Title Contemporary Black biography. Volume 125 : profiles from the international Black community

Published Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 311 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits Contents LaMarcus Aldridge -- Marion Barry Jr. -- Eric Berry -- Roy Brooks -- Jason Brown -- NoViolet Bulawayo -- Charles Vernon Bush -- George Cables -- Shadreck Chikoti -- Dorothy Love Coates -- The Consolers -- J. California Cooper -- Misty Copeland -- Bill Cosby -- Idriss Deby -- DeMar DeRozan -- E-40 -- The Emotions -- Freddie Gibbs -- Micki Grant -- Guitar Slim -- Elston Howard -- Michelle Howard -- Jay Electronica -- Thomas L. Jennings -- Jeh Johnson -- Billy Kahora -- Dennis Kimetto -- Harold Land -- Mia Love -- Ron Lyle -- Mack Maine -- William Robert Ming Jr. -- Myles Munroe -- Venetria K. Patton -- Jason Peters -- Pearl Primus -- Joseph Jenkins Roberts -- Jimmy Ruffin -- Raphael Saadiq -- Michael Sata -- Byron Scott -- Tim Scott -- Lloyd G. Sealy -- Taiye Selasi -- Duke Slater -- Rodney E. Slater -- Sugarhill Gang -- Wilbur Sweatman -- Mike Tolbert -- Alexander Twilight -- Ashley Uys -- Monty Williams -- Jacqueline Woodson -- Eugene Wright 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 1573024341 9781573024341

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