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Title:

Contemporary Black biography : Volume 113 :. profiles from the international Black community.

Publisher:

GaleCengage Learning,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

1 online resource (ix, 302 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color.)

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:

Amadou & Mariam -- Lloyd Banks -- Christian Benitez -- Cindy Birdsong -- Ali Birra -- Bobby Bland -- Ozwald Boateng -- Leroy Bonner -- Milt Campbell -- Rudy Crew -- Christopher Paul Curtis -- Damon Dash -- Kenny Dorham -- George Duke -- Walter Dyett -- T-Model Ford -- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce -- Oscar Gamble -- Emile Griffith -- Thomas A. Hart Sr. -- Edwin Hawkins -- Dwight Howard -- Ryan Howard -- Imani Winds -- Cheryl Boone Isaacs -- Benjamin Todd Jealous -- Robbie Jones -- Maurice Jones-Drew -- Ibrahim Boubacar Keita -- Jim Kelly -- Cecile Kyenge -- Kiese Laymon -- Willie Louis -- Loni Love -- Sharon K. McGhee -- Clyde Miller -- Oliver Nelson -- Toks Olagundoye -- Yasiel Puig -- Raven-Symone -- Carline Ray -- Marcus Roberts -- Robin Roberts -- John S. Rock -- Emeli Sande -- Sean Sasser -- George Scott -- Clarence Smith -- LaQuan Smith -- Reggie Smith -- Cleotha Staples -- Garland W. Watt -- Jody Williams -- Jimmy Witherspoon -- Tony Yayo.

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:

1414497644 (electronic book)
9781414497648 (electronic book)

Locations:

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)