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Nia Imara is an American astrophysicist, artist, and activist. Imara's scientific work deals with galactic mass, star formation, and exoplanet detection. Imara was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in astrophysics at the University of…
1938–2019
Niara Sudarkasa (August 14, 1938 – May 31, 2019) was an American scholar, educator, Africanist and anthropologist who held thirteen honorary degrees, and was the recipient of nearly 100 civic and professional awards. In 1989 Essence magazine named her…
1979–
Nicholas A. Lott (born May 8, 1979) is the first black student to have been elected student body president at the University of Mississippi at Oxford. Lott defeated five other candidates in the race at an institution once characterized by its strong…
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Nichelle Patrice Prince (born February 19, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Canada national team. She played college soccer for the Ohio State…
1971–
Nicholas Richard Bailey (born 5 July 1971 in Birmingham) is a British actor, best known for his role as Anthony Trueman in the soap opera EastEnders. He also participated in the 2006 series of ITV's Soapstar Superstar. He attended Old Swinford Hospital…
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Nicholas Franklin Roberts (October 13, 1849 – June 25, 1934) was a leading Baptist minister and educator in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a faculty member and for a short time acting president at Shaw University. He was also a city alderman in Raleigh…
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Nicholas Longworth Dillard (March 7, 1906 – February 12, 1969), also known as N. L. Dillard, was an American educator who made significant contributions to the development of education for African Americans in Caswell County, North Carolina during the era…
1904–1982
Nick Aaron Ford Jr. (August 4, 1904 – July 17, 1982) was an American writer. A native of South Carolina, he was educated at Benedict College and Iowa State University.
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Nick Cave (born February 4, 1959) is an American sculptor, painter, dancer, performance artist, and professor. He is best known for his Soundsuit series: wearable assemblage fabric sculptures that are bright, whimsical, and other-worldly, often made with…
1980–
Nicholas Eason (born May 29, 1980) is an American football coach and former defensive end who is currently the defensive tackles coach and run game coordinator at Clemson University. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Auburn Tigers,…
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Dr Nick Makoha is a Ugandan poet, playwright and academic. His writing has appeared in publications and outlets including The New York Times, Poetry Review, Rialto, Poetry London, Triquarterly Review, Boston Review, Callaloo, and Wasafiri.
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Nick Ongenda (born September 29, 2000) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Manresa of the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the DePaul Blue Demons.
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Nicholas Raymond Plummer (born July 31, 1996) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets. Plummer attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and was selected…
1991–
Nicholas Wiggins (born February 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Pacific Caesar Surabaya of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for Wichita State.
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Nickeil Alexander-Walker ( nih-KEEL; born September 2, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies. A versatile guard,…
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Nicola Rollock is a British academic, writer and activist. She is professor of social policy and race at King's College London, having previously been reader in equality and education at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and has written several…
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Nicole Amy Cooke is an African-American librarian and the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair at the University of South Carolina. Her research focus on critical cultural information studies in libraries and her advocacy for social justice have earned recognition…
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Nicole R. Fleetwood (born February 24, 1973) is an American academic, curator, police abolitionist, prison abolitionist, and author. She is the inaugural James Weldon Johnson Professor at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and…
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Nicole Jackson is an American birder and environmental educator. She co-founded the first Black Birders Week in 2020, is a board member for the Columbus Audubon chapter, and is a former member of the National Parks Conservation Association's Next…
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Nicole Michelle Joseph is an American mathematician and scholar of mathematics education whose research particularly focuses on the experiences of African-American girls and women in mathematics, on the effects of white supremacist reactions to their work…
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Nicole Mitchell (born February 17, 1967) is an American jazz flautist and composer who teaches jazz at the University of Virginia. She is a former chairwoman of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).
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Nicole M. Pride is an American academic administrator who was the twelfth president of the West Virginia State University from 2020 to 2021. She was previously the vice provost for academic strategy and operations at North Carolina A&T State University.
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J. Nicole Shelton is an American psychologist and Stuart Professor of Psychology at Princeton University. Her research focuses on racial prejudice and interactions between whites and ethnic minorities.
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Nicole Y. Weekes is an American psychologist and neuroscientist whose work focuses on the psychological and biological response to stress. She is the Harry S. and L. Madge Rice Thatcher Professor of Psychological Science and Professor of Neuroscience at…
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