Title Contemporary Black biography. Volume 123 : profiles from the international Black community

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

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 316 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits Contents Eric Bibb -- John Blakr Jr. -- Bun B -- Ben Burkett -- Michael Che -- Chronixx -- Alice Coachman -- Billy Cobham -- Cozy Cole -- Ernest Cole -- James Cotton -- Terry Crews -- D'Angelo -- Kenny Drew -- Teddy Edwards -- FKA Twigs -- Anthony Foxx -- Tito Fuentes -- Justin Gatlin -- Anwan Glover -- Graham Central Station -- William Greaves -- Michael B. Hancock -- Toni Harp -- Percy Harvin -- Eric Laneuville -- The Manhattans -- John R. Marks III -- Brother Joe May -- Cecil McBee -- Lloyd McClendon -- LeSean McCoy -- Van McCoy -- Walter Dean Myers -- Nat Nakasa -- Kenny Neal -- Pam Oliver -- Bo Porter -- Pusha T -- Michele Roberts -- John Roseboro -- Joe Sample -- Amos Sawyer -- Shabazz Palaces -- Bobby Shmurda -- Gene Smith -- Thomas Thabane -- Hasheem Thabeet -- Mike Tomlin -- Dennis P. Williams -- Hosea Williams -- David Wilson -- Gerald Wilson -- Bobby Womack -- Max Yergan 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 1573024325 9781573024327

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