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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…
1955–
Reverend Velma Maia Thomas (born June 18, 1955) is an author and academic from the United States of America.
Biography
Velvet Brown is a distinguished American tubist and euphonium player, currently serving as the David P. Stoner Endowed Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Pennsylvania State University as well as the Associate Director of the School of Music for Equity,…
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Vence L. Bonham Jr. is an American lawyer who is the president and chief executive officer of the Diaspora Human Genomics Institute at Meharry Medical College, and founding director of the Meharry Center for Bioethics, Social and Behavioral Research.…
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Venola Lucrecia Mason (born 1979 or 1980) is an American educator and politician who is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 94th district. A Democrat, she was elected in an April 2026 special election to succeed Karen Bennett, who…
1893–1973
Venzella Newsome Jones (1893–1973) was a black actress, orator, playwright, drama teacher, and theatre director.
1910–2001
Veora Johnson (April 21, 1910- November 15, 2001) was an Arizona educator and humanitarian. She was the first black educational administrator in Arizona.
1928–2026
Vera Cudjoe (1928 – 22 July 2026) was a Trinidadian-Canadian actress, producer and educator. She founded Black Theatre Canada (BTC; 1973–1988), a youth and community-oriented institution which helped train and launch the career of numerous Black performers…
1911–1999
Vera Jackson (July 21, 1911 – January 25, 1999) was a "pioneer woman photographer in the black press". She photographed African-American social life and celebrity culture in 1930s and 1940s Los Angeles. Noted photographic subjects included major league…
1928–1982
Vera Mae Green (September 6, 1928 – January 17, 1982) was an American anthropologist, educator, and scholar, who made major contributions in the fields of Caribbean studies, interethnic studies, black family studies and the study of poverty and the poor.…
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGveranda posts at Inst. of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Lamidi O. Fakeye (1928-2011).
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Verina Harris Morton Jones (January 28, 1865 – February 3, 1943) was an American physician, suffragist and clubwoman. Following her graduation from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1888 she was the first woman licensed to practice medicine in…
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Vernice Doris Ferguson (June 13, 1928 - December 8, 2012) was an American nurse and healthcare executive. She was the nursing department head at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center for several years, then served as a nurse executive with the…
1962–
Vernon L Irvin (born near Pittsburgh) currently works as EVP and chief revenue officer at Everbridge one of the fastest growing publicly traded Saas companies in the world. Irvin was formerly President of the Government, Education, Medium & Small Business…
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Dr. Vernon Johns (April 22, 1892 – June 11, 1965) was an American minister based in the South and a pioneer in the civil rights movement. He is best known as the pastor (1947–52) of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He was succeeded…
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Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. (August 15, 1935 – March 1, 2021) was an American business executive and civil rights attorney who worked for various civil rights movement organizations before becoming a close advisor to President Bill Clinton. He survived a…
1908–1993
Vernon E. "Skip" McCain (June 4, 1908 – April 5, 1993) was an American college football and college basketball coach and mathematics professor. He served as the head football coach at Maryland State College—now known as the University of Maryland Eastern…
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Vernon R. Morris (born January 23, 1963) is an American atmospheric scientist, Foundation Professor and Associate Dean of the Knowledge Enterprise in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University. He is an Emeritus…
Biography
Veronica Thierry Mallett (born May 5, 1957) is an American health physician who serves as senior VP and chief administrative officer of the More in Common Alliance (MICA), a collaboration between CommonSpirit Health and Morehouse School of Medicine. She is…
1937–2020
Veronica Tyler (March 4, 1937 – March 21, 2020) was an American soprano. Veronica Tyler was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She attended Frederick Douglass High School. One of the first African-Americans to attend the prestigious Peabody Institute after it…
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Vertner Woodson Tandy (May 17, 1885 – November 7, 1949) was an American architect, and the first African American registered architect in New York state. He was one of the seven founders (commonly referred to as "The Seven Jewels") of Alpha Phi Alpha…
1966
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA yearbook featuring a silver cover, with "VESPA" printed in decorative script on the front. Inside are black-and-white photographs of Greenville High School teachers and students from the year 1966. There are 200 pages.
1944–2007
VèVè Amasasa Clark (December 14, 1944 – December 1, 2007) was an author and scholar who coined the phrase "diaspora literacy". She was a professor of African American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley from 1991 until her death in 2007.
2001 May 3
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “VHS: Distinguished Scholars Award Ceremony and Recognition Dinner, University of Charleston” (Moving Images).
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