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Syreeta Thompson is an American trumpeter, music producer, music arranger, filmmaker, writer, and music educator. She has had two Billboard charting albums, was nominated for a Stellar Music Award, and has recorded and performed with such artists as…
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Syrus Marcus Ware is a Canadian artist, activist and scholar. He lives and works in Toronto, Ontario and is an assistant professor in the school of the arts at McMaster University. He has worked since 2014 as a faculty member and designer for the Banff Centre.
1917–1975
Syvilla Fort (July 3, 1917 – November 8, 1975) was an American dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher. Born in Seattle, she drew on her African-American heritage in her original dance works. American composer John Cage wrote his first piece for prepared…
1902–1970
Taz David Upshaw Jr. (August 8, 1902 – May 28, 1970) was an American educator and college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Tennessee A&I State College—now known as Tennessee State University—in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1930 to 1931.
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T'erea Brown (born October 24, 1989) is an American track and field athlete, specializing in hurdling events. She was the 2010 American champion in the 400-meter hurdles and the 2011 NCAA Outdoor champion in the event. As a youth she ran for Hampton High…
1928–
Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Anderson, Jr. (born August 17, 1928) is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator and educator.
1915–1973
Thomas Julius Brown (August 18, 1915 – November 22, 1973) was an American Negro league shortstop from 1939 to 1950. A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Brown attended East Moline High School in East Moline, Illinois. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1939 for…
1945–
T. J. (Thelma Jane) Bryan is an American educator who rose from poverty in rural Maryland to become the first African-American woman to be elected by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors to serve as Chancellor of one of its constituent…
1983–
Terrall Brent "T. J." Rushing (born June 8, 1983) is an American football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a cornerback and return specialist. He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) in the seventh…
1911–2006
Thomas Jerome Sellers (1911 - 2006 ), was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, newspaper publisher, and educator from Charlottesville, Virginia.
1953–
Eugene Rhynie (born February 7, 1953), known professionally as T. K. Blue (or Talib Kibwe and other variants), is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer and educator from New York City. His parents were Jamaican and Trinidadian, and he has used…
1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of T. La Rock backstage of a performance at Benjamin Franklin High School in New York City. La Rock is pictured in the center of the image, posing in front of a wall. The image is captured from below, looking up at La Rock. He…
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Theodore Parker Smith (April 1855 – August 12, 1937) was a leader at business colleges in the U.S. He ran Smith's Business College in Lynchburg, Virginia.
1970–
Taalam Acey (born September 16, 1970) is an American spoken-word artist. In 1999, he left his position lecturing senior-level accounting at Rutgers University to become a full-time performance poet.
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Tabbetha A. Dobbins is an American physicist and an associate professor of Physics & Astronomy at Rowan University, where she also serves as the vice president for research. Her research investigates the relationship between structure and dynamics in…
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Tafari Anthony is a Canadian rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Anthony studied graphic design at Cambrian College in Sudbury. While living there, he was involved in the city's YES Theatre collective, and submitted…
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Tahira Reid Smith is an American inventor and mechanical engineering professor known for her invention of the automated Double Dutch machine.
1976–
Taisha Paggett (known professionally as taisha paggett) is a Los Angeles–based choreographer and artist. paggett is a faculty member at University of California, Riverside in the Department of Dance. She has experience working both onstage and in gallery…
1987–
Taliaferro Sebastian (born 1987) is an American visual artist and painter from Dayton, Ohio known for his portraits and representations of Black culture. Sebastian has exhibited work across the United States, including at the Cincinnati Art Museum and…
2002–
Talitha LaNae Clark Diggs (born August 22, 2002) is an American track and field athlete, world champion, and professional Adidas athlete, known for her performance as a 400-meter runner. While at the University of Florida, Talitha won multiple NCAA…
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Talitha Washington (born 1974) is an American mathematician and academic who specializes in applied mathematics and STEM education policy. She was recognized by Mathematically Gifted & Black as a Black History Month 2018 Honoree. Washington became the 26th…
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Talithia D. Williams is an American Statistician. She also serves as a Mathematician Professor and Mathematics Clinic Director at Harvey Mudd College, who researches the spatiotemporal structure of data. Williams was the first African American Woman to…
1902–1982
Talmadge Layman "Marse" Hill (May 19, 1902 – March 8, 1982) was the head basketball coach and an assistant football coach at Morgan State College, from the 1930s to the 1960s.
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Tam Joseph (born 1947) is a Dominica-born British painter, formerly known as Tom Joseph. Described as "a uniquely talented, multidimensional artist" by art historian Eddie Chambers, "Tam Joseph has contributed a number of memorable paintings that locate…
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