Abdulsalami Abubakar -- Monica Arac de Nyeko -- Julian Atim -- Byllye Y. Avery -- Michael Baisden -- Charles Barkley -- Alvin Batiste -- Roscoe Lee Browne -- Forbes Burnham -- Donald J. Campbell -- Dorinda Clark-Cole -- Anthony Ervin -- Ted Gibson -- Curtis Granderson -- Robert Guei -- Lewis Hamilton -- Thierry Henry -- Andrew Hill -- Asa Grant Hilliard III -- Lester Holt -- Immaculee Ilibagiza -- Chanel Iman -- Marion Jones -- Monty Jones --- Monica Kaufman -- Gladys Knight -- Henry LeTang -- Lil Wayne -- Jon Lucien -- Baaba Maal -- William E. McAnulty Jr. -- Dinaw Mengestu -- Kel Mitchell -- Nicole Mitchell -- Parren J. Mitchell -- Warren Moon -- Niecy Nash -- Lynn Nottage -- Bayo Ojikutu -- Sanya Richards -- Bishop L. Robinson -- Chris Rock -- The Rock -- Nipsey Russell -- Hazel Scott -- Augustin Diamacoune Senghor -- Leopold Sedar Senghor -- Art Shell -- Lovie Smith -- Jordin Sparks -- C. Vivian Stringer -- Sekou Sundiata -- Shirley Verrett -- Abdoulaye Wade -- Vanessa Williams
Summary
Biographical profiles of important and influential persons of African heritage who form the international black community. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields providing coverage of names found in today's headlines as well as selected individuals from earlier in this century whose influence continues to have an impact on contemporary life
