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Title:

Contemporary Black biography : Volume 111. profiles from the international Black community.

Publisher:

Gale

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

1 online resource (ix, 306 p.) : photos.

Subject:

Actors, Black.
Businesspeople, Black.
Athletes, Black.
African American athletes.
Artists, Black.
Blacks--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.
African American leadership.
African American musicians.
African American businesspeople.
African American politicians.
African American authors.
Authors, Black.
Musicians, Black.
African American actors.
African American religious leaders.
African American artists.

Other Authors:

Gale Group.

Notes:

"ISSN 1058-1316". Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents:

Chinua Achebe -- Luther Allison -- Jeta Amata -- Maceo Anderson -- Alexander T. Augusta -- Patrick Awuah -- Beken -- Carl C. Bell -- Sanford D. Bishop Jr. -- Edward Bland -- Chadwick Boseman -- Carolina Chocolate Drops -- Gerald Clayton -- Jason Collins -- John Conyers Jr. -- Elbert Frank Cox -- Jimmy Dawkins -- Djeli Moussa Diawara -- DJ Clue? -- Tamara Dobson -- Ron Glass -- Anfernee Hardaway -- Jackee Harry -- Richie Havens -- Lauryn Hill -- Songezo Jim -- Ron Kirk -- Kevin Krigger -- Marc Lacy -- Major Lance -- Denise LaSalle -- Mac Daddy -- Marian Anderson String Quartet -- Lee Maye -- Darius McCrary -- Dwike Mitchell -- Nas -- Otis Nixon -- Bosco Ntaganda -- Carl Phillips -- Rajon Rondo -- David Satcher -- The Shirelles -- Donald Shirley -- Carmen Souza -- Kordell Stewart -- Woody Strode -- Bob Teague -- T-Pain -- Joseph Edison Walker -- T-Bone Walker -- Dionne Warwick -- Willie Wood -- Jeffrey Wright -- John Young.

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.

Series:

Gale virtual reference library

ISBN:

1414497628 (electronic book)
9781414497624 (electronic book)

Locations:

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)