahim Ferrer -- Ruthie Foster -- Dennis Green -- Donald Harrison Jr. -- Kendra Harrison -- Carla D. Hayden -- Jason Heyward -- Billy Higgins -- Martha High -- Z.Z. Hill -- Brittany Howard -- WIllis Jackson -- Jodeci -- Albert Jose Jones -- Patrick Manning -- Inika McPherson -- Holly J. Mitchell -- Eugene Monroe -- Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine -- Louis H. Narcisse -- Fayard and Harold Nicholas -- Alfred Nzo -- Oklahoma City Blue Devils -- Harry Pace -- Margaret and Matilda Peters -- Toure Roberts -- Charles L. Sallée Jr. -- Schoolly D -- Christian Scott -- William Gardner Smith -- The Spinners -- Sonny Stitt -- Nate Thurmond -- Jessica Williams -- Bernie Worrell 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 Description based on 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 1410312178 9781410312174

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