singerBorn: 4/5/1968Birthplace: Rockport, Massachusetts Pop singer and songwriter known for her sultry voice and poignant lyrics. Her albums include Harbinger (1995), This Fire (1996), and Amen (…
(Encyclopedia) Jerome, SaintJerome, Saintjərōmˈ, jĕrˈəm [key], c.347–420?, Christian scholar, Father of the Church, Doctor of the Church. He was born in Stridon on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia…
(Encyclopedia) Black Muslims, African-American religious movement in the United States, split since the late 1970s into the American Society of Muslims and the Nation of Islam. The original group was…
(Encyclopedia) Muhammad, Elijah, 1897–1975, American black-nationalist and religious leader, b. near Sandersville, Ga. Originally named Elijah Poole, he left home at 16 and worked at various jobs. In…
TEAGUE, Charles McKevett, a Representative from California; born in Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif., September 18, 1909; attended the public schools; was graduated from Stanford University…
(Encyclopedia) Farrakhan, LouisFarrakhan, Louisfârˈəkănˌ, färˈəkänˌ [key], 1933–, African-American religious leader, b. New York City, as Louis Eugene Walcott. A former calypso singer known as “The…
PARKER, James Southworth, a Representative from New York; born in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Mass., on June 3, 1867; attended the public schools and was graduated from Cornell…
