Title Contemporary Black biography. Volume 53 : profiles from the international Black community / Sara and Tom Pendergast, editors

Published Detroit, Mich. : Thomson Gale, [2006] ©2006

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Description 1 online resource Series Gale virtual reference library Gale virtual reference library. Contents J. Arnez -- Jean Augustine -- John Barnes -- Fantasia Barrino -- Tritobia Hayes Benjamin-- Lamont Bentley -- Beverly Bond -- Oscar Brown, Jr. -- Byron Cage -- Mariah Carey -- Ken Carter -- Perry Christie -- Lyn Collins -- Afua Cooper -- Garth Crooks -- Craig David -- Deezer D -- Birago Diop -- Denzil Douglas -- Vivica A. Fox -- Gilberto Gil -- Bruce Gordon -- Ed Gordon -- David Henderson -- Lauryn Hill -- Wendy Hilliard -- Michael Jackson -- Wayne Jones -- Al Loving -- Marilyn McCoo -- Terry McMillan -- Warren F. Miller, Jr -- Youssou N'Dour -- Arthel Neville -- Terell Owens -- Fritz Pollard -- Omara Portuondo -- Willie Randolph -- Reginald Robinson -- Marcus Samuelsson -- Barry Sanders -- Isabel Sanford -- Stephanie Sears -- John Brooks Slaughter -- Bruce W. Smith -- Will Smith -- Corrine Sparks -- Rene Syler -- Robert Van Lierop -- Countess Vaughn -- Bernita Walker -- Willard White -- Marco Williams -- Stevie Wonder -- Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Original: ix, 271 pages : photographs ; 29 cm Print version record Subject Arnez J Deezer D Fantasia, 1984- Augustine, Jean. Barnes, John. Benjamin, Tritobia H. Bentley, Lamont Bond, Beverly. Brown, Oscar. Cage, Byron. Carey, Mariah. Carter, Ken Christie, Perry G. (Perry Gladstone), 1943- Collins, Lyn Cooper, Afua. Crooks, Garth David, Craig, 1981- Diop, Birago. Douglas, Denzil. Fox, Vivica A., 1964- Gil, Gilberto. Gordon, Bruce S Gordon, Ed, 1960- Henderson, David, 1942- Hill, Lauryn. Hilliard, Wendy Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009. Jones, Wayne. Lierop, Robert F. van. Loving, Al, 1935-2005. McCoo, Marilyn. McMillan, Terry. Miller, Warren F. (Warren Fletcher), 1943- N'Dour, Youssou. Neville, Arthel Owens, Terrell, 1973- Pollard, Fritz. Portuondo, Omara. Randolph, Willie Robinson, Reginald R. Samuelsson, Marcus. Sanders, Barry, 1968- Sanford, Isabel, 1917-2004. Sears, Stephanie Slaughter, John Brooks, 1934- Smith, Bruce W. Smith, Will, 1968- Sparks, Corrine. Syler, Ren.̌ Vaughn, Countess. Walker, Bernita White, Willard. Williams, Marco. Wonder, Stevie. Yeboah, Emmanuel Ofosu Deezer D. Fantasia, 1984- Augustine, Jean. Benjamin, Tritobia H. Brown, Oscar, Jr., 1926-2005. Carey, Mariah. David, Craig, 1981- Diop, Birago. Fox, Vivica A., 1964- Gil, Gilberto. Gordon, Ed, 1960- Henderson, David, 1942- Hill, Lauryn. Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009. Lierop, Robert F. van. Loving, Al, 1935-2005. McCoo, Marilyn. McMillan, Terry. Miller, Warren F. (Warren Fletcher), 1943- N'Dour, Youssou. Owens, Terrell, 1973- Pollard, Fritz. Portuondo, Omara. Robinson, Reginald R. Samuelsson, Marcus. Sanders, Barry, 1968- Sanford, Isabel, 1917-2004. Slaughter, John Brooks, 1934- Smith, Will, 1968- White, Willard. Williams, Marco. Wonder, Stevie. African Americans -- Biography. Blacks -- Biography African Americans. Blacks. Genre/Form Gale Virtual Reference Library Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Pendergast, Sara. Pendergast, Tom. ISBN 0787679259 1414406045 9780787679255 9781414406046

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