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Noelle W. Arnold, Ph.D. (sometimes listed as Noelle Witherspoon Arnold), is a Senior Associate Dean and Professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State University. She is the first female African American president of the University…
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Nolan Richardson Jr. (born December 27, 1941) is an American former basketball head coach best known for his tenure at the University of Arkansas, where he won the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and led the Razorbacks to three Final…
1964–2012
Nolan Richardson III (July 16, 1964 – May 13, 2012) was an American college basketball coach and the son of National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame coach Nolan Richardson.
1941–2025
Nolen M. Ellison (November 3, 1941 – June 12, 2025) was an American Big 8 basketball player and pioneering community college educator and administrator.
1963–
Noliwe Rooks (born 1963) is an American academic and author. She is the L. Herbert Ballou University Professor and chair of Africana Studies at Brown University and is the founding director of the Segrenomics Lab at Brown. She previously held the W.E.B. Du…
September 29, 1956
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis newspaper clipping from the San Francisco Examiner highlights the role of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women in registering voters and getting out the vote. The article is taped to the top of page nine (9) in Frances…
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Exavier Prente "Nook" Logan (born November 28, 1979) is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder. He attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He made his Major League debut July 21, 2004, with the Detroit Tigers against the Kansas City Royals.
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Nora Antonia Gordon (August 25, 1866 – January 26, 1901) was an African American missionary and teacher.
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Norman Delaney Bass Jr. (January 21, 1939 – June 15, 2024) was an American college and professional football player and baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics from 1961 to 1963.
1947–2003
Norman McRae (September 26, 1947 – July 25, 2003) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 22 Major League games for the 1969–1970 Detroit Tigers. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m)…
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Norman Roberts (born July 21, 1965) is a former men's college basketball coach who was most recently an assistant coach at the University of Kansas. He also is the former head coach at St. John's University.
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Norma Elizabeth Boyd (August 9, 1888 – March 14, 1985) was one of sixteen founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first sorority founded by African-American women students, at Howard University. She was also one of the incorporators of the organization in 1913.…
1969–
Norma Jacqueline Gregory (born 1969) is a British author, historian, archivist, broadcaster and diverse heritage specialist of Jamaican descent. In 2013, she founded the Nottingham News Centre, focused on the preservation of heritage. She is a museum…
1908–2004
Norma Snipes Marcere (October 21, 1908 – August 10, 2004) was an American educator. After being rejected from employment opportunities due to her race, Marcere became the first African-American counselor and school psychologist in the Akron City Schools.
1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Norma Merrick Fairweather on her graduation and future plans” (Text).
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of three rows of girls and young women, seated, as well as a back row of young women, standing. A European nun stands in the back row. Text on front reads: "8.- Ecole Normale de Filles (Dahomey)." Additional text on front reads: "Collection…
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Norman Christopher Francis (March 20, 1931 – February 18, 2026) was an American academic who served as president of Xavier University of Louisiana from 1968 to 2015. He was the first Black and first lay president of the school, and the second African…
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Norman Garrett is an American baritone opera singer. He is best known for his performances in the role of Crown in the opera Porgy and Bess, which he has sung at the Glimmerglass Festival, Theater an der Wien in Vienna, the University of Michigan, Fort…
1936–
Norman K. Brown (born c. 1936) is an American census enumerator who has worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses. Brown began working for the United States Census Bureau as a temporary employee in 1960 at age 24, returning every ten years…
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Norman Teague (born 1968) is an American social practice artist, designer, furniture maker, and educator. Teague co-founded the Chicago-based design studio, blkHaUs Studios, and in 2019 went on to form his own Norman Teague Design Studios. In addition to…
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Norman Washington Harllee (July 15, 1852 – May 17, 1927) was an African American educator. He was associated with the public schools in Dallas, Texas for more than 40 years.
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Norries Wilson (born June 24, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. Since 2017, he has been the director of player development at the University of Minnesota. He was the first African-American head football coach in the Ivy League when he…
1897–1977
Norris Bumstead Herndon (July 15, 1897 – June 7, 1977) was a prominent African-American businessman, Harvard Business School MBA graduate, philanthropist, member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and second President of the historic African-American-owned…
1976
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA program from the North Carolina Conference on Black Studies Second Annual Meeting in 1976. The theme of the conference, as indicated on the program, was "Black Studies Calling for a New Order." The cover is green with black text.
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