| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 289 pages) : photos. |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1058-1316". |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Peter Jasper Akinola -- Alphonse Ardoin -- Vernon Joseph Baker -- Harry Belafonte -- Cuesta Benberry -- Corbin Bleu -- J. Robert Bradley -- Robert Brown -- John Compton -- Lee Dorsey -- Manuel Francisco dos Santos -- Joe Dumars -- Edward Dwight -- Israel L. Gaither -- Chris Gardner -- Petey Greene -- Hill Harper -- Vy Higginsen -- Anita Hill -- Barbara Hillary -- Brenda Holloway -- Ayanna Howard -- Ryan Howard -- Vernon Irvin -- Al Jarreau -- Edith Mae Irby Jones -- Elijah Kelley -- Reatha Clark King -- Marquita Lister -- Richard Alexander Long -- Vusi Mahlasela -- Haile Mariam Mengistu -- Irene Morgan -- Ne-Yo -- Joshua Nkomo -- Bisola Ojikutu -- Rissi Palmer -- Sydney Tamiia Poitier -- Prince -- Rain Pryor -- Lionel Richie -- Rihanna -- Holden Roberto -- John T. Scott -- Kiron K. Skinner -- Jimmy Lee Sudduth -- Oumou Sy -- Rosetta Tharpe -- Clarence Thomas -- Isiah Thomas -- Trisha R. Thomas -- LaDainian Tomlinson -- Neil deGrasse Tyson -- Michael Vick -- Eric Eustace Williams. |
| Summary |
Biographical profiles of important and influential persons of African heritage who form the international black community. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields providing coverage of names found in today's headlines as well as selected individuals from earlier in this century whose influence continues to have an impact on contemporary life. |
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Akinola, Peter Jasper.
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Bois-sec.
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Baker, Vernon J.
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Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
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Benberry, Cuesta.
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Bleu, Corbin, 1989-
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Bradley, J. Robert (John Robert), 1920-2007.
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Brown, Buck.
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Compton, John, 1926-
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Dorsey, Lee.
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Santos, Manuel Francisco dos.
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Dumars, Joe.
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Dwight, Edward, Jr., 1933-
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Gaither, Israel L.
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Gardner, Chris (Chris P.)
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Greene, Ralph, 1931-1984.
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Harper, Hill, 1966-
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Higginsen, Vy.
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Hill, Anita.
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Hillary, Barbara.
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Holloway, Brenda.
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Howard, Ayanna.
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Howard, Ryan James, 1979-
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Irvin, Vernon.
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Jarreau, Al.
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Jones, Edith Mae Irby.
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Kelley, Elijah.
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King, Reatha Clark.
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Lister, Marquita.
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Long, Richard A., 1927-
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Mahlasela, Vusi.
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Mengistu Haile-Mariam, 1937-
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Morgan, Irene.
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Ne-Yo.
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Nkomo, Joshua.
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Ojikutu, Bisola.
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Palmer, Rissi.
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Poitier, Sydney Tamiia, 1973-
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Prince.
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Pryor, Rain.
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Richie, Lionel.
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Rihanna, 1988-
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Roberto, Holden.
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Scott, John Tarrell, 1940-2007.
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Skinner, Kiron K.
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Sudduth, Jimmy Lee, 1910-2007.
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Sy, Oumou.
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Tharpe, Rosetta, d. 1973.
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Thomas, Clarence, 1948-
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Thomas, Isiah, 1961-
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Thomas, Trisha R., 1964-
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Tomlinson, LaDainian.
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Tyson, Neil deGrasse.
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Vick, Michael, 1980-
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Williams, Eric Eustace, 1911-1981.
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African Americans -- Biography.
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Blacks -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Contemporary Black biography, Volume 65. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2008 9780787695422 |
| ISBN |
9781414437866 (electronic book) |
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9780787695422 |
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