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Rotonya McCants Carr is an American hepatologist and physician-scientist who studies the function of lipid metabolites and lipid droplet proteins in relation to hepatic insulin signaling. She is the Cyrus E. Rubin Chair and division head of…
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Rowland O. Abiodun (, b. 1941), is a Nigerian-American professor and author best known for his contributions to the field of African Art Studies, especially Yoruba Art. He is currently the John C. Newton Professor of Art, the History of Art, and Black…
1974
Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator. Gay is the author of The New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist (2014), as well as the short story collection Ayiti (2011), the novel An…
1953–
Roy Branch (born July 12, 1953) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in two games for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1979. Branch attended Beaumont High School in St. Louis, Missouri. His senior season, he…
1933–2012
Roy Simon Bryce-Laporte (born Roy Laporte; September 7, 1933 in Panama City – July 30, 2012 in Sykesville, Maryland) was a sociologist who established one of the first African-American studies departments.
1930–2024
Roy Davage Hudson (June 30, 1930 – April 17, 2024) was an American academic administrator, educator, neuropharmacologist, businessman, and university president. He served as the tenth president of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton,…
Biography
Roy Hamilton III is an American record producer and songwriter in the genres of pop, Christian gospel, and R&B. Hamilton is a Berklee College of Music graduate and the grandson of the American singer Roy Hamilton Sr.
1950–
Roy Lavon Brooks (born 1950) is an American legal scholar who served as Warren Distinguished Professor of Law and was named a University Professor twice at the University of San Diego School of Law. Brooks is a specialist in civil rights law, legal theory,…
1939–
Roy S. Roberts is an American business executive who had a long career at General Motors before retiring as group vice president, North American Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing in 2000. He is also a former managing director at Reliant Equity…
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Roy Lee Rogers Jr. (born August 19, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the Head Coach of the newly formed Liverpool Basketball of Super League Basketball (SLB). He played college basketball for Alabama and…
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Roy Randolph Roundtree (born March 7, 1989) is an American former football wide receiver and current wide receivers coach for Temple. He was a 2013 preseason member of the Cincinnati Bengals and played college football for the Michigan Wolverines football…
1915–1995
Roy Norris Wood Sr. (September 15, 1915 – October 15, 1995) was an African American radio pioneer, civil rights journalist, commentator, college professor, and entrepreneur. Wood was the host of the nationally syndicated TV show Black's View on the News.
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Royal Terence Ivey ( roy-AL; born December 20, 1981) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the head coach of the South Sudan…
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Royal Lee Bolling (June 19, 1920 – July 16, 2002) was a Massachusetts politician and head of a prominent African-American political family. While serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1965, he sponsored the state's Racial Imbalance Act,…
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Royce Alexander White (born April 10, 1991) is an American political candidate and former professional basketball player who was the Republican Party's nominee in the 2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota and is a Republican candidate for the…
1879–1930
Andrew "Rube" Foster (September 17, 1879 – December 9, 1930) was an American professional baseball co-founder, player, manager, and executive in the Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. Foster is considered by sports…
1910–1981
Ruben Jasper Dailey (24 January 1910, Asheville - 8 January 1981, Asheville was the first African American attorney to practice in Buncombe County, North Carolina, which includes Asheville. Dailey worked to press the issue of school integration not only in…
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Rubin Carter (born December 12, 1952) is an American former football player and coach. He last served as defensive line coach for Purdue University. Carter played professionally as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) with the Denver…
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Rubin Whitmore II is an American media maker who directs mostly music videos and short narratives. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he received his undergraduate degree in Radio/TV/Film from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh where he was selected…
1954–
At age six, Bridges walked through jeering crowds into William Frantz Elementary School in 1960, becoming an enduring symbol of school desegregation.
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Ruby Glover (December 6, 1929 – October 20, 2007) was a jazz vocalist who was given the title "Godmother of Jazz" in 1993 by Baltimore mayor Kurt Schmoke. As a professor at Sojourner-Douglass College, she influenced many young students of her Baltimore…
1905–1992
Ruby Middleton Forsythe (1905–1992) was an elementary school teacher in South Carolina. She was known for providing education to the African-American community during the "Jim Crow" era. She was the recipient of four honorary doctorates, with a career that…
April 25, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.7.1a, 2011.174.7.1b, 2011.174.7.1c, 2011.174.7.1d, 2011.174.7.1e, 2011.174.7.1f, 2011.174.7.1g, 2011.174.7.1h, 2011.174.7.1i, and 2011.174.7.1j. Ruby Sales discusses her father's military career,…
1982–
Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze (born 1982), is a Nigerian-born British-American artist noted for drawings and works on paper which focus on cultural hybridity or "post-colonial non-nationalism." In addition to being an artist, she has also worked as a teacher and…
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