| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 271 pages) : photos. |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1058-1316." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
J. Arnez -- Jean Augustine -- John Barnes -- Fantasia Barrino -- Tritobia Hayes Benjamin-- Lamont Bentley -- Beverly Bond -- Oscar Brown, Jr. -- Byron Cage -- Mariah Carey -- Ken Carter -- Perry Christie -- Lyn Collins -- Afua Cooper -- Garth Crooks -- Craig David -- Deezer D -- Birago Diop -- Denzil Douglas -- Vivica A. Fox -- Gilberto Gil -- Bruce Gordon -- Ed Gordon -- David Henderson -- Lauryn Hill -- Wendy Hilliard -- Michael Jackson -- Wayne Jones -- Al Loving -- Marilyn McCoo -- Terry McMillan -- Warren F. Miller, Jr -- Youssou N'Dour -- Arthel Neville -- Terell Owens -- Fritz Pollard -- Omara Portuondo -- Willie Randolph -- Reginald Robinson -- Marcus Samuelsson -- Barry Sanders -- Isabel Sanford -- Stephanie Sears -- John Brooks Slaughter -- Bruce W. Smith -- Will Smith -- Corrine Sparks -- Rene Syler -- Robert Van Lierop -- Countess Vaughn -- Bernita Walker -- Willard White -- Marco Williams -- Stevie Wonder -- Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah. |
| 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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Arnez J.
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Augustine, Jean.
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Fantasia, 1984-
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Barnes, John.
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Benjamin, Tritobia H.
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Bentley, Lamont.
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Bond, Beverly.
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Brown, Oscar.
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Cage, Byron.
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Carey, Mariah.
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Carter, Ken.
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Christie, Perry G. (Perry Gladstone), 1943-
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Collins, Lyn.
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Cooper, Afua.
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Crooks, Garth.
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David, Craig, 1981-
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Deezer D.
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Diop, Birago.
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Douglas, Denzil.
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Fox, Vivica A., 1964-
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Gil, Gilberto.
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Gordon, Bruce S.
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Gordon, Ed, 1960-
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Henderson, David, 1942-
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Hill, Lauryn.
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Hilliard, Wendy.
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Jackson, Michael, 1958-
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Jones, Wayne.
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Loving, Al, 1935-
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McCoo, Marilyn.
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McMillan, Terry.
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Miller, Warren F.
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N'Dour, Youssou.
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Neville, Arthel.
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Owens, Terrell, 1973-
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Pollard, Fritz.
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Portuondo, Omara.
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Randolph, Willie.
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Robinson, Reginald R.
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Samuelsson, Marcus.
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Sanders, Barry, 1968-
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Sanford, Isabel, 1917-
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Sears, Stephanie.
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Slaughter, John Brooks, 1934-
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Smith, Bruce W.
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Smith, Will, 1968-
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Sparks, Corrine.
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Syler, Reň.
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Lierop, Robert F. van.
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Vaughn, Countess.
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Walker, Bernita.
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White, Willard.
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Williams, Marco.
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Wonder, Stevie.
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Yeboah, Emmanuel Ofosu.
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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 53. Detroit, Mich. : Thomson Gale, c2006 0787679259 |
| ISBN |
9781414406046 (electronic book) |
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1414406045 (electronic book) |
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0787679259 |
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