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Profiles approximately fifty significant Africans and individuals of African descent in a variety of fields, including sports reporter Sam Lacy, engineer Percy Pierre, and comedienne Maya Rudolph of "Saturday Night Live," presenting biographical details and career overviews.

Contains articles that provide biographical information about fifty-six men and women of African heritage who have made significant contributions to their fields; arranged alphabetically, with portraits and interviews when available, and cumulative name, occupation, nationality, and subject indexes.

Presents biographical and bibliographical information, including career data and mailing addresses, for more than sixty individuals of African heritage who made names for themselves in a variety of fields, from business and politics to sports and the arts.

Contains articles that provide biographical information about seventy-one men and women of African heritage who have made significant contributions to their fields; arranged alphabetically, with portraits and interviews when available, and cumulative name, occupation, nationality, and subject indexes.

Tells the life story of South African president Nelson Mandela in graphic novel format, covering his long imprisonment for his work to end apartheid.

A biography of the native Zairian who never picked up a basketball until he was sixteen years of age but learned the game quickly and became an All-Star.

The white rabbit who lives next door to Nina Bonita wants to have a daughter as black and pretty as Nina, so he asks her what makes her skin so dark and pretty.

Relates the experiences of a young Senegalese girl brought as a slave to the Danish-owned Caribbean island of St. John as she participates in the slave revolt of 1733-1734.