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Randolph Bracy III (born April 23, 1977) is an American politician who was a member of the Florida Senate from the 11th district. Bracy's district included parts of central and northwest Orange County. Bracy was the first African American to serve as Chair…
1943–
Randolph L. Jackson (born 1943) is an attorney, author and retired justice of the New York Supreme Court. He was a co-founder of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, and was the longest-serving justice in the Civil Term of the Kings County Supreme…
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Randolph D. "Randy" Brock III (born September 28, 1943) is an American politician from the state of Vermont and a member of the Republican Party. He currently serves in the Vermont Senate and is the first African American caucus leader in Vermont. He…
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Randy D. Dunn is prominent political figure and community leader in Missouri. He is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 23rd District. Dunn was first elected in 2012 at the age of 29 and was reelected in 2014 and 2016.
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Randy Daniels (born 1950) is an American businessman, politician, and journalist who served as Secretary of State of New York from 2001 to 2005. Daniels was appointed to the board of trustees of the State University of New York in 1997 and currently serves…
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Melvin Randolph "Randy" Primas, Jr. (August 31, 1949 – March 1, 2012) was an American politician who served as the first African-American Mayor of Camden, New Jersey from 1981 to 1990. He was succeeded by fellow African American Aaron A. Thompson.
Biography
Rania El Mugammar is a Sudanese-Canadian Toronto-based artist, writer, anti-oppression and equity activist. She is the founder of SpeakSudan organization and is widely credited for her work The Anatomy of An Apology.
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Raphael Gamaliel Warnock ( RAH-fee-el WOR-nok; born July 23, 1969) is an American politician and Mainline Protestant minister in the Baptist tradition serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia, a seat he has held since 2021. A member of the…
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Antônio Luiz Júnior (born November 7, 1971), better known by his stage name Rappin' Hood, is a Brazilian rapper, singer, record producer, activist and former television presenter. He is famous for being a pioneer of the samba-rap in the mid- to late 1990s.
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Raquel Justice (born June 15, 2004) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the Disney Channel series Andi Mack (2018–2019) and the Pop series One Day at a Time (2020). More recently, she is known for her role in the Paramount+…
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Raquel Trindade de Souza, a Kambinda (10 August 1936, Recife – 15 April 2018, Embu das Artes) was a Brazilian artist, activist, choreographer, Carnaval bloc organizer, folklorist, plastic artist, and writer. She was the daughter of poet and folklorist…
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Raquel Willis (born 1990/1991) is an African American writer, editor, and transgender rights activist. She is a former national organizer for the Transgender Law Center and the former executive editor of Out magazine. Her memoir, The Risk It Takes To…
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Ras Jua Baraka (born April 9, 1970) is an American politician, author, and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, Baraka is the 40th and current mayor of Newark, New Jersey. First elected in the 2014 election, he was sworn into office on July 1, 2014,…
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Rashad Robinson is an American civil rights leader. He was the president of Color of Change until 2024. He has served as a board member of RaceForward, Demos, and State Voices. He is currently on the Committee for the First Amendment (CFA)’s steering…
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Rashad Jamal Taylor (born March 21, 1981) is a political consultant and former politician from Atlanta, Georgia. A Democrat, he served from 2009 to 2013 in the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the City of Atlanta from the 55th House District.…
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RaShaun Lamar Kemp is an American politician who was elected member of the Georgia State Senate for the 38th district in 2024. Kemp is a former high school teacher and principal. Kemp and his husband have two children.
Biography
Rasheedah Phillips is an American artist, author, community activist and lawyer based in Philadelphia. She is the creator of The Afrofuturist Affair and, together with Camae Ayewa, the Black Quantum Futurism multidisciplinary artist collective.
Biography
Rashida Strober is an American playwright and dark-skin activist. Strober is known for her to play A Dark Skinned Woman's Revenge about her experiences as a dark-skinned Caribbean-American woman. The play debuted in St.
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Raumesh Aleza Akbari (ruh-MESH ack-BERRY) (born April 14, 1984) is an American politician and member of the Tennessee Senate for the 29th district since 2019. She was formerly a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 91st district. She…
Biography
Rawlson O'Neil King is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Ottawa City Council in a by-election on April 15, 2019 and re-elected October 24, 2022. King is the city's first-ever Black Canadian city councillor.
1915–2003
Ray Province Crowe (May 30, 1915 – December 20, 2003) was an American basketball coach, educator, school administrator, and Republican politician in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the head basketball coach of Crispus Attucks High School from 1950 to 1957,…
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Raymond Robert Emery (né Nichols; September 28, 1982 – July 15, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was a goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eleven seasons, between 2003 and 2015. Emery was chosen 99th overall by the…
1963–2024
Ray Arthur Lewis (21 March 1963 – 29 March 2024) was a Guyanese-born British youth worker who was a Deputy Mayor of London.
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Ray Miller (1948 or 1949 — August 28, 2026) was an American Democratic politician who was a member of the Ohio General Assembly.
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