| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 290 pages) : photos. |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1058-1316". |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Mohammed al-Amoudi -- Edward Mitchell Bannister -- Brian Blade -- Edward J. Blakely -- Edward W. Brooke -- Lawrence Brownlee -- Reggie Bush -- Cathy J. Cohen -- Cheryl Contee -- Kimberle Williams Crenshaw -- Angela J. Davis -- Derek Douglas -- Joshua DuBois -- Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins -- Melvin H. Evans -- Susan Fales-Hill -- Adrian Fenty -- William P. Foster -- Vincent C. Gray -- Jester Hairston -- Sam Hairston -- Austin Hansen -- Maya Lakshmi Harris -- Lalah Hathaway -- Varnette P. Honeywood -- Steven Horsford -- Dora Hughes -- Rickey Jackson -- Kristin Hunter Lattany -- Aylwin B. Lewis -- Abbey Lincoln -- Lionel Loueke -- Donyale Luna -- Madlib -- Suzanne Malveaux -- Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. -- Wes Montgomery -- Louise Mushikiwabo -- Ray Nagin -- Soledad O'Brien -- Rodney O'Neal -- Nell Irvin Painter -- Philip A. Payton Jr. -- James E. Ransome -- Desiree Rogers -- Kevin Sbraga -- Trey Songz -- Mavis Staples -- Sonny Terry -- Jefferson Thomas -- Nate Thurmond -- Lucius Walker Jr. -- Lenny Wilkens -- Donald E. Wilson -- Ernest C. Withers. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Biography.
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Blacks -- Biography.
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African American leadership.
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African American athletes.
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Athletes, Black.
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African American artists.
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Artists, Black.
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African American businesspeople.
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Businesspeople, Black.
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African American politicians.
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African American religious leaders.
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African American authors.
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Authors, Black.
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African American musicians.
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Musicians, Black.
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African American actors.
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Actors, Black.
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| Added Author |
Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Contemporary Black biography, Volume 88. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2011 9781414471686 (DLC) 92660014 |
| ISBN |
9781414472645 (electronic book) |
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1414472641 (electronic book) |
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9781414471686 |
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1414471688 |
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