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1962–
Claudette May Holmes (born 1962) is a British photographer. Her work, which uses elements of montage and hand-colouring, has challenged stereotypical representations of Black British people.
1959–
Claudette Elaine Johnson (born 1959) is a British visual artist. She is known for her large-scale drawings of Black women and her involvement with the BLK Art Group, of which she was a founder member. She was described by Modern Art Oxford as "one of the…
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Claudia Joan Alexander (May 30, 1959 – July 11, 2015) was a Canadian-born American research scientist specializing in geophysics and planetary science. She worked for the United States Geological Survey and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She was the…
1953–
Honorable Claudia J. Jordan (born 1953) is a retired judge in Colorado. Jordan was the first Black female judge in the Rocky Mountain region, seated in 1994. She retired in 2014.
1915–1964
Jones campaigned against racism and colonialism, founded the West Indian Gazette and helped establish Caribbean carnival traditions in London.
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Claudia Angela Jordan (born April 12, 1973) is an American talk show host, actress, model, businesswoman, and reality television and radio personality. She is known for appearing as a model on the American version of Deal or No Deal and The Price Is Right,…
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Claudia Kariuki is a British actress, singer, dancer and songwriter who is best known for playing Jane Seymour in Six in the West End.
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Claudia L. Gordon (born March 1972) is the first deaf Black female attorney in the United States and the first deaf graduate of American University's law school. She currently serves as Senior Accessibility Strategy Partner at T-Mobile within its…
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Claudia L. Thomas is the first female African-American orthopedic surgeon in the United States. She attended medical school at Johns Hopkins University. She was the first African-American and woman to be admitted to the Yale medical program in orthopedics.
1946–
Claudia Lennear (born Claudia Joy Offley; 1946) is an American soul singer and educator. Lennear began her performing with the Superbs before becoming an Ikette in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. She was also a background vocalist for various acts, including…
1979–
Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije is a British former newsreader. From January 2018 until 2024, she was one of the main presenters on 5 News, alongside hosting the Weekend Breakfast Show on Talk. She has also worked for Sky News and hosted the BBC programmes 60…
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Claudia Mae McNeil (August 13, 1917 – November 25, 1993) was an American actress known for premiering the role of matriarch Lena Younger in both the stage and screen productions of A Raisin in the Sun. She later appeared in a 1981 production of the musical…
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Claudia Rankine (; born September 4, 1963) is a Jamaican-American poet, essayist, playwright, and the editor of several anthologies. She is the author of five volumes of poetry, two plays and various essays. Her book of poetry, Citizen: An American Lyric,…
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Claudia Tagbo (born 14 June 1973) is a French-Ivorian actress, comedian and TV personality.
1947–2002
Claudia Tate (December 14, 1947 – July 29, 2002) was a noted literary critic and professor of English and African American Studies at Princeton University. She is credited with moving African-American literary criticism into the realm of psychology.
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Claudia Naomi Webbe (born 8 March 1965) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester East from 2019 to 2024. Elected to Parliament as a Labour MP in 2019, she sat as an independent from 2021 until she lost her seat at…
1974
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA vinyl record (a) with cardboard jacket (b) and paper sleeve (c).The front of the album jacket features a central color image of three men and one woman, Gladys Knight and the Pips. Knight wears a blue dress and the three men wear matching red shirts with…
1974
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA song book with sheet music for the 1974 film, Claudine. The front cover is white with rows of orange hearts, black text, and eight (8) color photographs. Black cursive text at the top of front cover reads, [Claudine]. Across the center of the front cover…
1974
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA romantic comedy with the title Claudine. It consists of two reels of 16mm color acetate film with optical sound. In the opening scene, Claudine (Diahann Carroll), a single mother of six who, in addition to working as a maid, relies on Welfare to support…
1941–
Claudine Clark (born April 26, 1941) is an American R&B musician, best known as the singer and composer of the 1962 hit "Party Lights", which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Claudine Gay (born August 4, 1970) is an American political scientist who is the Wilbur A. Cowett Professor of Government and of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University. Her research focuses on American political behavior, including…
1949–2016
Claudine K. Brown (1949 – March 17, 2016) was an American museum director and educator and nonprofit executive. She was best known for her work at the Smithsonian Institution, where she was Director of Education, responsible for directing its work to help…
1890–1967
Claudius Ballard, M.D. (June 14, 1890 – May 1, 1967) was a prominent African- American physician situated in Los Angeles, California. He served in World War I (as a part of the Medical Reserve Corps) in the 370th Infantry. Ballard was the medical officer…
1952–
Claudja Barry (born in 1952) is a Jamaican-born Canadian singer. Her successful songs were "Down and Counting", "Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes" (which peaked at No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 9 June 1979), "Dancing Fever", and others.
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