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Valerie June Jarrett (née Bowman; born November 14, 1956) is an American businesswoman, attorney and former government official who has been the chief executive officer of the Obama Foundation since 2021. She was the longest-serving senior advisor to…
1944–
Valerie Jerome (born 28 April 1944) is an African-Canadian retired Track and Field sprinter, educator, and political activist. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics. She finished third in the 1959 Pan American Games 4 × 100…
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Valerie Jean Maynard (August 22, 1937 – September 19, 2022) was an American sculptor, teacher, printmaker, and designer. Maynard's work frequently addressed themes of social inequality and the civil rights movement. Her work has been exhibited in the…
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Valerie L. Thomas (born February 8, 1943) is an American data scientist and inventor. She invented the illusion transmitter, for which she received a patent in 1980. She was responsible for developing the digital media formats that image processing systems…
1971, printed 2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a young girl student, Valerie Wilson, standing next to a blackboard in a classroom at the Intercommunal Youth Institute in Oakland, California. She is wearing a school uniform, including a white button-down blouse, a skirt…
1929–1990
Valjean Leon Dickinson (February 27, 1929 – July 13, 1990) was a politician in Indiana. He served as president of the local NAACP branch and represented St. Joseph County, Indiana in the Indiana House of Representatives between 1965 and 1966.
1907–2003
Vallateen Virginia Dudley Abbington (1907 – October 13, 2003) was an African American activist, educator, and social worker. She is known for being the plaintiff in Abbington v. Board of Education of Louisville, where she fought for the equalization of…
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Valmir Carlos da Assunção (born 17 December 1964) more commonly known as Valmir Assunção is a Brazilian politician and farmer. He has spent his political career representing his home state of Bahia, having served as state representative since 2011.
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Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones (born September 20, 1968) is an American political analyst, media personality, lawyer, author, serial entrepreneur, and civil rights advocate. He is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, a CNN host and contributor, and…
1980–
Van Lathan Jr. (born April 16, 1980) is an American journalist, producer, podcaster, and political commentator. He worked as a senior producer and cohost on TMZ when he came into prominence for confronting Kanye West during a 2018 interview with TMZ for…
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Vanessa Elaine Atterbeary (born June 24, 1975) is an American attorney and politician from the Democratic Party who was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 13 from 2015 to 2026. She is the Democratic nominee for Howard County…
Biography
Vanessa Catherine Tyson is an American political scientist and politician. She is an associate professor of politics at Scripps College and a political science fellow at Stanford University. Tyson was an unsuccessful candidate for California's 57th State…
Biography
Vanessa Caston LaFleur is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 101st district. She assumed office on April 11, 2022.
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vanessa german (stylized in all lowercase) (born 1976) is an American sculptor, painter, writer, activist, performer, and poet based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her sculpture often includes assembled statues of female figures with their faces or heads…
1965–
Vanessa Lowery Brown (born December 16, 1965) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 190th District. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus. In 2018 she was convicted on seven charges…
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Vanessa McNeal-Atadoga (born August 3, 1993) is an American social activist, public speaker, and documentary filmmaker. She directed the documentary that features stories of five male survivors of sexual violence titled The Voiceless, and We Are Survivors,…
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Vanessa Alexandra Mendoza Bustos (born 25 July 1981) better known as Vanessa Mendoza, is a Colombian politician, actress, fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2001 being the first Afro-Colombian to win that title.
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Vanessa Northington Gamble (born 1953) is an American physician, professor, and activist best known for her work as chair of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study Legacy Committee in 1996. She is currently the University Professor of Medical Humanities at George…
late 19th-late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG2011.12.20ab: A vanity with a detached mirror from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. 2011.12.20a: A vanity from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The vanity is primarily constructed from burl wood with a dark finish. The bottom section of the vanity features a flat,…
Loading image…1899–1983
Vassie Davis Wright (1899–1983) was an African-American organization founder, civic leader, real estate broker and community activist.
1974–
Humphrey Vaughan ap David Gething (born 15 March 1974) is a former Welsh Labour Co-op politician who served as First Minister of Wales from March to August 2024, and served as leader of Welsh Labour from March to July 2024, making him the first black…
Biography
Ve'ondre Mitchell (born April 13, 2004) is an American influencer, activist and recording artist. She co-created the 2024 song "It Girl (Fan Remix)" with Aliyah's Interlude, which received over 3.5 million streams on Spotify. Mitchell served as a Youth…
Biography
Vednita Carter is an American anti-sex trafficking and anti-prostitution activist. Carter is an author and the executive director of Breaking Free, an organization which helps women seeking to leave prostitution.
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Velvalea Hortense Rodgers "Vel" Phillips (February 18, 1924 – April 17, 2018) was an American attorney, politician, jurist, and civil rights activist, who served as an alderperson and judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and as secretary of state of Wisconsin…
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