| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 271 pages) : photos. |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1058-1316". |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Julian Francis Abele-- Germaine Acogny -- Melba Allen-Buillard-- Angelina Atyam -- David Banner -- Bertice Berry -- Jesse B. Blayton Sr. -- Marjorie L. Burgess -- Kirbyjon Caldwell -- Mary Eugenia Charles -- Joaquim Chissano -- Spencer R. Crew -- James N. Crutchfield -- Lovenia DeConge-Watson -- Merri Dee -- Ericka Dunlap -- Larry Duplechan -- Earthquake -- Etu Evans -- Frankie Faison -- Ann Fudge -- Clarence E. Gaines Sr. -- Goapele -- Thelma Golden -- Allan C. Golston -- Carol A. Goss -- Shimmy Gray -- Deitrick Haddon -- Naomie Harris -- Richard G. Hatcher -- Raymond Mhlaba -- Gwen Moore -- Constance Baker Motley -- Joe Nash -- Roscoe Orman -- Clarence Otis Jr. -- Maurice Michael Otunga -- James Perkins Jr. -- Howardena Pindell -- Dudley Randall -- Kwame Raoul -- Senghor Reid -- Jerry Rice -- George Scott -- Sherri Shepherd -- Henry Simmons -- Tamia Eleanora E. Tate -- Terence A. Todman -- Dontrelle Willis -- August Wilson -- Dorien Wilson -- Sunnie Wilson -- Scott Woods. |
| 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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Abele, Julian Francis.
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Acogny, Germaine, 1944-
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Allen-Buillard, Melba.
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Atyam, Angelina.
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Banner, David.
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Berry, Bertice.
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Blayton, Jesse B., Sr.
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Burgess, Marjorie L.
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Caldwell, Kirbyjon.
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Charles, Mary Eugenia.
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Chissano, Joaquim Alberto, 1939-
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Crew, Spencer R., 1949-
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Crutchfield, James N.
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Deconge-Watson, Lovenia.
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Dee, Merri.
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Dunlap, Ericka.
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Duplechan, Larry.
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Earthquake.
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Evans, Etu.
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Faison, Frankie.
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Fudge, Ann.
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Gaines, Clarence E.
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Goapele (Rapper)
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Golden, Thelma.
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Golston, Allan C.
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Goss, Carol A.
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Gray, Shimmy.
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Haddon, Deitrick.
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Harris, Naomie, 1976-
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Hatcher, Richard G., 1933-
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Mhlaba, Raymond, 1920-
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Moore, Gwen.
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Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-
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Nash, Joe.
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Orman, Roscoe.
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Otis, Clarence, Jr.
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Otunga, Maurice Michael.
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Perkins, James, Jr.
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Pindell, Howardena, 1943-
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Randall, Dudley, 1914-
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Raoul, Kwame.
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Reid, Senghor.
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Rice, Jerry.
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Scott, George.
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Shepherd, Sherrie.
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Simmons, Henry, 1822-ca. 1895.
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Tamia, 1976-
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Tate, Eleanora E.
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Todman, Terence A.
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Willis, Dontrelle.
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Wilson, August.
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Wilson, Dorien.
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Wilson, Sunnie, 1908-
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Woods, Scott, 1964-
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African Americans -- Biography.
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Blacks -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Pendergast, Sara, editor.
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Pendergast, Tom, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Contemporary Black biography, Volume 55. Detroit, Mich. : Thomson Gale, c2006 0787679275 |
| ISBN |
9781414410203 (electronic book) |
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1414410204 (electronic book) |
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0787679275 |
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