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Breena Clarke is an African-American scholar and writer of fiction, including an award-winning debut novel River, Cross My Heart (1999). She is the younger sister of poet, essayist, and activist Cheryl Clarke, with whom she organizes the Hobart Festival of…
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Brenda A. Allen is an American psychologist, educator, and academic administrator who has served as the 14th president of Lincoln University, a historically black university in Lower Oxford, Pennsylvania, since July 2017. She is the second woman to serve…
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Brenda Patricia Agard (20 August 1961 – 29 October 2012) was a Black-British photographer, artist, poet and storyteller who was most active in the 1980s, when she participated in some of the first art exhibitions organized by Black-British artists in the…
1946–
Brenda Gayle Plummer (born 1946) is an American academic and historian whose areas of research are the history of Haiti and African-American history. She is the Merze Tate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2022
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn oral history interview with Dr. Brenda Holmes. It consists of a single MOV file (.mov). Dr. Brenda Holmes was interviewed at her mother's home in Dublin, Virginia, on May 26, 2022, as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. The oral history…
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Brenda M. Greene (born October 29, 1950) is a professor, scholar, author, and literary activist. She is Professor Emerita and Founder and Executive Director Emerita of the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New…
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Brenda (Estelle) Ray Moryck (June 13, 1892 – December 6, 1945) was an American writer associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
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Brenda Calhoun Snipes (October 24, 1943 – November 2, 2023) was an American public official who was the Supervisor of Elections for Broward County, Florida. She was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush in 2003. Snipes was registered as a Democrat.
1979–
Brenda Taylor (born February 9, 1979) is an American track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 meter hurdles. She reached the final of the event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and won a…
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Brenda Travis (March 16, 1945 – May 17, 2026) was an African-American activist of the civil rights movement from McComb, Mississippi, whose imprisonments for protesting a segregated bus station and participation in a peaceful high school walk out in 1961…
1987–
Brennan Randall Marion (born August 25, 1987) is an American college football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Colorado Boulder. He previously served as the head coach at California State…
1972–
Demond "Brent" Leggs (born 22 November 1972) is an African-American architectural historian and preservationist from Paducah, Kentucky. Among his roles at the National Trust for Historic Preservation he has been the founding executive director of the…
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Bretton Richardson is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the a current assistant coach for the Florida A&M Rattlers. He played college baseball at Florida A&M. Richardson then served as the head coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers (2011)…
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Brian Michael Baker (born June 20, 1962) is an American football coach, former linebacker, and former defensive line coach for the Dallas Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He had been coaching for over 30 years in football both college and the…
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Brian K. Blount (born in Smithfield, Virginia) is a Presbyterian minister, New Testament scholar and past President of Union Presbyterian Seminary. He is a preacher and scholar on the Book of Revelation.
1979–
Brian Custer (born December 7, 1970) is an American sports broadcaster who served as the host for Showtime Championship Boxing from 2015 to 2023. In July 2021, Custer joined ESPN as the host of SportsCenter and a play-by-play announcer on ESPN College…
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Brian Keith Davis (born June 21, 1970) is an American former basketball player and businessman. A 6'7" guard-forward, Davis played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was a member of the 1991 and 1992 national championship teams. After…
1963–
Brian Hersholt Ellerbe (born September 1, 1963) is an American basketball coach. The Seat Pleasant, Maryland native served as head men's basketball coach at Loyola College in Maryland—now known as Loyola University Maryland—from 1994 to 1997 and the…
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Brian Jeffrey Giles (born April 27, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player who played for four MLB teams. Giles grew up in San Diego, attending Kearny High School.
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Brian O. Hemphill is an American academic administrator, researcher, author and the current president of Old Dominion University, his third university presidency in a decade. Before taking the role at ODU, Hemphill was president of Radford University and…
1971–
Brian O'Neal Jenkins (born March 4, 1971) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Edward Waters University, a position he has held since 2025. Jenkins served as the head football coach at Bethune–Cookman University from 2010 to…
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Brian Delance Johnson (born February 16, 1987) is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is a senior offensive assistant for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously an offensive coordinator…
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Brian P. Jones is an American educator, scholar, activist, and actor. He is the author of Black History Is for Everyone, recipient of the George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language from the National Council…
1973–
Brian L. Johnson is an academic and administrator. He currently serves as Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer at Edward Waters University. Brian Johnson named Executive Vice President/ Chief Operating Officer at Edward Waters University He has…
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