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1941–
Delores P. Aldridge (born June 8, 1941) is an American sociologist. Aldridge was the first African-American faculty member at Emory University, and the founder of the first African American and African studies program in the American south.
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Delores Phillips (26 September 1950 – 7 June 2014) was an American author who is known for her acclaimed debut novel, The Darkest Child (Soho Press, 2005).
1973-1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA polyester blend blue and red uniform jacket worn by Delta Air Lines flight attendant, Casey Grant. This long-sleeve jacket, designed by Hart Schaffner & Marx, features bright red neck to hemline banding, four large brass-colored buttons, two front…
1947–
Demetrius Dante Venable (born 11 October 1947) is an American physicist and professor emeritus at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Over his career, he has specialized in optical physics, and is known for establishing and developing physics programs at…
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Denise Hinton is an American nurse and retired U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral who last served as the deputy surgeon general of the United States from October 2021 to September 2025. She also served as the acting surgeon general…
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Dennis Delgado is a contemporary American artist and critic who examines how ideologies of colonialism persist and re-inscribe themselves within modern technology such as in facial recognition systems which fail to properly identify people of color. His…
1899–1977
DeNorval Unthank (December 14, 1899 – September 20, 1977) was an American physician and civil rights activist in Portland, Oregon. Unthank was one of the first black doctors in Oregon and the only black physician operating in Portland during the 1930s. He…
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Deon Terrell Miles is an American chemist who is professor of chemistry at the Sewanee: The University of the South. His research considers the development of functionalised nanoparticles and chemistry education.
1987–
Jared Taylor Wells (born August 20, 1987), who goes by the stage name Deraj, is an American Christian hip hop musician. Mirrors & Medicine, his debut EP, was released by Reflection Music in 2014.
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Derek Ugochukwu (born 7 June 1991) is a Nigerian film director and screenwriter. He studied at Dun Laoghaire Institute Of Art Design and Technology in Dublin and was named one of Screen International Rising Stars of Ireland.
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Derrick Pitts (born January 22, 1955) is an American astronomer and science communicator. Pitts studied at St. Lawrence University and has been employed at the Franklin Institute since 1978 where he is chief astronomer and director of the institute's Fels…
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Derrius Quarles is a entrepreneur, human rights activist, recording artist, product designer, and author. Born on the South Side of Chicago in the Bronzeville neighborhood, he is the Co-Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of BREAUX Capital, an…
1980–
Desiré Delia Whitmore (born September 8, 1980) is an American laser physicist, science communicator, and physics educator at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis desktop nameplate is made from black laquered wood with mother of pearl insets. Text in mother of pearl runs across the center of the nameplate that reads "Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D.". The text is bordered by a decorative floral vine in mother of…
1975-06-06
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Detail of shrine for ?. Orishala- outside door of house of Orishala priestess. Ile Itebu".
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Devin George Edward Walker is an American theoretical particle physicist, best known for his work on dark matter.
Biography
Captain Diane M. Lindsay was the first black woman to be awarded the Soldier's Medal. In 1969 Diane M. Lindsay volunteered with the US Army Nurse Corps as a First Lieutenant at the 95th Evacuation Hospital in Vietnam, where she convinced a confused US…
1923
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPersonal diary of Dr. Ionia Rollin Whipper from the year 1923. The diary is leather bound and has gold lettering on front that reads, [Day by Day / A PERPETUAL DIARY]. The tile page has the same title written in the same format as the cover. Underneath is…
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Richard Francis (c. 1827 – November 30, 1888) was an African-American bartender in Washington, D.C. He is believed to have been the second African-American bar manager for the United States Congress. His son, John R. Francis, was a Washington physician and…
1977–
Dina H. Sherif, is an Egyptian-American academic, development expert and entrepreneur. Since 2019, she has served as the executive director of the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.…
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Dina Nicole Paltoo is an American epidemiologist specializing in open science, data science, and public access. In 2024 Paltoo was named acting deputy director of policy and external affairs, National Library of Medicine.
1963–
Dinky Bingham (born Osborne Gould Bingham, Jr., 1963 in Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, producer, and engineer.
1948–
Diola Bagayoko is a Malian-American professor of physics at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Biography
Dionne L. Price (29 August 1971 – 22 February 2024) was an American statistician and first African-American president of the American Statistical Association (ASA), the world's largest professional body representing statisticians. Price worked as a…
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