Great Negroes: Past and Present Volume Two

by Kunjufu, Jawanza; Myles, Erica; Wilson, Nichelle

• ISBN13: 9780913543658
• ISBN10: 0913543659
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: African American Images

Summary

Over 200 famous African American figures in fields such as acting, art, athletics, business, comedy, dancing, education, music, politics, publishing, religion, science, and writing are profiled in this comprehensive book. Included in a special section on up-and-coming African Americans are people such as Tiger Woods, Sammy Sosa, Halle Berry, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jessie Jackson, Jr. A section on often-overlooked figures includes Medgar Evers, Dorothy Height, and Dempsey Travis.

Author Biography

Jawanza Kunjufu is the author of more than 65 books, including Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys and Good Brothers Looking for Good Sisters. He lives in Chicago. Erica Myles and Nichelle Wilson are writers who both live in Chicago.

Table of Contents

I. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND HEALTH	1	(14)
SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON: Physicist	2	(1)
RONALD MCNAIR: Physicist and Astronaut	3	(1)
BESSIE COLEMAN: Aviator	4	(1)
LEWIS LATIMER: Inventor	5	(1)
MAE C. JEMISON: Astronaut and Physician	6	(1)
GUY BLUFORD: Astronaut	7	(1)
GEORGE CARRUTHERS: Astrophysicist	8	(1)
WALTER E. MASSEY: Physicist and Educator	9	(1)
MARC HANNAH: Engineer	10	(1)
JOCELYN ELDERS: Doctor	11	(1)
BENJAMIN CARSON: Neurosurgeon	12	(1)
ALEXA CANADY: Neurosurgeon	13	(1)
KEITH BLACK: Neurosurgeon	14	(1)
II. COMMUNITY ACTIVISM, POLITICS, GOVERNMENT, AND LAW	15	(28)
FANNIE LOU HAMER: Activist	16	(1)
STOKELY CARMICHAEL-KWAME TURE: Activist	17	(1)
ANGELA DAVIS: Activist	18	(1)
MAULANA KARENGA: Activist, Educator, and Author	19	(1)
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Activist	20	(1)
DICK GREGORY: Activist	21	(1)
FAYE WATTLETON: Activist	22	(1)
MEDGAR EVERS: Activist	23	(1)
MYRLIE EVERS-WILLIAMS: Activist	24	(1)
JESSE JACKSON SR.: Activist	25	(1)
DOROTHY IRENE HEIGHT: Activist	26	(1)
QUEEN MOTHER AUDLEY MOORE: Activist	27	(1)
CLARA HALE: Activist	28	(1)
BETTY SHABAZZ: Activist	29	(1)
AILEEN HERNANDEZ: Activist	30	(1)
RON BROWN: Secretary of Commerce	31	(1)
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM: Congresswoman	32	(1)
PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA: Activist	33	(1)
BARBARA JORDAN: Congresswoman	34	(1)
HAROLD WASHINGTON: Politician	35	(1)
MAXINE WATERS: Congresswoman	36	(1)
ALEXIS HERMAN: Secretary of Labor	37	(1)
J. PAUL REASON: Admiral	38	(1)
CAROL MOSELY BRAUN: Politician	39	(1)
COLIN POWELL: General	40	(1)
JOHNNE COCHRAN: Lawyer	41	(1)
WILLE GARY: Lawyer	42	(1)
III. EDUCATION	43	(11)
SHARON DRAPER: Educator	44	(1)
JOHNETTA COLE: Educator	45	(1)
MARVA COLLINS: Educator	46	(1)
BARBARA SIZEMORE: Educator	47	(1)
VERTA MAE GROSVENOR: Educator	48	(1)
ASA HILLIARD III: Educator	49	(1)
MOLEFI ASANTE: Educator and Author	50	(1)
JOHN HENRIK CLARKE: Historian	51	(1)
YOSEF BEN-JOCHANNAN: Historian	52	(1)
CHEIKH ANTA DIOP: Historian	53	(1)
IV. BUSINESS, PUBLISHING AND PRODUCTION	54	(7)
REGINALD LEWIS: Entrepreneur	55	(1)
ROBERT JOHNSON: Entrepreneur	56	(1)
BERRY GORDY: Entrepreneur	57	(1)
KENNETH CHENAULT: Business Executive	58	(1)
T. THOMAS FORTUNE: Publisher	59	(1)
EARL G. GRAVES: Publisher and Entrepreneur	60	(1)
V. RELIGION	61	(9)
DR. GARDNER TAYLOR: Minister	62	(1)
JEREMIAH A. WRIGHT JR: Minister	63	(1)
SAMUEL DEWITT PROCTOR: Minister and Educator	64	(1)
FATHER DIVINE: Minister	65	(1)
ELIJAH MUHAMMAD: Minister	66	(1)
LOUIS FARRAKHAN: Minister	67	(1)
JOHNNIE COLEMAN: Minister	68	(1)
T. D. JAKES: Minister	69	(1)
VI. LITERATURE AND MEDIA	70	(18)
CHINUA ACHEBE: Author	71	(1)
TERRY MCMILLAN: Author	72	(1)
IYANLA VANZANT: Author and Motivational Speaker	73	(1)
AUGUST WILSON: Playwriter	74	(1)
LORRAINE HANSBERRY: Author	75	(1)
ALEX HALEY: Author	76	(1)
ALICE WALKER: Author	77	(1)
TONI MORRISON: Author and Educator	78	(1)
NIKKI GIOVANNI: Author	79	(1)
SUSAN TAYLOR: Editor and Author	80	(1)
MAYA ANGELOU: Author	81	(1)
ZORA NEALE HURSTON: Author	82	(1)
RITA DOVE: Poet	83	(1)
AMIRI BARAKA: Author	84	(1)
JAMES BALDWIN: Author	85	(1)
CHARLAYNE HUNTER GAULT: Journalist	86	(1)
OPRAH WINFREY: Talk-Show Host	87	(1)
VII. ARTISTS	88	(9)
JAMES VAN DER ZEE: Photographer	89	(1)
META VAUX WARRICK FULLER: Artist	90	(1)
PALMER HAYDEN: Artist	91	(1)
BARBARA CHASE-RIBOND: Artist	92	(1)
AARON DOUGLAS: Artist	93	(1)
ELIZABETH CATLETT: Artist	94	(1)
WILLIAM H. JOHNSON: Artist	95	(1)
MARGARET BURROUGHS: Artist	96	(1)
VIII. ATHLETICS	97	(24)
SAMMY SOSA: Baseball	98	(1)
LEROY "SATCHEL" PAIGE: Baseball	99	(1)
HANK AARON: Baseball	100	(1)
VENUS WILLIAMS: Tennis	101	(1)
ARTHUR ASHE: Tennis	102	(1)
ALTHEA GIBSON: Tennis	103	(1)
JACQUELINE JOYNER-KERSEE: Track	104	(1)
CARL LEWIS: Track	105	(1)
FLORENCE "FLOJO" GRIFFITH JOYNER: Track	106	(1)
JESSE OWENS: Track	107	(1)
WILMA RUDOLPH: Track	108	(1)
JIM BROWN: Football	109	(1)
WILT CHAMBERLAIN: Basketball	110	(1)
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR: Basketball	111	(1)
MAGIC JOHNSON: Basketball	112	(1)
MICHAEL JORDAN: Basketball	113	(1)
ELDRICK "TIGER" WOODS: Golfer	114	(1)
PELE: Soccer	115	(1)
ISAAC MURPHY: Jockey	116	(1)
JOE LOUIS: Boxer	117	(1)
JACK JOHNSON: Boxer	118	(1)
MUHAMMAD ALI: Boxer	119	(1)
EDDIE ROBINSON: Football Coach	120	(1)
IX. ENTERTAINMENT	121	(41)
QUINCY JONES: Producer	122	(1)
SUZANNE DE PASSE: Producer	123	(1)
DON CORNELIUS: Producer	124	(1)
KENNETH "BABY FACE" EDMONDS: Producer and Singer	125	(1)
JOSEPHINE BAKER: Entertainer	126	(1)
SAMMY DAVIS JR: Entertainer	127	(1)
LENA HORNE: Entertainer	128	(1)
RAY CHARLES: Entertainer	129	(1)
DEBBIE ALLEN: Entertainer	130	(1)
OSCAR MICHEAUX: Director	131	(1)
SPIKE LEE: Director	132	(1)
JACKIE "MOMS" MABLEY: Comedian	133	(1)
BILL COSBY: Comedian	134	(1)
EDDIE MURPHY: Comedian and Actor	135	(1)
ALVIN AILEY: Dancer and Choreographer	136	(1)
SAVION GLOVER: Dancer and Choreographer	137	(1)
GREGORY HINES: Entertainer	138	(1)
MILES DAVIS: Musician	139	(1)
DOROTHY DONEGAN: Musician	140	(1)
WYNTON MARSALIS: Musician	141	(1)
THOMAS DORSEY: Musician	142	(1)
JOHN COLTRANE: Musician	143	(1)
ARETHA FRANKLIN: Singer	144	(1)
STEVIE WONDER: Singer	145	(1)
WHITNEY HOUSTON: Singer	146	(1)
NAT KING COLE: Singer	147	(1)
MAHALIA JACKSON: Singer	148	(1)
JAMES BROWN: Singer	149	(1)
JANET JACKSON: Singer	150	(1)
MICHAEL JACKSON: Singer	151	(1)
QUEEN LATIFAH: Singer	152	(1)
WILLIAM "SMOKEY" ROBINSON: Singer	153	(1)
THELMA "BUITERFLY" MCQUEEN: Actress	154	(1)
OSSIE DAVIS AND RUBY DEE: Actor and Actress	155	(1)
DOROTHY DANDRIDGE: Actress	156	(1)
MORGAN FREEMAN: Actor	157	(1)
ANGELA BASSETT: Actress	158	(1)
DENZEL WASHINGTON: Actor	159	(1)
CICELY TYSON: Actress	160	(1)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Actress	161	(1)
HONORABLE MENTION	162	(1)
NOTES	163