Dr. Ionia Rollin Whipper was one of four female graduates of Howard University Medical School's class of 1903. After graduating, Whipper served as resident physician at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, before returning to Washington to open her own practice.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.101.6
A diploma from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute awarded to James Albert Parsons on June 16, 1922. The diploma is printed in black text on off-white paper and has a large header reading [Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute / Founded / In The Year Eighteen…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.246.1
Daryl McPherson, known as DJ Durel, is an American record producer, recording engineer, and DJ from Cleveland, Ohio. He was the official DJ of American hip-hop group Migos.
Frank Jehoy Sykes (April 10, 1892 – November 10, 1986), nicknamed "Doc", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1910s and 1920s. A native of Decatur, Alabama, Sykes was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Melvin Sykes. He attended Atlanta Baptist…
A black-and-white photograph of a baby being examined by a doctor at a health clinic run by the Black Panther Party in Chicago, Illinois. The baby is at the center of the photograph, being held by a young woman who has lifted up his shirt for the doctor.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.123.7
The Bulape Presbyterian Medical Center is remotely situated in the small Congolese village of Bulape located south of the equator, 380 kilometers east of Kinshasa, and 180 kilometers northwest of Kananga. Work in Bulape was begun in 1915 when missionaries…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 12937
This image depicts an exterior doorway at the corner of a building. The slightly recessed doorway is covered with several layers of paint or materials. There are jagged streaks on the door and the surface is covered with stains. The single doorstep leading…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.116.3
This typewritten document listing physical measurements for Sonny Liston and Cassius Clay is part of the press kit for the 1964 Liston vs. Clay World Heavyweight Championship fight put together by Dundee-MacDonald Enterprises, Inc. The document, with a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.56.3.5
Dr. Dolores C. Shockley (April 21, 1930 – October 10, 2020) was the first black woman to receive a PhD in pharmacology in the United States and one of the first African American students to receive a PhD from Purdue University. After obtaining her PhD she…
Dolores Mercedes Franklin is an American dentist, health policy advocate, and author. She was the first African American woman to graduate from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1974. Franklin became the highest ranking dentist executive at Sterling…
Dominiqua M. Griffin is an American health scientist at the National Cancer Institute in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics as a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow. She is also the founder and CEO of the company Black Women PhDs. Griffin…
Dominique Anglade (French pronunciation: [dɔminik ɑ̃ɡlad]; born January 31, 1974) is a Canadian engineer, businesswoman and former politician who served as the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and leader of the Opposition of Quebec from May 11, 2020 to…
Dominique di Prima (born June 4, 1962) is a radio personality, producer and activist in Los Angeles. Her work focuses on issues concerning African American communities. Since 2005 she has hosted The Front Page, a morning show on Radio Free 102.3 KJLH. Di…
Dominique Gaspard (22 December 1884 - 6 February 1938) was an American-born creole physician who moved to Quebec in his youth and stayed until his death, having contributed greatly to the medical and Black community.
Don "Campbellock" Campbell (January 8, 1951 – March 30, 2020) was an American dancer and choreographer who was best known for having invented the "locking" dance, and for his work with The Lockers. Born in Saint Louis, Missouri in January 1951, Campbell…
Donald Thompson (born March 30, 1963) is an American engineer and business executive who was the president and chief executive of McDonald's Corporation from 2012 until 2015. He announced on January 28, 2015, that he would retire from the company and leave…
Neuma Gonçalves da Silva (8 May 1922 – 17 July 2000) was a Brazilian samba dancer. She began dancing samba in a small group at age seven and was president of the Mangueira samba school for multiple terms, establishing the institution's children's and…
Donald Anderson Edwards (5 January 1905 – 19 December 1999) was an American physicist. Edwards was the founding chair of the physics department at North Carolina A&T State University, and spent his career teaching there and at other historically Black…
Donald Ray Douglas (born March 6, 1957) is an American physician and politician serving as a member of the Kentucky Senate from the 22nd district. He assumed office on November 18, 2021.
Donald Frank White (1908 – 2002) was a Canadian-born American architect and engineer, of African descent. He was the first Black architect registered in the states of Alabama (in 1935) and Michigan (in 1939). He had been a partner of the firm of White &…
Donita C. Brady is a cancer biologist and the Presidential Associate Professor of Cancer Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research examines how cells communicate through kinases and nutrient homeostasis, and…
Donna Auguste (born 1958) is an African-American businesswoman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She was the co-founder, along with colleague John Meier, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Freshwater Software from 1996 to 2000. Prior to founding…
Donna Marie Christian-Christensen, formerly Donna Christian-Green (born September 19, 1945), is an American physician and politician. She served as the 4th elected non-voting Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands's at-large district to the United…
