Contemporary Black Biography

by Zerbonia, Ralph G.

• ISBN13: 9780787667313
• ISBN10: 0787667315
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Gale / Cengage Learning

Summary

This extraordinary reference series provides biographical profiles of important persons of African heritage whether they are personalities from the news, selected 20th-century notables, or individuals who are not yet household names. Each volume of Contemporary Black Biography contains 55 full-length biographies, Name, occupation, nationality and subject indexes are included in each volume.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Photo Credits	xi
Cumulative Nationality Index	205	(14)
Cumulative Occupation Index	219	(22)
Cumulative Subject Index	241	(58)
Cumulative Name Index	299
Alexander, Khandi Respected actress	1	(3)
Baker, Dusty Popular baseball coach	4	(5)
Barrett, Lindsay Experimental author and playwright	9	(4)
Blake, James Rising international tennis star	13	(4)
Blanchard, Terence Versatile jazz musician	17	(3)
Bonds, Bobby Outstanding baseball player	20	(2)
Brooks, Derrick Community-minded football player	22	(4)
Brown, Janice Rogers Controversial California Supreme Court Justice	26	(3)
Butler, Octavia Socially conscious sci-fi writer	29	(4)
Campbell, Mary Schmidt Influential college administrator	33	(2)
Cargill, Victoria A. Persevering AIDS researcher	35	(3)
Catchings, Tamika Explosive women's basketball player	38	(4)
Cheney-Coker, Syl Defiant Sierra Leonean poet	42	(3)
Cole, Johnnetta B. Spelman College's first black female president	45	(4)
Combs, Sean ``Puffy'' Successful rap artist and entrepreneur	49	(4)
Cooper Cafritz, Peggy Prominent educational activist	53	(3)
Cortez, Jayne Extraordinary performance poet	56	(4)
Corthron, Kia Powerful playwright	60	(3)
Davis, Benjamin O., Jr. Inspiring Air Force general	63	(3)
dos Santos, Jose Eduardo Popular Angolan president	66	(2)
Draper, Sharon Mills Dedicated author and educator	68	(4)
Edwards, Esther Gordy Vital Motown executive	72	(3)
Farmer-Paellmann, Deadria Foremost reparations activist	75	(3)
Fuller, A. Oveta Committed cell virologist	78	(4)
Gbagbo, Laurent Controversial Ivory Coast president	82	(4)
Gibson, Althea First black professional female tennis and golf player	86	(4)
Grier, Mike First American born black hockey player	90	(3)
Griffin, Bessie Blout Groundbreaking inventor and forensic scientist	93	(2)
Haywood, Gar Anthony Avid mystery writer	95	(3)
Hunter, Torii Exciting baseball centerfielder	98	(3)
Jakes, Thomas ``T.D.'' Vibrant Pentecostal preacher	101	(4)
Jones, Edward P. Breakthrough Southern writer	105	(4)
Kee, John P. Hip-hop gospel singer	109	(3)
Kobia, Rev. Dr. Samuel Peacemaking World Council of Churches general secretary	112	(3)
Lampley, Oni Faida Emotive actress and playwright	115	(3)
Liggins, Alfred, III Powerful radio executive	118	(4)
Maathai, Wangari Kenyan environmental conservationist	122	(5)
Mabuza-Suttle, Felicia Engaging South African talk show host	127	(4)
Martin, Darnell First African-American female Hollywood director	131	(3)
Mayfield, Curtis Hall of Fame rock musician	134	(5)
McDougall, Gay J Devoted human rights activist	139	(4)
Mercado-Valdes, Frank Passionate television executive	143	(4)
Murphy, Laura W. Tireless ACLU director	147	(3)
Neto, Antonio Agostinho Angola's first president	150	(3)
Nunn, Annetta First female police chief of Birmingham	153	(3)
Ouattara Symbolic West African painter	156	(3)
Parish, Robert Celebrated basketball player	159	(3)
Peters, Lenrie Intellectual African poet	162	(4)
Peters, Margaret and Matilda Roumania Dominating tennis duo	166	(3)
Player, Willa B. First female African-American college president	169	(3)
Shippen, John First African-American professional golfer	172	(4)
Walker, Alice Leading African-American writer	176	(7)
Wilkins, J. Ernest, Jr. Distinguished nuclear scientist	183	(5)
Willingham, Tyrone High profile college football coach	188	(4)
Winans, CeCe Grammy winning Gospel singer	192	(4)
Wolfe, George C Critically respected playwright	196	(5)
Wright, Lewin Esteemed Naval commander	201