An edition of Contemporary Black biography
(2010)
Contemporary Black biography
profiles from the international Black community
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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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African Americans, Biography, Blacks, African American leadership, African American athletes, Black Athletes, African American artists, Black Artists, African American businesspeople, Black Businesspeople, African American politicians, African American religious leaders, African American authors, Black Authors, African American musicians, Black Musicians, African American actors, Black ActorsShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Contemporary Black biography: profiles from the international Black community
2010, Gale
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1414456999 9781414456997
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Quinton Aaron, sizable acting talent
Grantley Adams, admired first premier of Barbados
Mara Brock Akil, creator of groundbreaking television shows
Ray Allen, high-scoring guard for the Boston Celtics
Babyface, multitalented R & B master and entertainment executive
Camille Billops, internationally exhibited visual artist and filmmaker
Charles E. Blake, Evangelical leader
Boyz II Men, perennially popular "doo-hop" vocal group
Big Bill Broonzy, Delta blues legend
Gordon Bush, former mayor of the troubled city of East St. Louis
Chamillionaire, profanity-free rap musician
James H. Cone, dean of black liberation theology
Imani Francesca Coppola, genre-defying singer-songwriter
Clark Kent Ervin, forthright security analyst
Rio Ferdinand, U.K. soccer star
Douglas Metunwa Glanville, pro baseball scholar-athlete
Bruce S. Gordon, top telecom executive tapped for NAACP post
David Haye, champion British boxer
Hamilton E. Holmes, intrepid medical student who integrated the University of Georgia
Charles Johnson, National Book Award-winning fiction writer
Harvey Johnson Jr., first black mayor of Jackson, Mississippi
Eddie Jordan, controversial prosecutor
John Agyekum Kufuor, two-term Ghanaian president
Leadbelly, troubled blues genius
Glenn Ligon, prominent contemporary artist
Antonio Maceo, legendary Cuban revolutionary
Biz Mackey, star catcher in the Negro leagues
Keith Mitchell, Grenadian prime minister turned opposition leader
Sam Mitchell, NBA player and coach
Denise Nicholas, successful actress turned successful novelist
David Ortiz, bombastic baseball slugger
David Oyelowo, groundbreaking Shakespearean actor
Inman Page, distinguished educational administrator
Carlene Hatcher Polite, innovative novelist
William J. Powell, pioneering golf-course entrepreneur
Evelyn Preer, first-generation African-American film star
James T. Rapier, Reconstruction-era legislator and newspaper publisher
Dizzee Rascal, chart-topping British hip-hop musician
Kasim Reed, promising new mayor of Atlanta
Derrick Rose, popular NBA rookie
Randy Shannon, respected college football coach
Sir Mix-A-Lot, exuberantly raunchy rapper
Robert Smalls, Civil War hero and U.S. congressman
Jaden Smith, youthful screen actor
Speech, founding member of Arrested Development and successful solo artist
Shelby Steele, thought-provoking conservative social critic
Moira Stuart, beloved BBC news anchor
Percy E. Sutton, New York City power broker
Rachel True, television and film actress
Marlon Wayans, youngest member of leading film comedy family
Terri White, theater veteran who staged dramatic comeback
Ann Claire Williams, compassionate jurist
Pharrell Williams, recording studio wizard
Ann Wolfe, fearsome professional boxer
Al Young, Californian poet laureate.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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