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50 of the most inspiring African-Americans

Title
50 of the most inspiring African-Americans / edited by Patricia M. Hinds ; Introduction by Susan L. Taylor.
Publication
New York : Essence Books, [2002]

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Additional Authors
  • Hinds, P. Mignon
  • Taylor, Susan L.
Description
157 pages : portraits (chiefly color); 29 cm
Summary
This extraordinary commemorative book takes an inside look at some of today's most inspiring African-Americans. With dynamic photos and captivating biographies, it features prominent women and men who have enriched readers lives and brought them joy.
Subject
  • African Americans > Biography
  • African Americans > Pictorial works
  • African American celebrities > Biography
  • Successful people > United States
  • Successful people > United States > Pictorial works
  • Conduct of life
  • Success > United States
  • African Americans
  • Success
  • Successful people
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Illustrated works.
  • Biographies.
  • Pictorial works.
Contents
Our power our purpose: Susan L. Taylor -- Icons: Janet Jackson -- Will Smith -- Oprah Winfrey -- Michael Jordon -- Halle Berry -- Muhammad Ali -- Denzel Washington -- Power brokers: Maxine Waters -- Kwame Kilpatrick -- Shirley Franklin -- Condoleezza Rice -- Colin Powell -- Trailblazers: Valerie Daniels-Carter -- Frank Mercado-Valdes -- Cathy Hughes -- Kenneth Gamble -- Janice Bryant Howroyd -- Community builder: Valdimir Joseph -- 4 mothers against violence; Charlotte Austin-Jordan -- Frances Davis -- Yvonne Pointer -- Dee Sumpter -- Sherry Grace -- 3 doctors from Newark; Sampson Davis, M.D. -- Rameck Hunt, M.D. -- George Jenkins, D.M.D. -- Josephine Dukes -- Conrad Muhammad -- Dazzling dynamos: Venus & Serena Williams -- Samuel L. Jackson -- Mary J. Blige -- Marion Jones -- Vonetta Flowers -- Spirit lifters: Maya Angelou -- Mawi Asgedom -- Iyanla Vanzant -- Michael Eric Dyson -- Yolanda Adams -- Bishop T.D. Jakes -- Healers & teachers: Ben Carson, M.D. -- Ruth Simmons -- Dikembe Mutombo -- Shirley Ann Jackson -- Keith Black, M.D. -- Randall Robinson -- Neil deGrasse Tyson -- Next generation: Hydeia L. Broadbent -- Kenya Jordana James -- Anisah Rasheed.
Call Number
Sc+ F 22-106
ISBN
  • 1931933200
  • 9781931933209
OCLC
50819752
Title
50 of the most inspiring African-Americans / edited by Patricia M. Hinds ; Introduction by Susan L. Taylor.
Publisher
New York : Essence Books, [2002]
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Added Author
Hinds, P. Mignon, editor.
Taylor, Susan L., writer of introduction.
Research Call Number
Sc+ F 22-106
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