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1951–
Bertha Lewis (born 1951) is the founder and president of the Black Institute, an 'action tank' whose mission is 'to shape intellectual discourse and dialogue and impact public policy uniquely from a Black perspective (a perspective which includes all…
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Bertha Clay McNeill (November 12, 1887 – September 21, 1979) was an American civil rights activist, peace activist, and educator. She grew up in North Carolina and earned a teaching certificate there before moving to Washington, D.C., where she studied at…
1923–2008
Bertha Pleasant Williams (1923–2008) was the first African American professional librarian in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. In 1948 the segregated city required a certified librarian as a prerequisite to open a library for the city's African American…
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Bertha Par Simmons Whedbee (1876 - 1960) was an activist, suffragist, and first African American woman to become a police officer in Louisville, Kentucky.
1960
Bertice Berry (born 1960) is an American sociologist, author, lecturer, and educator.
1976–
Bertrall L. Ross II (born 1976) is an American legal scholar. Ross completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Colorado–Boulder, and earned a Master's in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 2003, as…
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Bertrand Demond Berry (born August 15, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Biography
Bertrand Bickersteth is a Canadian poet. His debut collection, The Response of Weeds, was published in 2020 and won the Gerald Lampert Award from the League of Canadian Poets in 2021. From Calgary, Alberta, he is a communication instructor at Olds College.
1924–2001
Beryl Agatha Gilroy (née Answick; 30 August 1924 – 4 April 2001) was a Guyanese educator, novelist, ethno-psychotherapist, and poet. The Guardian described her as "one of Britain's most significant post-war Caribbean migrants". She emigrated from British…
1914–1999
Beryl Elizabeth Williams (May 23, 1914 – May 7, 1999) played a leading role in the desegregation of the Baltimore public school system and is considered the mother of continuing education at Morgan State University, a historical black college located in…
1886–1988
Bess Bolden Walcott (1886–1988) was an American educator, librarian, museum curator and activist who helped establish the historical significance of the Tuskegee University. Recruited by Booker T. Washington to help him coordinate his library and teach…
Biography
Bessie Ann Frances Stockard is an American tennis player and women's basketball coach. Bessie Stockard grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, the youngest of seven children of Andy R. Stockard, a custodian, and Bessie Mae Morgan Stockard, a teacher. Her brother…
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Bessie Woodson Yancey (May 1882 – 11 January 1958) was an African-American poet, teacher, and activist, whose only published poetry collection, 1939's Echoes from the Hills, was, according to Katharine Capshaw Smith, "perhaps the earliest example of…
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Beth A. Brown (February 4, 1969 – October 5, 2008) was a NASA astrophysicist with a research focus on X-ray observations of elliptical galaxies and black holes. She earned a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Michigan in 1998, becoming the first…
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Betsey Stockton (c. 1798 – 1865), sometimes spelled Betsy Stockton, was an American educator and missionary. In her early life, she was an enslaved person, but was emancipated and became a Christian missionary in Hawaii.
Biography
Dr. Bettina L. Love is an American author and academic. She is the William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she has been instrumental in establishing abolitionist teaching in schools.
1937–2016
Betty Blayton (July 10, 1937 – October 2, 2016) was an American activist, advocate, artist, arts administrator and educator, and lecturer. As an artist, Blayton was an illustrator, painter, printmaker, and sculptor. She is best known for her works often…
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Betty Campbell (6 November 1934 – 13 October 2017, born Rachel Elizabeth Johnson) was a Welsh community activist, who was Wales' first black head teacher. Born into a poor household in Butetown, she won a scholarship to the Lady Margaret High School for…
1930–2017
Betty Elaine Collette (December 5, 1930 – February 5, 2017 ) was a veterinary pathologist from Asheville, North Carolina. She attended Stephens-Lee High School. It is believed she earned her bachelor's degree in biology from Morgan State University, and…
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Betty Eileen King is an American diplomat born in Saint Vincent. From 2010 to 2013 she served as the Representative of the United States to the European Office of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
1918–2010
Betty Fairfax was an educator, counselor, and philanthropist with the Phoenix, Arizona high school district.
1928–1994
Betty Jackson King (Feb 17, 1928 – June 1, 1994) was an American pianist, singer, teacher, choral conductor, and composer. She was best known for her vocal works.
1930–2019
Betty Jones (1930 – November 7, 2019) was an American operatic spinto soprano, who did not begin her career until the age of forty-one. Jones was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. Having been an Art major at Sarah Lawrence College, in 1971 Jones made her…
circa 1981-2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe collection consists of 3,194 color photographs (20 x 24 inches or smaller), 2,488 color 35 mm negatives, a copy of a sketchbook, 11 posters, 24 art prints, biographical materials, correspondence, printed materials, and 3 DVDs, created by Betty LaDuke…
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