"ISSN 1058-1316". Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
Larry Allen -- Jozy Altidore -- Lucio Antunes -- A$AP Rocky -- Sho Baraka -- Fontella Bass -- Harold R. Boulware -- Adrien Broner -- Chris Brown -- Lee P. Brown -- Donald Byrd -- Cris Carter -- Robert F. Chew -- The Contours -- Jayne Cortez -- Coco Crisp -- William Saunders Crowdy -- The Dells -- James DePreist -- Tirunesh Dibaba -- The Dixie Cups -- Vladimir Duthiers -- Future -- Johnny Hartman -- Jemele Hill -- Billy Hunter -- Torii Hunter -- Fuad Ibrahim -- Beverly Kearney -- Jamaica Kincaid -- Lebo M -- Ray Lewis -- Big Maceo Merriweather -- Oliver Mtukudzi -- Adrian Peterson -- Charles E. Phillips Jr. -- Professor Longhair -- Melvin Rhyne -- Danny Roundfield -- Jackie Rowe-Adams -- Warren Sapp -- Joe Simon -- Gregory M. Sleet -- Amanda Berry Smith -- Neil Smith -- Bettye Swann -- Omar Sy -- Ed Temple -- Mal Waldron -- Ray Walker -- Quvenzhane Wallis -- Mike Weaver -- Marva Whitney -- John Wilson -- Z-Ro.
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.
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