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Title:

Contemporary Black biography : Volume 106. profiles from the international Black community.

Publisher:

Gale

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

1 online resource (ix, 302 p.) : ill., ports.

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:

Kweku Adoboli -- Lincoln Alexander -- Mykki Blanco -- Julian Bond -- Andrew Brimmer -- Charlotte Hawkins Brown -- Terry Callier -- Maurice Cheeks -- Chi-Lites -- Ashley Cole -- George Coleman -- Mel Daniels -- Edgar Davids -- Creflo Dollar -- The Dramatics -- Booker Ervin -- Terry A. Francois -- Patrice Gaines -- R. B. Greaves -- Dennis Haysbert -- Ivory Joe Hunter -- Phil Ivey -- Ken Johnson -- Tommy Johnson -- Pigmeat Markham -- Hugh Masekela -- Sal Masekela -- DeAndre McCullough -- Heather C. McGhee -- Mel Ming -- Terrell Owens -- Oscar Pettiford -- Randy Primas -- Wendell O. Pruitt -- Natina Reed -- Andr♯ Layton Roaf -- Willie Roaf -- Ida B. Robinson -- Rodney Ray Rogers -- Maya Rudolph -- Dread Scott -- William J. Seymour -- Danny Sims -- Emanuel Steward -- Amar'e Stoudemire -- Sweet Honey in the Rock -- Andr©♭ Leon Talley -- Grady Tate -- Malya Villard-Appolon -- Chet Walker -- LeRoy T. Walker -- David S. Ware -- George Whitmore -- Frank Wilson -- Oprah Winfrey.

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:

1414481985 (electronic book)
9781414481982 (electronic book)

Locations:

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)