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1967–
Paul Christopher Taylor (born September 19, 1967) is an American philosopher, author, and was W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University until moving to UCLA in the summer of 2023. Previously he taught philosophy and African American…
1962–
Paul Kenneth Canoville (born 4 March 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Paul was the first black player to make an appearance for the Chelsea FC senior men's team, April 12th 1982 away at Crystal Palace, a period…
1964–
Paul Clinton Harris (born March 31, 1964) is a former Delegate of Albemarle County, Virginia, in the Virginia House of Delegates. He graduated from Hampton University in 1986 with a B.A. in political science. Harris served as a 1st lieutenant in military…
March 14, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn oral history interview and conversation with book publisher and community activist Paul Coates. It consists of three versions of digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.12.1.1 and 2025.12.12.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file…
1759–1817
Of African and Wampanoag descent, Cuffe built a successful shipping and trading business and used his wealth to promote education and Black resettlement in Sierra Leone.
1946–
Paul Dash (born 1946) is a Barbados-born artist, educator and writer who in 1957 migrated to Britain, where he was associated with the 1960s Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM), taking part in their meetings and exhibitions. Describing the subject matter of…
1966–
Paul Eugene Turner is an American evolutionary biologist and virologist, the Rachel Carson Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Yale University, and a faculty member in microbiology at the Yale School of Medicine. His research focuses on the…
1920–2009
Paul Farwell Keene Jr. (24 August 1920 – 26 November 2009) was a Philadelphia-area artist and teacher whose work helped raise the visibility of Black American artists. As a self-described "abstract realist," his story reflects both the accomplishments and…
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Paul Gilroy (born 16 February 1956) is an English sociologist and cultural studies scholar who is the founding Director of the Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Racism and Racialisation (SPRC) at University College London (UCL). Gilroy was the…
Biography
Paul Goodwin is a British independent curator, urban theorist, academic and researcher, whose projects particularly focus on black and diaspora artists and visual cultures. He is Director at the Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation…
1969–
Paul Jeffrey Haynes III (born July 11, 1969) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the cornerbacks coach for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a position he has held since 2023. He was the head football coach at Kent State…
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Paul Samuel Henderson (October 10, 1899 – May 24, 1988) was an African-American photojournalist for the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper from 1929 through c. 1960. He became well known for taking pictures of large groups and distant objects atop a ladder…
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Paul Harrington Hewitt (born May 4, 1963) is an American college basketball coach and the former head coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and George Mason University. He grew up in Westbury, New York. In 2021, he was named the head…
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Paul Johnson (born September 17, 1984) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Chowan University, a position he has held since 2023. He previously coached for Marshall, West Virginia, Charleston, and Bloomsburg. He played…
1931–
Paul Knauls was born in Huntington, Arkansas in 1931. He joined the Air Force in 1949 just 17 days after graduating from high school. Knauls worked up to three jobs at a time in order to save up enough money to fulfill his goal of owning a business.
1923–2009
Paul Parks (May 7, 1923 – August 1, 2009) was an American civil engineer. Parks became the first African American Secretary of Education for Massachusetts, and was appointed by Governor Michael Dukakis to serve from 1975 until 1979. Mayor Raymond Flynn…
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Paul B. Ruffin (born March 20, 1955) is an American scientist and educator. He is active in the field of applied science during his career as a research physicist conducting exploratory and advanced research and development in Fiber-optic communication,…
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Paul Theron Silas (July 12, 1943 – December 10, 2022) was an American professional basketball player and head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he was a two-time NBA All-Star and earned five selections to the NBA…
1935–
Paul Smith (born September 20, 1935) is an American Presbyterian minister, mediator and civil rights activist known for creating multi-racial churches in Buffalo, St. Louis, Atlanta and Brooklyn, NY. Smith has been active in the civil rights movement since…
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Paul Wilbur Stewart (December 18, 1925 – November 12, 2015) was an American barber and historian who founded the Black American West Museum and Heritage Center in 1971.
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Paul Lawrence "Tank" Younger (June 25, 1928 – September 15, 2001) was an American professional football player who was a fullback, halfback, and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) from 1949 through 1958 with the Los Angeles Rams and…
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Paul Tazewell ( TAZ-wel, born September 15, 1964) is an American costume designer for the theatre, dance, film, opera and television industry. After training at New York University Tisch School of the Arts he started his career on Broadway. He has since…
1958–
Paul Winters (born October 3, 1958) is an American college football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Wayne State University from 2004 until 2022. Winters played college football at the University of Akron as a running back from…
1948–
Paula G. Allen-Meares (born 1948) is an American academic who served as the chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago from 2009 to 2015. In 2010, she was also appointed Vice President of the University of Illinois. She has a background in social…
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