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Daniel Joseph Seals (born June 19, 1971) is an American business consultant and a Democratic politician from Illinois. Seals was the Democratic nominee in three campaigns to become U.S. Representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district. In 2006 and…
1872–1940
Dana Albert "D. A." Dorsey (1872 – February 29, 1940) was a businessman, banker, and philanthropist who became one of the first African–American millionaires in Florida and the American South.
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Dana A. Williams is a scholar of African-American literature and university administrator. She is professor of the English at Howard University and the former chair of that department, following Dr. Eleanor W. Traylor.
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Dana Alexander is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Edmonton, Alberta, based in the United Kingdom. She began her career on the stand-up comedy circuit in Canada, playing events such as the Halifax Comedy Festival and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. She…
1951–1999
Dana Alston (December 1951 – August 7, 1999) was an environmental justice advocate. She revolutionized the fight for environmental justice, by combining climate activism with a concern for environmental pollution experienced by communities of color.
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Dana Allen Brown (born February 19, 1967) is an American baseball executive. He was the general manager of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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DaNa L. Carlis ( də-NAY KAR-lis) is an American meteorologist and director of the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, Oklahoma. He is the first African American to serve as the head of a NOAA research laboratory.
Biography
Dana Davis is an American actress and novelist known for playing Monica Dawson on the NBC series Heroes (2007), Chastity Church on the ABC Family television series 10 Things I Hate About You (2009–10) and Carmen Phillips on the TNT series Franklin & Bash…
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Dana Marie Douglas (born 1975) is an American attorney who is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the…
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Dana James Hillian Pittard (born March 11, 1959) is a retired United States Army general officer. He served as Joint Force Land Component Commander-Iraq (JFLCC-I) from June 9, 2014, during the coalition response to the incursions by the Islamic State in…
1967–
Dana Johnson (born 1967) is an American writer and Associate Professor at the University of Southern California. Honors include the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, and being named a nominee for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. Her writing has…
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Dana King (born March 7, 1960) is an American broadcast journalist and sculptor. She served as an anchor for the CBS owned-and-operated station KPIX-TV in San Francisco.
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Dana Mohler-Faria was the eleventh president of Bridgewater State University serving from 2002 until his retirement in 2015, and a member of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. He was formerly the Special Advisor for Education to…
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Dana Olden Baldwin, M.D. (March 20, 1881– November 9, 1972) was a prominent African American physician in Martinsville, Virginia. He served in World War I as a medical officer until he was honorably discharged in 1918. In addition to his medical practice,…
1970–
Dana William Stubblefield (born November 14, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks.
Biography
Dana Tippin Cutler is a lawyer and news personality. She and her husband, Keith Cutler, are the first married couple to preside over a television court show, Couples Court with the Cutlers. Cutler was the first Black woman elected as Missouri Bar president.
1963–
Dana Lamont Williams (born March 20, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He appeared in eight games in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder, designated hitter, and pinch runner for the Boston Red Sox in 1989.…
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Danai Jekesai Gurira (; born February 14, 1978) is an American and Zimbabwean actress, playwright, screenwriter, producer, and activist. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne in the AMC horror drama franchise The Walking Dead and Okoye in…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRoaming musicians that were playing closeby. The village is in the mountainous region of northern Dahomey. The date on the slide is APR72 .
1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Dance apron of a Ogumogu dancer during a National Museum of Lagos Exhibition, Lagos, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Dance Area with Spectators, Otsa Festival, Azukhala, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Dance Arena - Group Shots, Otsa Festival, Ugbekpe, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1938
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Dance at Dougall Hall Boys Club in Marabastad, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “"Dance at the Gym": Four couples” (Prints).
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