Compiles detailed biographical sketches of contemporary leaders in such areas as entertainment, government, sports, art, literature, and science

For the past three decades, ARBA has kept librarians up to date on the latest reference materials by providing high-quality, critical reviews. The 2007 edition

Author Jeff C. Young provides short biographies of ten influential African-American actors. Readers will learn about the challenges and triumphs of actors such

This four-volume encyclopedia contains compelling and comprehensive information on African American popular culture that will be valuable to high school student

Presents short biographies on the military accomplishments of several African American military leaders.

A son of poor Jamaican immigrants who grew up in Depression-era Harlem, Harry Belafonte became the first black performer to gain artistic control over the repre

Surveys the lives and works of some 90 contemporary women mystery writers, who are among the most popular authors read today.

From the first woman Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Bertha von Suttner (1905), to the latest and youngest female Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai (2014), this boo

Assesses the potential energy reserves of the Caspian region as an alternative source of oil for industrialized countries.