| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 268 pages) : photos. |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1058-1316". |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
William Gilchrist Anderson -- Tiki Barber -- Halle Berry -- Jeffri Chadiha -- Leah Chase-- Bryan Ezra Clay -- Kenneth L. Coleman -- Erroll B. Davis, Jr. -- Quinton de' Alexander -- Sean Garrett -- Bernie Grant -- Denyce Graves -- Bunnatine "Bunny" Greenhouse -- Aaron Hall -- Lalah Hathaway -- Endesha Ida Mae Holland -- Donald L. Hollowell -- Clint Holmes -- Ebony Hughes -- Judith D. Jackson -- Mae Jackson -- Harry E. Johnson -- Hank Jones -- Calestous Juma -- Erika J. Kendrick -- Debra Killings -- Coretta Scott King -- Herbert Lowe -- Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -- Raymond J. McGuire -- Nellie Yvonne McKay -- C. Ray Nagin -- Fayard Nicholas -- Donald M. Payne -- Charles E. Phillips, Jr. -- Kyla A. Pratt -- Lou Rawls -- Michael V. Roberts -- David Satcher -- Albertina Sisulu -- Dawn Staley -- Kia Steave-Dickerson -- Michael Tait -- Ralph Tresvant -- Nontombi Naomi Tutu -- Dianne Walker -- Mary T. Washington -- Malinda Williams -- Montel Williams -- Ronald A. Williams --- Stanley "Tookie" Williams -- Chandra Wilson -- Kimberlydawn Wisdom -- Georgie Woods -- Donald Young, Jr. |
| 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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Anderson, William G., 1927-
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Barber, Tiki, 1975-
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Berry, Halle.
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Chadiha, Jeffri.
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Chase, Leah.
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Clay, Bryan Ezra.
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Coleman, Kenneth L.
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Davis, Erroll B., Jr.
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de' Alexander, Quinton.
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Garrett, Sean.
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Grant, Bernie.
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Graves, Denyce.
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Greenhouse, Bunnatine.
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Hall, Aaron.
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Hathaway, Lalah.
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Holland, Endesha Ida Mae, 1944-2006.
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Hollowell, Donald.
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Holmes, Clint.
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Hughes, Ebony.
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Jackson, Judith D.
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Jackson, Mae J.
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Johnson, Harry E.
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Jones, Hank, 1918-
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Juma, Calestous.
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Kendrick, Erika J.
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Killings, Debra.
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King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006.
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Lowe, Herbert.
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Mayweather, Floyd, Jr.
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McGuire, Raymond J.
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McKay, Nellie Y.
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Nagin, Ray.
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Nicholas, Fayard.
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Payne, Donald M.
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Phillips, Charles E., Jr.
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Pratt, Kyla.
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Rawls, Lou.
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Roberts, Michael V.
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Satcher, David, 1941-
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Sisulu, Albertina, 1918-
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Staley, Dawn.
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Steave-Dickerson, Kia.
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Tait, Michael.
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Tresvant, Ralph.
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Tutu, Naomi.
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Walker, Dianne.
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Washington, Mary T.
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Williams, Malinda.
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Williams, Montel.
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Williams, Ronald A.
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Williams, Stanley Tookie, 1953-2005.
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Wilson, Chandra, 1969-
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Wisdom, Kimberlydawn.
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Woods, Georgie.
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Young, Donald, Jr.
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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 57. Detroit, Mich. : Thomson Gale, c2007 9780787679293 |
| ISBN |
9781414411156 (electronic book) |
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1414411154 (electronic book) |
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9780787679293 |
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0787679291 |
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