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Zilpha Elaw (c. 1790 – 1873) was an African-American preacher and spiritual autobiographer. She has been cited as "one of the first outspoken black women in the United States." Mitzi Smith suggests that Elaw and other Black women of the time such as Old…
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Zirl Augustus Palmer (December 11, 1919 – May 20, 1982) was an African-American businessman and activist in Lexington, Kentucky. He opened Palmer's Pharmacy in 1952 in an old building at Fifth and Race Street. He was involved in the city's desegregation…
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Zita Holbourne FRSA (born 1960s) is a British community and human rights campaigner and activist, and a multi-disciplinary artist, creating work as a writer, performance poet and visual artist. As a trade unionist, she is National Vice President of the…
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Ziwerekoru "Ziwe" Fumudoh (born February 27, 1992) is a Nigerian-American comedian, writer, and actress. She is known for her satirical commentary on politics, race relations, and young adulthood. In 2017, she created the YouTube comedy show Baited with…
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Zoé Samudzi (born 1992/1993) is an American writer and activist known for her co-authored book As Black as Resistance. Samudzi has written for The New Inquiry, The Daily Beast and Vice magazine. Samudzi was a 2017 Public Imagination Fellow at the Yerba…
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Zora "Bell" Folley (May 27, 1931 – July 7, 1972) was an American heavyweight boxer who was a top 10 contender for eleven years in a row from 1956 to 1966 and a nine-time top 5 contender throughout his career, reaching a peak as number 1 contender in 1959.…
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Elzora Mae Kramer Brown (March 20, 1949 – March 3, 2013) was an American breast cancer awareness advocate. Brown worked to improve awareness of breast cancer in the African-American community. She was the first African American woman to serve on the…
1937–2013
Zózimo Bulbul (September 21, 1937 – January 24, 2013) was a Brazilian actor, filmmaker, and activist. Bulbul was a prominent proponent of Afro-Brazilian culture within Brazilian cinema and society at-large. Bulbul co-founded and organized the Encontro de…
1978–
Zuberi Bakari Williams (born December 1, 1978) is an American attorney and jurist serving as an associate judge of the District Court of Maryland, for Montgomery County. He was appointed by former Governor Martin O'Malley in December 2014. He was later…
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Zulfat Suara, is a Nigerian-American activist, businesswoman, and politician. In September 2019, she became the first Muslim to be elected to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the first immigrant elected to an at-large…
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Zwelibanzi "Zweli" Moyo Williams (born 1977) is a Zimbabwean-American chef and restaurateur. She specializes in Southern African cuisine and opened multiple restaurants in Durham, North Carolina. As the wife of Mayor Leonardo Williams, she has been the…
January 8, 1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGZygote newspaper from January 8, 1971. In the top half of the cover is a stylized stained glass, arched window with dark and light blue, dark purple, light orange, yellow and red. At the top of the window in red, stylized text is the publication title:…
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