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1953–2017
Rae Linda Brown (October 7, 1953 – August 20, 2017) was an American musicologist whose researched centered on American classical music, particularly that of African Americans. Brown authored landmark books on Florence Price and William Grant Still.
1985–
Rae Wynn-Grant is an American ecologist, specializing in large carnivores. She is best known for her research on the human impact on the behavior of black bears in Montana. Wynn-Grant is a fellow of the National Geographic Society, and an advocate for…
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Raehann Bryce-Davis (born May 17, 1986) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano and producer. Bryce-Davis was born in Mexico and raised in Keene, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Arlington and the Manhattan School of Music, where she was a…
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Raevyn Rogers ( RAY-vən; born September 7, 1996) is an American middle-distance athlete. She won a bronze medal in the 800 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the fourth fastest woman in U.S. history in the event. At the 2019 World Championships,…
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Rafaela Lopes Silva (born 24 April 1992) is a Brazilian judoka. She won gold medals at the World Judo Championships of 2013 and 2022 and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the –57 kg weight division. Currently, she occupies the rank of graduation third…
1837–1905
Albert Raiford Blunt (1837 – March 19, 1905), also spelled Raiford Blount and Raford Blunt, was a Baptist minister, teacher and state legislator in Louisiana. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Louisiana Senate.
1976–
Raina Martha Merchant (born April 1976) is an American emergency medicine specialist, a member of the National Academy of Medicine. She is the associate vice president and director of the Center for Digital Health in Penn Medicine and associate professor…
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Rakish Phillip Bingham (born 25 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South side Farnham Town. He has also previously played for Wigan Athletic, Falkirk, Mansfield Town, Hartlepool United, Cheltenham…
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Ralina Joseph (born October 27, 1974) is an American academic. She is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington, examining representations of race, gender, and sexuality in popular media.
1907–2000
Ralph A. Vaughn (1907–2000) was an African-American academic, architect and film set designer. Born in Washington, D.C., he was an assistant professor at Howard University before moving to Los Angeles, California, where he designed many buildings, houses…
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Ralph C. Johnson (December 17, 1953 – March 15, 2016) was an American politician and businessman. Born in New York City, New York, Johnson graduated from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and was in the home improvement business in…
1946–2011
Ralph Campbell Jr. (December 7, 1946 – January 11, 2011) was an American politician and auditor who served as the North Carolina State Auditor from 1993 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American to hold statewide elected…
1944–
Ralph Delano Cook (born April 29, 1944) is an American judge who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1993 to 2001. Governor Jim Folsom Jr. appointed Cook to finish the term of Oscar W. Adams Jr.
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Ralph Gardner-Chavis (December 3, 1922 – March 27, 2018) was an African American researcher, chemist, and educator. He is best known for his involvement in the Manhattan Project, where his research on plutonium would be used to develop the Fat Man atomic…
1963–
Ralph Adolphus Lewis (born March 28, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6-foot-6-inch (198 cm), 200-pound (91 kg) guard and attended La Salle University.
1964–
Ralph Richard Banks (born December 11, 1964) is a professor at Stanford Law School, where he has taught since 1998. He also teaches at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. His scholarship focuses on race, inequality and the law.
1938–
Ralph Thomas (born 1938) is a Canadian activist and former amateur boxer from Willow Grove, New Brunswick, Canada. He was the president of Pride of Race, Unity and Dignity through Education (PRUDE), a New Brunswick-based organization promoting inclusion.…
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Sr. (August 6, 1905 – April 9, 1982), known as Prez Jones, was an American educator and administrator. He served as the second president of Grambling State University, a historically black university in Grambling, Louisiana, from…
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Ramón Carrillo (7 March 1906 – 20 December 1956) was an Argentine neurosurgeon, neurobiologist, physician, academic, public health advocate, and from 1949 to 1954 the nation's first Minister of Public Health.
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Ramona Hoage Edelin (September 4, 1945 – February 19, 2024) was an American academic, activist and consultant. Edelin is credited with introducing the term "African American" into the general vernacular. She has been named one of the most influential Black…
1963–
Ramona Riley-Bozier is an American college volleyball coach who has served as the head coach at Morgan State since 1987. Riley-Bozier graduated from the Morgan State University, earning her bachelor's degree in history in 1987. She completed her master's…
1983–
Oliver Biney (born 8 August 1983) is an English professional wrestler. currently wrestles on the British independent circuit. He is also currently a trainer for New Generation Wrestling (NGW) in their North East School.
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Randal B. Vandervall (March 23, 1832 - 1898) was an early African-American Baptist preacher in Nashville, Tennessee. He began preaching while still a slave. After emancipation, he helped found Roger Williams University.
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Randal D. Pinkett (born 1971) is an American business consultant who in 2005 was the winner of season four of the reality television show The Apprentice. Pinkett is the first African American to win the American version of The Apprentice. With an…
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