Contemporary Black biography
Subtitle: profiles from the international Black community
Series: Gale virtual reference library
Publisher: Gale
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781414472737; 9781414471778
Subjects: 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 Actors
Description: 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.
Notes: "ISSN 1058-1316."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Kazem Abdullah; title: Byron Allen; title: Ashford and Simpson; title: Katreese Barnes; title: Richard Bennett; title: Mary J. Blige; title: Dewey Bozella; title: Richard Buery, Jr.; title: Robinson Cano; title: John Carlos; title: J. Cole; title: Richard Dent; title: Donya Douglas; title: Lolis Eric Elie; title: Hortense Ellis; title: Trey Ellis; title: Derek Fisher; title: Frank Foster; title: Kwan Foye; title: Kirk Franklin; title: Kenneth Frazier; title: William Gates; title: Monique Harden; title: Hill Harper; title: Franco Harris; title: Conrad O. Johnson; title: Norma H. Johnson; title: Syl Johnson; title: Michael B. Jordan; title: Evander Kane; title: Carl Lewis; title: Bill Lucas; title: Wangari Maathai; title: Eva Marcille; title: Michael Martin; title: Naturi Naughton; title: Vernon Parker; title: Aristides Pereira; title: Lisa Price; title: Rhymefest; title: Amber Riley; title: Janet Rolle; title: Mara Schiavocampo; title: Jon Secada; title: Shannon Sharpe; title: Al Sharpton; title: Solange; title: Claude Steele; title: Regina Taylor; title: Henry Threadgill; title: Trombone Shorty; title: Craig Watkins; title: Rutina Wesley; title: Michael Kenneth Williams; title: Beverly Wright.