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1951–
David Lloyd Steward (born July 2, 1951) is an American billionaire businessperson. Globally, he is the 213th richest and the second-richest African American, after Alex Karp, with a fortune exceeding $10B as of 2025. He is chairman and founder of World…
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Dawn Dickson (born January 1, 1979), also known as Dawn Dickson Akpoghene, is an American businesswoman. She is the founder of retail technology company PopCom and women's shoe company Flat Out of Heels.
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Dawnette Ethilda Edge is a British medical researcher and senior lecturer in psychology, who is professor of mental health and inclusivity at the University of Manchester. Her research investigates racial inequalities in mental health, including the…
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Dawn Alisha Lott is an applied mathematician at Delaware State University, where she is a professor in the department of physical and computational sciences and, since 2009, the director of the university's honors program.
1973–
Dawn N. Ward is an American synthetic organic chemist and associate professor in chemistry at Stevenson University.
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Dawn Jeannine Wright (born April 15, 1961) is an American geographer and oceanographer. She is a leading authority in the application of geographic information system (GIS) technology to the field of ocean and coastal science and played a key role in…
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Oludayo Koleosho (born 1984) is an English actor. After making appearances in the BBC medical series Holby City and Doctors, he embarked on a theatre career. Koleosho appeared in various theatre productions before returning to television, appearing in…
1968–1999
Roger Stephen R. J. Sylvester (17 August 1968 – 19 January 1999) was a mentally ill man who died after being detained outside his home in Tottenham, London, by eight Metropolitan Police officers. It was reported that his neighbours had complained to police…
1967–
Debra Janine Thomas (born March 25, 1967) is an American figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. Her rivalry with East Germany's Katarina Witt at the 1988 Calgary…
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Deborah J. Jackson is an American physicist and Program Manager at the National Science Foundation, and a Fellow of the National Society of Black Physicists. In 1980, she became the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in physics from Stanford…
1954–
Deborah Prothrow-Stith (born February 6, 1954) is an American physician, educator, and public health leader. She currently serves as the Dean and Professor at the Charles R. Drew University College of Medicine in Los Angeles. She is widely recognized for…
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Inioluwa Deborah Raji (born 1995/1996) is a Nigerian-Canadian computer scientist and socio-tech leader who works on algorithmic bias, AI accountability, and algorithmic auditing. A current Mozilla fellow, she has been recognized by MIT Technology Review…
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Deborah Victoria Deas is an American psychiatrist and academic administrator serving as the dean of the UC Riverside School of Medicine since 2016. She is a distinguished professor of psychiatry.
1952–2020
Deborah Washington Brown (June 3, 1952 – June 5, 2020) was an American computer scientist who worked at AT&T Bell Labs in speech recognition research. She became the first black woman to earn a doctorate in computer science (then a part of their applied…
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Debra Holly Ford is an American colorectal surgeon and academic administrator serving as the senior associate dean for academic affairs of Howard University College of Medicine. She is an associate professor of surgery and an expert in surgical education…
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Debrilla M. Ratchford is an African-American inventor who is known for her patent on rolling luggage.
1965–2021
Dearon Thompson (March 10, 1965 – January 7, 2021), known professionally as Deezer D, was an American actor, rapper and Christian motivational speaker. He is best known for his role as Nurse Malik McGrath in the American medical drama television series ER,…
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Deidra Candice Crew is an American nephrologist and epidemiologist. She is the Deputy Director of Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity and a Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Crews research focuses on social drivers of…
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Deirdre Cooper Owens is an American historian and reproductive rights activist known for her 2017 book Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology. She is an associate professor at the University of Connecticut.
1943–
Wilhelm Delano Meriwether (born April 23, 1943) is an American physician and a former track and field athlete. He is best known for having been the head of the United States government immunization program during the 1976 swine flu outbreak and as the 1971…
1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 1971 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features yellow, blue, and pink ruffled round ribbon badges in the upper left corner of a plain white background with a montage of photographic portraits of men and…
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Delisa Newton (1934–2004) was an American nurse and jazz vocalist. She appeared in a 1966 issue of Sepia. She claimed to be the first African-American trans woman to receive sex reassignment surgery.
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Della Hayden Raney (January 10, 1912 – October 23, 1987) was an American nurse in the Army Nurse Corps. Raney was the first African American nurse to report for duty in World War II and the first to be appointed chief nurse. In 1944, she became the first…
1936–1999
Delmos J. Jones (1936–1999) was an African American anthropologist who devoted his intellectual career to working for social justice for all peoples. Delmos Jones identified with the political marginality and socioeconomic struggles of his subjects and…
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