Description |
1 online resource (ix, 264 pages) : photos. |
Series |
Gale eBooks
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Note |
"ISSN 1058-1316." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Anthony Anderson -- Regina Belle -- Albert Black -- Tom Burrell -- Robert L. Carter -- Sekou Damante Conneh, Jr. -- Joseph Mason Andrew Cox -- William Demby -- Herman Edwards -- James Forman -- Reggie Fowler -- Johnny Gill -- Jean Grae -- Frederick D. Gregory -- LaShell Griffin -- Calvin Hernton -- Jamelia -- Donna James -- Clara Stanton Jones -- Leleti Khumalo -- Rick Kittles -- Jewel Stradford LaFontant -- Aylwin Lewis -- Marvin Lewis -- Tommie Lindsey -- Karl Malone -- Westina Matthews Shatteen -- Michelle McKinney Hammond -- Joseph C. Mills -- Marc H. Morial -- Sir William "Bill" Morris -- Lester C. Newman -- Robert N.C. Nix, Jr. -- Russ Parr -- Harold Perrineau -- Waverly Person -- Richard Price -- Milous Reese -- Cyrille Regis -- Will Robinson -- Johnathan Rodgers -- Kenny Roy -- Bryce Salvador -- Joe Sample -- Sonia Sanchez -- Milton Scott -- Kimora Lee Simmons -- Richard Smith -- Zadie Smith -- Frank Thomas -- Cicely Tyson -- Mario Van Peebles -- Bobby Westbrooks -- Cedric Yarbrough. |
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 |
Anderson, Anthony, 1970-
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Belle, Regina.
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Black, Albert.
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Burrell, Tom.
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Carter, Robert L., 1917-
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Conneh, Sekou Damante.
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Cox, Joseph Mason Andrew.
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Demby, William.
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Edwards, Herm, 1954-
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Forman, James, 1928-2005.
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Fowler, Reggie.
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Gill, Johnny.
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Grae, Jean.
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Gregory, Frederick.
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Griffin, LaShell.
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Hernton, Calvin C.
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Jamelia.
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James, Donna.
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Jones, Clara Stanton.
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Khumalo, Leleti.
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Kittles, Rick.
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Lafontant-MANkarious, Jewel, 1922-1997.
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Lewis, Aylwin.
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Lewis, Marvin.
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Lindsey, Tommie.
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Malone, Karl.
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Matthews Shatteen, Westina.
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McKinney Hammond, Michelle, 1957-
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Mills, Joseph C.
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Morial, Marc H.
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Morris, William.
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Newman, Lester C.
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Nix, Robert N. C.
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Parr, Russ.
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Perrineau, Harold.
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Person, Waverly.
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Price, Richard.
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Reese, Milous.
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Regis, Cyrille.
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Robinson, Will.
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Rodgers, Johnathan.
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Roy, Kenny.
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Salvador, Bryce.
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Sample, Joe.
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Sanchez, Sonia, 1934-
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Scott, Milton.
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Simmons, Kimora Lee.
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Smith, Richard.
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Smith, Zadie.
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Thomas, Frank, 1968-
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Tyson, Cicely.
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Van Peebles, Mario.
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Westbrooks, Bobby.
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Yarbrough, Cedric.
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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 51. Detroit, Mich. : Thomson Gale, c2005 0787679232 |
ISBN |
9781414405506 (electronic book) |
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1414405502 (electronic book) |
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0787679232 |
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