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Blair Imani (born Blair Elizabeth Brown, October 31, 1993) is an American author, historian, and educator. She is queer, Black, and Muslim. Since 2020 she has been known for creating and hosting the viral web series Smarter in Seconds.
1984–
Blair Phillips (born March 5, 1984) is an American former professional football linebacker who spent time on the practice squads for both the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets of the National Football League. He also played for the Arkansas Diamonds of…
1967–
Blair Lamar Thomas (born October 7, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. He…
1991–
Blake Thomas Beemer (born March 4, 1991) is a baseball coach and former outfielder and first baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the Butler Bulldogs. He played college baseball at Ball State.
1996–2015
Blake Brockington (May 14, 1996 – March 23, 2015) was an American trans man whose suicide attracted international attention. He had previously received attention as the first openly transgender high school homecoming king in North Carolina, and had since…
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Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. Griffin primarily played with the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners,…
1914–2003
Blanch Ackers (November 28, 1914 – May 24, 2003) was an African-American folk artist, who was born in Arkansas but spent most of her life in Michigan. She began drawing and painting while in her seventies, and her work has been acquired by the University…
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Blanche Mae Armwood (January 23, 1890 – October 16, 1939) was an American educator, women's suffrage advocate, activist, and the first African-American woman in the state of Florida to graduate from an accredited law school. Armwood was also the first…
1933–2018
Blanche Henrietta Burton-Lyles (March 2, 1933 – November 20, 2018) was an American pianist, music educator, and historian. She was the protégé of the opera singer Marian Anderson, and went on to establish the Marian Anderson Museum and Historical Society.
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Blanche Estelle Braxton (née Woodson) was the first African American female lawyer in Massachusetts. Braxton was graduated from Portia Law School in 1921. She lived in Roxbury, Massachusetts. On March 16, 1923, Braxton became the first African American…
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Blanche J. Lawrence (June 18, 1920 – February 9, 1989) was an African-American biochemist who originally began work as a research assistant in the Health Division of the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory during the Manhattan Project. After…
1876–1936
Blanche Wilkins Williams (December 1, 1876 – March 24, 1936) was an American educator of deaf children. In 1893 she became the first African American woman to graduate from the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf. She was described by a prominent deaf…
April 1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is the 17th issue of BLK Magazine published April 1990. The front cover, printed with a tint of yellow, features an image of Marlon Riggs holding a movie camera aimed at the camera. He is visible from the waist up, wearing jeans and a leather jacket.…
August 1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is the 21st issue of BLK Magazine published August 1990. The front cover features a cut-out, black and white photograph of Dr. Marjorie Hill seated in what is presumably a rattan throne chair. She is pictured in a dark blazer, a patterned skirt or…
September 1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is the 22nd issue of BLK Magazine published September 1990. The front cover features a black and white photograph of Audre Lorde from the chest up, with lighting on her left side, creating a shadow over her right side. In the upper left corner, [BLK]…
February 1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is the 27th issue of BLK Magazine published February 1991. The front cover features a black and white image of Rev. James Cleveland. Cleveland is dressed in a suit, his jacket made of reflective material, with rings on each of his pinky fingers. He is…
January 1992
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is the 35th issue of BLK magazine published January 1992. The front cover is printed in color and features an image of Steven Corbin. Corbin is seated on the floor, with his right leg raised and left leg tucked under. He is resting back on his left…
1979–
Danny L. "Blue" Adams (born October 15, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats, he was selected by the…
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Blyden Jackson (October 12, 1910 – May 1, 2000) was a Black American academic, essayist, and activist. The grandson of slaves, born in the segregated South, Jackson was the first Black American to become a full professor at the University of North Carolina…
1954–
Maurice H. "Bo" Ellis (born August 8, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player. After graduating from Chicago's Parker High School, Ellis, a 6-9 forward, played college basketball for the Marquette Warriors (nowadays the Golden Eagles)…
1935–2001
Irvin "Bo" Roberson (Pronounced: ROE-ber-sun) (July 23, 1935 – April 15, 2001) was an American track and field athlete and professional football player. At Cornell University he excelled in basketball, football, and track and field. At the 1960 Summer…
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Robert Barrett Boyd (March 7, 1928 – May 14, 2009) was an American professional football player who was an end and defensive back for eight seasons with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). His most spectacular season was in 1954,…
1944–2016
Bob Bryant (August 11, 1944 – February 25, 2016) was an American politician. Born in Savannah, Georgia, Bryant served in the United States Army and served in South Vietnam. He received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Columbia College.
1912–1977
Robert Lee Griffith (October 1, 1912 – November 8, 1977) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues who played for several teams between 1934 and 1951. A native of Liberty, Tennessee, Griffith served in the US Army during World War…
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