Title Contemporary Black biography. Volume 127 : profiles from the international Black community

Published Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016] ©2016

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 319 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits Series Contemporary Black Biography, 1058-1316 ; 127 Contents Zaraah Abrahams -- Alma Adams -- Gloria Blackwell -- Cephas Bowles -- Kimberly Bryant -- Curtis Counce -- Don Covay -- Buster Douglas -- Robert S. Duncanson -- Jimmy Ellis -- Eddie Floyd -- Juanita Goggins -- Sonny Greer -- Joe Henderson -- Thierry Henry -- Taraji P. Henson -- Eric Jackson -- Andre Johnson -- KEM -- Brenda Lawrence -- Tommy Lister -- Earl Lloyd -- Desmond Mason -- Minnie Minoso -- Charnett Moffett -- Anne Moody -- Phineas Newborn Jr. -- Smokie Norful -- Alain Nteff -- Lupita Nyong'o -- Said Osman -- Deval Patrick -- Orlando Patterson -- Billy Paul -- Marcus T. Paulk -- The Pharcyde -- Stacey Plaskett -- David Porter -- Estella Pyfrom -- Awa Sangho -- Earnie Shavers -- Brian Shaw -- Abderrahmane Sissako -- Jimmy Stirrers -- Clark Terry -- Tony! Toni! Tone! -- Tommy Tucker -- Leo Twiggs -- Jacque Vaughn -- Bonnie Watson Coleman -- Hassan Whiteside -- Lauryn Williams -- Marvin L. Winans -- George C. Wolfe 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 1410312070 9781410312075

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