African Americans in the Performing Arts, Revised Edition profiles African-American actors, dancers, singers, musicians, composers, and choreographers. Each entry provides a biographical profile, concentrating on the events in that person's life related to his or her accomplishments in the performing arts, as well as a list of further reading. A general bibliography and subject indexes complete this fascinating new title.
New and revised profiles include:
Angela Bassett
Mary J. Blige
Diahann Carroll
Don Cheadle
Ruby Dee
Laurence Fishburne
Morgan Freeman
Whoopi Goldberg
Richie Havens
Audra McDonald
Odetta
Queen Latifah
Phylicia Rashad
Usher
Stevie Wonder
and more.