An edition of Contemporary Black Biography
(2010)
Contemporary Black biography
profiles from the international Black community
by Margaret Mazurkiewicz
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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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Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles from the International Black Community
Jan 10, 2014, Gale Research Inc, Gale Cengage
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Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles from the International Black Community
2013, Cengage Gale
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2013, Cengage Gale
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Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles from the International Black Community
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Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles from the International Black Community
Aug 23, 2012, Gale Cengage, Gale Research Inc
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2012, Gale
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Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles from the International Black Community
Jul 15, 2011, Gale Research Inc, Gale Cengage
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Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles from the International Black Community
Jul 09, 2010, Gale Research Inc, Gale Cengage
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Table of Contents
Isaias Afewerki, president of Eritrea
Kwame Alexander, prolific poet and dedicated literacy advocate
Michelle Alexander, outspoken civil rights lawyer and professor
Derrick Bell, distinguished civil rights advocate and first black law professor to gain tenure at Harvard
LeRoy Bell, soulful vocalist and songwriter who won acclaim on TV's X Factor
Steve Benjamin, unifying politician who became the first black mayor of Columbia, SC
Otis Blackwell, seminal rock and roll songwriter
Tabi Bonney, Washington, DC-based rap artist and video director
Avery Brooks, imposing actor known for television and theater roles
Selena Sloan Butler, influentional [sic] advocate who founded parent-teacher organizations
Troy Carter, trail-blazing music producer and manager
Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican Hall-of-Fame baseball star of the 1960s
Don Chaney, star basketball player and coach
Nick Chiles, award-winning journalist and author of successful relationship books
Common, iconic Chicago rapper who transitioned to acting and writing
Paul Cuffe, early advocate of the pan-African and black-nationalism movements
Yaya DaCosta, promising actor
Fred Dean, Hall-of-Fame football player
Ava DuVernay, acclaimed independent filmmaker.
Earth, Wind & amp; Fire, enduring pop music collective
Esi Edugyan, prize-winning Canadian novelist
Garth Fagan, celebrated modern dance innovator
Allyson Felix, Olympian sprinter
Victor O. Frazer, Washington insider who represented the U.S. Virgin Islands in Congress
Joe Frazier, heavyweight boxing great who died in 2011
Blake Griffin, talented NBA all-star playing for the Los Angeles Clippers
Walt Hazzard, respected basketball player and coach
Heavy D, good-natured rapper, producer, and actor
Jamie Hector, intense actor and community activist
T.J. Holmes, charismatic television journalist
Kris Jenkins, former all-pro defense lineman
Vitolio Jeune, Haitian dancer who earned recognition on So You Think You Can Dance
Syleena Johnson, soulful R & amp;B singer featured on Kanye West's "All Falls Down"
Andruw Jones, skilled Major League Baseball hitter and center fielder
Kenny Leon, renowned Broadway stage director
Julius Malema, controversial president of the African National Congress Youth League
Miguel, rising singer-songwriter with a genre-blending sound
The O'Jays, defining voices of Philadelphia soul
Steve Perry, passionate educator championing underpriveledged [sic] students.
James O. Plinton Jr., Tuskegee flight instructor who became the first black executive for a major U.S. airline
Public Enemy, politically and socially influential and acclaimed rap group
Hiram Rhoades Revels, first African-American senator and member of Congress
Sanya Richards-Ross, record-breaking track and field star
Myron Rolle, talented scholar, athlete, and philanthropist
Romeo, precocious child star turned grown-up rapper and entrepreneur
Brandon Roy, former Portland Trail Blazers guard
Fred Shuttlesworth, pivotal civil rights figure who cofounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
James Stewart Jr., prolific motorcycle racer
Tricky Stewart, chart-topping record producer who crafted hits with Beyonce, Rihanna, and many others
Jesse Stone, pioneering rock and roll songwriter
Deborah Tillman, inspiring child-care specialist starring in America's Supernanny
Tricky, genre-blending English musician known as a founder of "trip-hop"
Alton R. Waldon Jr., first African American to represent Queens, NY, in the U.S. House of Representatives
Tristan Walker, forward-thinking tech entrepreneur
Nancy Wilson, Grammy Award-winning jazz and R & amp;B singer.
Edition Notes
"ISSN 1058-1316."
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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