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Title Contemporary Black biography. Volume 65 : profiles from the international Black community
Published Detroit, Mich. : Gale, [2008]
©2008
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Series Gale virtual reference library
Gale virtual reference library.
Contents Peter Jasper Akinola -- Alphonse Ardoin -- Vernon Joseph Baker -- Harry Belafonte -- Cuesta Benberry -- Corbin Bleu -- J. Robert Bradley -- Robert Brown -- John Compton -- Lee Dorsey -- Manuel Francisco dos Santos -- Joe Dumars -- Edward Dwight -- Israel L. Gaither -- Chris Gardner -- Petey Greene -- Hill Harper -- Vy Higginsen -- Anita Hill -- Barbara Hillary -- Brenda Holloway -- Ayanna Howard -- Ryan Howard -- Vernon Irvin -- Al Jarreau -- Edith Mae Irby Jones -- Elijah Kelley -- Reatha Clark King -- Marquita Lister -- Richard Alexander Long -- Vusi Mahlasela -- Haile Mariam Mengistu -- Irene Morgan -- Ne-Yo -- Joshua Nkomo -- Bisola Ojikutu -- Rissi Palmer -- Sydney Tamiia Poitier -- Prince -- Rain Pryor -- Lionel Richie -- Rihanna -- Holden Roberto -- John T. Scott -- Kiron K. Skinner -- Jimmy Lee Sudduth -- Oumou Sy -- Rosetta Tharpe -- Clarence Thomas -- Isiah Thomas -- Trisha R. Thomas -- LaDainian Tomlinson -- Neil deGrasse Tyson -- Michael Vick -- Eric Eustace Williams
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Original: ix, 289 pages : photographs ; 29 cm
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Subject Bois-sec.
Mengistu Haile-Mariam, 1937-
Ne-Yo.
Prince.
Rihanna, 1988-
Akinola, Peter Jasper.
Baker, Vernon J.
Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
Benberry, Cuesta.
Bleu, Corbin, 1989-
Bradley, J. Robert (John Robert), 1920-2007.
Brown, Buck.
Compton, John, 1926-
Dorsey, Lee
Dumars, Joe
Dwight, Edward, Jr., 1933-
Gaither, Israel L.
Gardner, Chris (Chris P.)
Greene, Ralph, 1931-1984.
Harper, Hill, 1966-
Higginsen, Vy
Hill, Anita.
Hillary, Barbara
Holloway, Brenda.
Howard, Ayanna.
Howard, Ryan, 1979-
Irvin, Vernon
Jarreau, Al
Jones, Edith Mae Irby
Kelley, Elijah.
King, Reatha Clark
Lister, Marquita.
Long, Richard A., 1927-2013.
Mahlasela, Vusi.
Morgan, Irene
Nkomo, Joshua.
Ojikutu, Bisola
Palmer, Rissi.
Poitier, Sydney Tamiia, 1973-
Pryor, Rain.
Richie, Lionel.
Roberto, Holden.
Santos, Manuel Francisco dos
Scott, John Tarrell, 1940-2007.
Skinner, Kiron K.
Sudduth, Jimmy Lee, 1910-2007.
Sy, Oumou.
Tharpe, Rosetta, -1973
Thomas, Clarence, 1948-
Thomas, Isiah, 1961-
Thomas, Trisha R., 1964-
Tomlinson, LaDainian.
Tyson, Neil deGrasse.
Vick, Michael, 1980-
Williams, Eric Eustace, 1911-1981.
SUBJECT Bois-sec. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01498635
Mengistu Haile-Mariam, 1937- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00032736
Prince. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00134919
Rihanna, 1988- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01916518
Baker, Vernon J. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00409534
Belafonte, Harry, 1927- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00134747
Bleu, Corbin, 1989- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01662003
Bradley, J. Robert (John Robert), 1920-2007. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01512015
Brown, Buck. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01440911
Compton, John, 1926- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00390609
Dumars, Joe. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00369698
Dwight, Edward, Jr., 1933- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01587267
Gaither, Israel L. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01991427
Gardner, Chris (Chris P.) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01628208
Greene, Ralph, 1931-1984. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01616892
Higginsen, Vy. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00295895
Hill, Anita. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00300550
Holloway, Brenda. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00298064
Howard, Ryan, 1979- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01719740
Jarreau, Al. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00118969
Long, Richard A., 1927-2013. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01802406
Nkomo, Joshua. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00083204
Pryor, Rain. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01532679
Richie, Lionel. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00132948
Scott, John Tarrell, 1940-2007. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01540520
Sudduth, Jimmy Lee, 1910-2007. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01606464
Sy, Oumou. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01793864
Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01899291
Thomas, Clarence, 1948- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00100353
Thomas, Isiah, 1961- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00105126
Tomlinson, LaDainian. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01640528
Tyson, Neil deGrasse. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00248416
Vick, Michael, 1980- fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00492448
Williams, Eric Eustace, 1911-1981. fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01716414
Subject African Americans -- Biography.
Blacks -- Biography
African Americans.
Blacks.
Genre/Form Gale Virtual Reference Library
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0787695424
1414437862
9780787695422
9781414437866