Contemporary Black biography
Subtitle: profiles from the international Black community
Series: Gale virtual reference library
Publisher: Gale
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9781414461830; 9781414458519
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: Derrick Ashong; title: Clarence Avant; title: Gregory Bauge; title: R. Dwayne Betts; title: Toni Blackman; title: Ronald Blaylock; title: George Bloomer; title: Melba Joyce Boyd; title: Roslyn McCallister Brock; title: Clifford Brown; title: Solomon Burke; title: Gary Coleman; title: Malaak Compton-Rock; title: Polow Da Don; title: Drake; title: Camille Dungy; title: Blind Boy Fuller; title: Marla Gibbs; title: Pam Grier; title: Alvin D. Hall; title: Lena Horne; title: Reginald Hudlin; title: Leon Huff; title: Wyclef Jean; title: Hank Jones; title: Sharon Jones; title: Jason Kidd; title: Bakari Kitwana; title: Spike Lee; title: Floyd Little; title: Angela McGlowan; title: Nicki Minaj; title: Sugar Minott; title: Janelle Monae; title: Wes Moore; title: Toni Morrison; title: Sahr Ngaujah; title: Ray J; title: Willis Reed Jr.; title: Kimberla Lawson Roby; title: Angelia Sanders; title: Paula Young Shelton; title: Slim Thug; title: Princella Smith; title: Jomo Sono; title: Sticky Fingaz; title: Susan L. Taylor; title: Helen Ukpabio; title: Hayma Washington; title: Pauletta Pearson Washington; title: Joe Watkins; title: Josh White; title: Billy Williams; title: Michael L. Williams; title: Rhonda Y. Williams.