Explore people and objects across Black history. Start anywhere, or follow the collection by date.
115,761 matching cards · 24 cards per page
Biography
Christopher P. Adams is an American scientist, entrepreneur, and inventor who founded and led (as chief executive officer) multiple biotechnology companies, including Mosaic Technologies and Andarix Pharmaceuticals. Adams has made a notable contribution to…
Loading image…Biography
Christopher B. Howard is the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Arizona State University Public Enterprise in Tempe, Arizona, where he started on February 7, 2022. Previously, he served as the 8th president of Robert Morris…
1931–1995
Christopher B. "Stubb" Stubblefield, Sr. (March 7, 1931 – May 27, 1995) was an American barbecue restaurateur, music patron and a Barbecue Hall of Famer, known for his barbecue sauces, rubs and marinades distributed by Stubb's Legendary Kitchen, Inc.
2000–
Christopher Bailey (born May 29, 2000) is an American track and field athlete. He has won gold medals at the Olympic Games, the World Athletics Championships and World Athletics Indoors Championships.
1994–
Christopher Belcher (born January 29, 1994, in Sayville, New York) is an American professional track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters and the 200 meters. While in college he competed for the Monroe Mustangs and then the North Carolina…
1970–
Christopher M. "Chris" Bell (born August 13, 1970) is an American politician serving as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 65th district. Elected in November 2015, he assumed office on January 5, 2016.
Loading image…Biography
Christopher Belt is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 57th district. The 57th District, located in the Metro East region includes all or parts of Freeburg, Belleville, East St. Louis, O'Fallon, Madison, Fairview Heights, Shiloh, and Scott…
1959–2003
Christopher Black Sr. (August 2, 1959 – July 9, 2003) was an American convicted murderer who killed his wife, daughter, and step-granddaughter in Texas in 1998 after learning that his wife wanted a divorce. Christopher was convicted and sentenced to death…
1975–
Christopher Bouzy (born May 22, 1975) is an American tech entrepreneur known for founding Bot Sentinel, a Twitter analytics service that tracks disinformation, inauthentic behavior and targeted harassment. In 2023, he launched Spoutible, a social media…
Loading image…1972–2017
Christopher "Big Black" Boykin (January 13, 1972 – May 9, 2017) was an American television personality and musician best known for his role on the MTV reality television series Rob & Big, in which he co-starred with professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek…
Loading image…1933
Christopher C. Bell Jr. (born May 7, 1933) is an American writer, African American author, poet, and lecturer. Bell is best known for his controversial writings on racial issues in the Black church that cause the "White Superiority Syndrome" which is a…
1970–
Christopher Colquhoun (pron: ca-HOON) (born 10 January 1970) is an English actor. He is known for appearing as Simon Kaminski in the BBC drama series Casualty, from 2002 to 2004; he also appeared in Holby City in this role. Colquhoun also played Jake Quinn…
Loading image…1956
Christopher Allen Darden (born April 7, 1956) is an American lawyer, author, and lecturer. He worked for 15 years in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, where he gained national attention as a co-prosecutor in the murder trial of O. J. Simpson.
Loading image…1974–
Christopher Downs (born November 5, 1974) is a US-American amateur boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games 2007.
Loading image…1953–2024
Christopher Fairfield Edley Jr. (January 13, 1953 – May 10, 2024) was an American lawyer and the Dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law from 2004 to 2013. He served as President of The Opportunity Institute, an organization he…
Loading image…1996–
Christopher Eubanks ( YOO-banks; born May 5, 1996) is an American former professional tennis player. He had a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 29, achieved on 31 July 2023 and a best doubles ranking of No.
Loading image…1854–1921
Christopher James Perry, Sr. (1854–1921) was an American businessman, politician, civil rights activist, newspaper founder, newspaper editor, and journalist. He was the founder of The Tribune (later known as The Philadelphia Tribune), the longest running…
Loading image…1977–
Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson (born 1977) is a British geoscientist and science communicator. He was previously Professor of Sustainable Geoscience at the University of Manchester, and before that held the Equinor Chair of Basin Analysis at Imperial…
Loading image…1840–1870
Christopher James Davis (22 April 1840 – 27 November 1870) was a British-Barbadian medical doctor. Educated in Europe, he volunteered to help sick and injured during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, where he died from smallpox.
1988–
Christopher Edwin Leigh Jeffers (born May 1988) is an English actor and dancer. After graduating from theatre school, he worked at Disneyland Paris, before going onto appear in various stage productions across the UK. Jeffers then began making minor…
Biography
Christopher John Rogers is an American fashion designer, born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Rogers debuted his first collection in fall 2018 at age 24, and in 2019 received the top prize at the 16th…
Loading image…1964–
Christopher Judge (born October 13, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Teal'c in the Canadian-American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007). He is also the second actor to portray Kratos in the God of…
Loading image…1962–
Christopher Martin (born July 10, 1962) is an American rapper and actor, who is the latter half of the late 1980s/early 1990s hip-hop/comedy duo Kid 'n Play.
Loading image…1990–
Christopher Michael Massey (born January 26, 1990) is an American rapper and actor, best known for his role as Michael Barret on the Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101 (2005–2008, 2015) and Zoey 102 (2023).
Biographies, museum objects and archive records are distinct card types. Every card links to its historical source.
