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Ashley C. Ford is an American writer, podcaster and educator who discusses topics including race, sexuality, and body image. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Somebody's Daughter. She has been the host of five podcasts and has…
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Ashley Viola Gantt (born c. 1984) is an American lawyer, politician, and former schoolteacher. She is the member for District 109 in the Florida House of Representatives.
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Ashley Lindalía Walker is an astrochemist, science communicator, and activist. In response to police brutality against Black Americans and sparked by the success of Black Birders Week, Walker co-organized #BlackinChem, #BlackInAstro, and #BlackInPhysics to…
1988–
Ashton James Eaton (born January 21, 1988) is a retired American decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, who previously held the world record in the decathlon and indoor heptathlon event. Eaton was the second decathlete (after Roman Šebrle) to break the…
1940-1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn ashtray from the Tuskegee Army Flying School owned by Woodrow W. Crockett. The glass ashtray is square with ridges running along the edge. Ashtray has white type on the bowl that reads, [TUSKEGEE / ARMY / FLYING / SCHOOL].
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Asjia O'Neal (born October 23, 1999) is an American professional volleyball player for LOVB Austin. She played college volleyball for the Texas Longhorns and won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2022 and 2023.
1938–
Askia Muhammad Touré (né Rolland Snellings; born October 13, 1938, in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an African-American poet, essayist, political editor, educator, and leading voice of the Black Arts Movement. Toure helped to define a new generation of black…
c. 1443–1538
Askia Muhammad expanded Songhai, strengthened administration and supported Islamic scholarship and trans-Saharan trade.
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Asmeret Asefaw Berhe is a nationally recognized American soil scientist and political ecologist. A professor of soil biogeochemistry at the University of California, Merced since 2009, she is the Ted and Jan Falasco Chair in Earth Sciences and Geology in…
June 1866–July 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound Assistant Commissioner's and superintendent of education's monthly statistical school reports, June 1866–July 1868, are arranged chronologically.
Biography
The Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH) is a non-profit professional association based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The organization was developed in 1977 and formally founded in 1979.
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Aston Joseph Hall is a Canadian judge. On June 3, 2021, Hall was appointed Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice. Hall studied law at Osgoode Hall Law School where he earned a Bachelor of Laws Degree and a Master of Laws Degree.
Dates not recorded
Atiba Bradley (born c. 1983) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Missouri Southern State University, a position he has held since 2020. He previously coached for Missouri, Quincy, Western Illinois, South Dakota, and…
1909–1947
Burton Atkins Collins (June 14, 1909 – May 24, 1947) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Baltimore Black Sox in 1932. He attended Alabama State Teachers College and played college baseball for the Alabama State Hornets.
May 27, 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAtlantic City High School Relay Carnival first place medal for the Varsity 220 Yard Dash event awarded to Eulace Peacock on May 27, 1933. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a blue and white striped ribbon attached to a medal. The pin has a “C”…
May 27, 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAtlantic City High School Relay Carnival first place medal for the Varsity 100 Yard Dash event awarded to Eulace Peacock on May 27, 1933. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a blue and white striped ribbon attached to a medal. The pin has a “C”…
May 27, 1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAtlantic City High School Relay Carnival first place medal for the Varsity Running Broad Jump event awarded to Eulace Peacock on May 27, 1933. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a blue and white striped ribbon attached to a medal. The pin has a…
1934
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAtlantic City High School Relay Carnival gold medal for the College Freshmen One Mile Relay event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1934. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a blue and white striped ribbon attached to a medal. The pin has a “C” clasp…
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Aubrey Howard Bowser (April 4, 1886 – 1980) was an American writer, literary critic, and educator. He reviewed books for the New York Amsterdam News. His writings include a serialized novel, The Man Who Would Be White, which was made into the race film The…
1988–
Aubrey Smith, born 30 June 1988, in Kingston, Jamaica is a track and field athlete, specialising in the long jump. He represented Canada at the 2015 Summer Universiade and Jamaica at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Smith graduated at Florida International…
Born 1834
Auburn H. Erwin (born November 1834) was an American teacher, A.M.E. minister, justice of the peace, constable, and state legislator in Florida. He was a delegate to the 1868 Florida Constitutional Convention and represented Columbia County, Florida in the…
1929–
Audrey Dear Hesson (born 1929 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian practical craft artist, mainly working with pottery, sculpture, jewelry and textile. She is a member of the Canadian Women Artists History Initiative and was the first black Canadian to…
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Audrey Forbes Manley (born March 25, 1934) is an American pediatrician and public health administrator. Manley was the first African-American woman appointed as chief resident at Cook County Children's Hospital in Chicago (1962), as well as the first to…
1953–2009
Audrey Faye Hendricks (1953–2009) was the youngest known demonstrator to be incarcerated during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. At just nine years old, Audrey was involved in the Brown v. Board Education march with Civil Rights Leaders to establish that…
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