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1913–1998
Teresa Martínez de Varela (also known under the pseudonym, Ilsa de Andágueda, 1 July 1913 – 16 June 1998) was an Afro-Colombian teacher, writer, and social leader. She was one of the first black women in Colombia to publish. Misunderstood, and often denied…
Biography
Teresa N. Washington is an African American academic, author, activist, and public speaker. She is known for her research on Àjẹ́, a Yorùbá term that defines both a spiritual power inherent in Africana women and the persons who have that power.…
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Teresa Patterson Hughes (October 3, 1932 – November 13, 2011) was an American politician and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 1992 to 2000 as a California State Senator, representing 25th district. Prior to joining the Senate,…
1958–
Teresa Lawrence Phillips (born 1958) was the athletic director at Tennessee State University, a post she had held since 2001. She was one of the few female athletic directors at a school that sponsors football. She was also the head women's basketball…
1968–2017
Teresia Kieuea Teaiwa (12 August 1968 – 21 March 2017) was an I-Kiribati and African-American scholar, poet, activist and mentor. Teaiwa was well-regarded for her ground-breaking work in Pacific Studies. Her research interests in this area embraced her…
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María Teresa Gómez Arteaga, also known as Teresa Gómez and Teresita Gómez, is a Colombian pianist and music educator.
2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Terhas Iyassu standing next to a mural she painted on the wall of a school, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Terhas Iyassu with schoolchildren in front of mural on the wall of their school, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
1968–
Teri Woods (born March 8, 1968) is an American novelist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, associated with the urban fiction genre. Woods finished writing her first novel, True to the Game, in 1992 while working at a law firm in Philadelphia. She spent six…
circa 1981-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Terracotta Ram Pendant, University of Ife, Ife, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
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Terrance Dean (September 8, 1968 - August 11, 2022) was an author, academic, and a former MTV executive. He is best known for his 2008 memoir Hiding in Hip-Hop and is the author of books including Reclaim Your Power! A 30-Day Guide to Hope, Healing and…
1966–
Terrance Jerome Herrington (born July 31, 1966) is an American retired middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 meters. He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as three consecutive World Championships. Following his track…
1970–
Quenton Terrell Lowery (born October 25, 1970) is an American former professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and San Francisco Giants. He played college basketball for the Loyola Marymount Lions, earning honorable mention…
1973–
Hawatha Terrell Wade (born January 25, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball. Wade attended Hillcrest High School in Dalzell, South Carolina where he was teammates on the school's basketball team with…
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Terrence C. Graves (born November 18, 1968) is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Southern University, a position he held from 2023 to 2025. He was the interim head football coach for Grambling State University in 2021.…
1984–
Terrence Elton Haynes (born October 5, 1984) is a two-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados. He represented Barbados at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He currently resides in Toronto, as a member of the Varsity Blues swim team at the University of Toronto.
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Terrence Orlando Metcalf (born January 28, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, earning consensus All-American…
1978–
Terrence Trammell (born November 23, 1978) is a retired American track and field athlete who was the silver medalist for the 110 meter hurdles at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, and three time silver medalist for the World Championships. He was born to…
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Terri Juanita Vaughn-Riley (née Vaughn; born October 16, 1969) is an American actress, director and producer. She is best known for her role as high school secretary Lovita Alizay Jenkins-Robinson in The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show (1997–2002), for…
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Terri Lyne Carrington (born August 4, 1965) is an American jazz drummer, composer, producer, and educator. She has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Yellowjackets, and many others.…
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Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell (; born January 1, 1965) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district as member of the Democratic Party since 2011. The district includes most of the Black…
1953–2014
Terry Roger Adkins (May 9, 1953 – February 8, 2014) was an American artist. He was Professor of Fine Arts in the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania.
1968–
Terry Beauford (born March 27, 1968) is an American former football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia from 2005 to 2006, compiling a record of 5–16. After this continued to couch Fort Valley…
1964–
Terry Bernard Coner (born November 7, 1964) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He was named Alabama Mr. Basketball while attending Phillips High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Coner played college basketball for the Alabama…
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