Great Negroes Past Present Author:Jawanza Kunjufu Over 200 famous African American figures in fields such as acting, art, athletics, business, comedy, dancing, education, music, politics, publishing, religion, science and writing are profiled here. Included are people such as Tiger Woods, Sammy Sosa, Halle Berry, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jessie Jackson, Jr.. A section on often over-looked fig... more »ures includes Medgar Evers, Dorothy Height and Dempsey Travis.« less