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Sybil Lenora Collins Mobley (October 14, 1925 – September 29, 2015) was Dean Emerita of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) School of Business and Industry. She led its business program and was the founding dean of its Business…
1932–2024
Sybil Haydel Morial (November 26, 1932 – September 3, 2024) was an American civil rights activist and educator. She was married to Ernest Morial, the first Black mayor of New Orleans and was the mother of Marc Morial, who served as Mayor of New Orleans…
1966–
Sybil Smith (born November 23, 1966) is an American former collegiate swimmer. She is the first African-American female swimmer to be named a first-team Division I All-American, and the only All-American in Boston University women's swimming history. Her…
1938–2010
Edmund Burke (1938 – 30 July 2010), known as Syd Burke, was a broadcaster, photographer and journalist, who moved to the UK from Jamaica to study photography in 1960, after having studied engineering, and later hosted London Broadcasting Corporation's…
1953–
Syd Carpenter (born 1953) is an African American artist and a retired professor of studio art. She is known for her ceramic and sculpture work, which explores African-American farming and gardening. She has received multiple fellowships, including a Pew…
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Sydney Brown (born March 21, 2000) is a Canadian professional football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He was selected in the third round of the 2023 NFL…
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Sydney Johnson (born April 26, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A 1997 Princeton alumnus, Johnson played for the…
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Sydney Kai Kamlager-Dove ( KAM-lah-gər-DUV; née Kamlager; born July 20, 1972) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 37th congressional district since 2023. A Democrat, she previously served in the California State…
1940–
Sydney Harold Nathans (born May 24, 1940) is an American historian who is a professor emeritus at Duke University and has written several history books including To Free a Family: The Journey of Mary Walker and A Mind to Stay: White Plantation, Black Homeland.
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Sydney Michelle Schneider (born 31 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States, she represents Jamaica internationally. She played college soccer for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and was drafted by the…
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Sylvester Croom Jr. (born September 25, 1954) is an American former football player and coach. He was the head coach at Mississippi State University from 2004 to 2008, and the first African American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference. His…
1910–1988
Sylvester R. "Sal" Hall (1910 – August 26, 1988) was an American football and basketball coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at Virginia State College—now known as Virginia State University—from 1949 to 1953, compiling a record of…
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Sylvester James Gates Jr. (born December 15, 1950), known as S. James Gates Jr. or Jim Gates, is an American theoretical physicist who works on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He is currently the Toll Professor of Physics at the…
1929–2007
Sylvester O'Neal Rhem (November 19, 1929 – June 14, 2007) was an African-American police officer and politician in Illinois. Rhem was born in Chicago, Illinois and went to the Chicago public schools. He graduated from Englewood High School in 1948.
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Sylvester Turner (September 27, 1954 – March 5, 2025) was an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district from January 2025 until his death in March 2025. A member of the Democratic Party,…
1941–1993
Sylvia Ardyn Boone (September 30, 1940 – April 27, 1993) was an African-American art historian specializing in African art, female imagery, women's arts and masks. In 1988, she became the first African-American woman to receive tenure at Yale University.
1947–
Sylvia D. Trimble Bozeman (née Sylvia Trimble, born 1 August 1947) is an African American mathematician and mathematics educator and professor emerita at Spelman College.
1913–1986
Sylvia Lyons Render (June 8, 1913 – February 3, 1986) was an American academic and curator. Recognized for her expertise in the life and writings of Charles W. Chestnutt, Render was the first African American to earn a doctoral degree from the Vanderbilt…
1937–2004
Sylvia Walker (July 18, 1937 – February 6, 2004) was a disability rights activist and professor with the School of Education at Howard University. Born in New York City as a blind African American woman, Walker experienced ableism in her early education…
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Sylvia H. Williams (née Sylvia Louise Hill; February 10, 1936 – February 28, 1996), was an American museum director, curator, art historian, and scholar of African art. She helped develop the study and appreciation of African art as a significant aesthetic…
1912–2004
Sylvius S. Moore Sr. (February 24, 1912 – September 10, 2004) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, from 1943 to 1944, compiling a record of 5–7–1.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Synopses of School Reports Vol. 1”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Synopses of School Reports Vol. 2”.
Loading image…1949–
Synthia Saint James (born February 11, 1949) is an American visual artist, author, keynote speaker, educator and actor. She is best known for designing the original cover art of the hardcover edition of Terry McMillan's book Waiting to Exhale.…
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