Title: Contemporary Black biography
Description: Biographical profiles of important and influential persons of African heritage who form the international black community. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields providing coverage of names found in today's headlines as well as selected individuals from earlier in this century whose influence continues to have an impact on contemporary life.
Subjects: African Americans, Biography, Blacks
People: Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Barbara Arnwine, Maxine Baker, Jacquelyn Barrett, Eric Benet, MaVynee Betsch, Paul Biya (1933-), Robert Hamilton Blackburn (1920-2003), Ruthie Bolton-Holifield (1967-), Donna Britt, Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), Jonathan Butler, Alexa Canady, Rosalind Cash, Chubby Checker (1941-), Jimmy Cliff (1948-), Michael B. Coleman, Deborah Cox (1974-), D M X., Billy Eckstine, Aprille Ericsson-Jackson, Simon Estes, Ezola Foster (1938-), Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant, David Alan Grier (1955 February 14-), Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner (1959-1998), Alvin Harrison, Calvin Harrison, Bessie Head (1937-1986), Rickey Henderson (1958-), Whitney Houston, Michelle Howard, Gwen Ifill, Larry Johnson (1969-), Rodney Van Johnson, Willie Jolley, Kwadwo Agymah Kamau, Bernard Kincaid, Preston T. King (1936-), Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), Ananda Lewis, Lil' Kim, Aaron McGruder, Penny Mickelbury (1948-), Trish Millines Dziko, Undine S. Moore, Greg Morris, Ethel L. Payne, Colin L. Powell, Pokey Reese, Antonio "L. A." Reid, Condoleezza Rice (1954-), Gale Sayers (1943-2020), Bernard Shaw (1940-), Barbara Smith (1946-), Greg Smith (1964-), Lawrence Steele, Martha Jean Steinberg, Lynn Swann, Art Tatum (1910-1956), Donne E. Trotter, Mike Tyson (1966-), Mary Wells, Mary Wilson (1944-), Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Eric Benét, Aprille Ericsson (1963-), Gale Sayers (1943-), Art Tatum (1909-1956)