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William R. Knight (born June 9, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player and executive. Playing with the Indiana Pacers in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and later the National Basketball Association (NBA), he was both an…
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William Mervin McKinney III (born June 5, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player, former radio broadcaster, and the current mayor of Zion, Illinois. Due to his quickness he was nicknamed "The Crazed Hummingbird". A 6'0" guard, McKinney…
1905–1999
William James Nicks (August 2, 1905 – November 2, 1999) was an American college football player and coach. He coached at historically black colleges in the Southern United States from 1930 to 1965. Nicks served as the head football coach at Morris Brown…
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Billy Ray Bates (born May 31, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player. Bates played shooting guard at McAdams High in Mississippi and attended Kentucky State University.
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William LaQuayne Yates (born April 15, 1980) is an American football coach and former offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M and was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2003.…
1990–
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir (Somali: Bilqis Abdul Qaadir; Arabic: بلقيس عبد القادر) (born 11 November 1990) is an American former collegiate basketball player. She was notable for playing basketball while wearing a hijab, a headscarf for Muslim women. Abdul-Qaadir…
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Willis "Bing" Davis (born June 30, 1937) is an American artist and educator, notable for his contributions to African American art and culture.
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Ndubisi "Bisi" Ezerioha (born January 6, 1972) is a Nigerian-American engineer, professional race car driver, entrepreneur and engine builder. He is the current CEO and Chief Engineer for Bisimoto Engineering. Ezerioha is involved in import drag racing,…
1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of Jesse Owens with Ralph Metcalfe and James Johnson after the National AAU 100-meter event in 1933. The photograph depicts the three runners sitting on a podium bench, resting their arms on their knees. Left to right are…
May, 1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a line of six men walking with arms linked at the head of a large crowd of marchers. Tony Brown is pictured second to the right. He is wearing a suit as is the man next to him. The men at the opposite end of the line are…
1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black Delta Sigma Theta jacket owned and worn by Tobi Douglas A. Pulley. The jacket is constructed of a single layer of polyester, rayon, and spandex blend and has lapels at the collar, a single black button on the front, two front pockets at the waist,…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA documentary film with the title “Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed” from the television series Of Black America. It consists of a single reel of color acetate film with optical sound. The documentary opens with narrator Bill Cosby discussing…
1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA film clip with the title “Malcolm X Liberation University.” The clip is a short documentary made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program. In it, producer St. Clair Bourne chronicles the opening of Malcolm X Liberation…
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFilm clip from Episode 23 of the Black Journal television program. It consists of a single reel of 16mm color acetate film with optical sound. The film begins with tracking shots from a moving vehicle as it moves through an unidentified neighborhood. In a…
1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis 16mm color film is a short documentary produced for the Black Journal television program on the early and promising political career of Julian Bond; a civil rights activist and then member of the Georgia State Legislature. In this short film, Julian…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPart One of a documentary film with the title Color Us Black. It consists of a single reel of black-and-white 16mm acetate film with optical sound. The documentary focuses on the circumstances surrounding the 1968 student-led rebellion and subsequent shut…
1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flier showing various statistics concerning African American males. The flyer also includes contact information at the bottom. The flyer was created by the Foundation For the Preservation of Black Males. The back is blank.
1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Black Power Rally” (Text).
1978-1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBooklet compiled by the Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for prospective students interested in this field of study during the 1978-1979 academic year. The cover of the booklet has a black border with red…
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 1975 program for the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) first annual conference held at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, printed in black ink on green paper. The paper cover has a black background with green text which reads from top…
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA book by Nick Aaron Ford titled "Black Studies: Threat or Challenge?" published in Port Washington, New York by the National University Publications Kennikat Press in 1973. The book is signed by the author and dated [To Syl Shannon Sincerely Nick Aaron…
Biography
Black Women in the Academy: Defending Our Name 1894–1994 was a national conference focusing on Black women academics held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on January 13–15, 1994. This was the first national conference focusing on issues…
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Blackberri (born Charles Timothy Ashmore; May 31, 1945 – December 13, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter and community activist. His music focused on issues such as civil rights, LGBT rights, and pollution. During the AIDS epidemic, Blackberri worked…
1977
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPublication of the "Black Books Bulletin" published by The Institute of Positive Education, volume 5, number 3 of Fall 1977. Publication's subject is "Science and Struggle" as written on the top of the front cover in red, stylized text ["SCIENCE &…
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