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: 296
ISBN-13: 9781414472676; 9781414471716
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: Halle Berry; title: B.o.B.; title: Joseph Bramlett; title: Andre Braugher; title: Toni Braxton; title: Jamie Foster Brown; title: Kwame R. Brown; title: Ronald K. Brown; title: Lonnie G. Bunch, III; title: Raven Chanticleer; title: Lucille Clifton; title: Terror Danjah; title: Gary C. Dennis; title: Raheem DeVaughn; title: Matthew Winifred Dogan; title: George T. Downing; title: Tim Duncan; title: Hosea Easton; title: Miles Mark Fisher; title: T-Model Ford; title: Walt Frazier; title: Joe Gans; title: John Wesley Gilbert; title: Carlton B. Goodlett; title: Jessica B. Harris; title: Connie Hawkins; title: James Walker Hood; title: Ayinde Howell; title: Ja Rule; title: John J. Jasper; title: Fenton Johnson; title: Keyshawn Johnson; title: William Johnson; title: Yusef A. Lateef; title: J.W. Loguen; title: Gucci Mane; title: Henry C. McBay; title: George Marion McClellan; title: Free Frank McWorter; title: Solomon Lightfoot Michaux; title: Arthur Wergs Mitchell; title: Isaiah T. Montgomery; title: Alonzo G. Moron; title: Nathan Francis Mossell; title: Barack Obama; title: Remmy Ongala; title: William L. Pollard; title: RuPaul; title: Michael Steele; title: Shirley Verrett; title: Troy Vincent; title: Vernon Wells; title: Nat D. Williams; title: Ted Williams; title: Dave Winfield.