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 figures includes Medgar Evers. Dorothy Height and Dempsey Travis.
