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1974–
Brian M. Lewis (born December 5, 1974) is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Sacramento, California, Brian Lewis played baseball (his father and uncle had played professional baseball) through…
1968–
Brian Keith Mitchell (born December 13, 1968) is an American football coach and former professional cornerback who played three seasons for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL). Mitchell is the coach cornerbacks coach at North Carolina…
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Brian Witherspoon (born June 5, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stillman Tigers and was signed by the Jacksonville…
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Brianna Alexis Smalls Pinto (born May 24, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Chicago Stars FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Raised in Durham, North Carolina, Pinto played college soccer…
1902–1974
Brice Union Taylor (July 4, 1902 – September 18, 1974) was an American football player, coach and track athlete. He played college football as a guard at the University of Southern California (USC), where he was the first All-American in football at the…
ca. 1890
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA clay brick that was once part of a cistern found on the campus of Florida A&M University. The brick appears to have been a standard solid style brick previously, but now it has an irregular shape, perhaps cut into its current shape when it was removed…
ca. 1874
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA brick from Virginia-Cleveland Hall at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. The brick is rectangular in shape and is tan in color with darker grey areas throughout. The brick is cracked in several places and is pitted.
1908–1972
Walter Julian Wright (November 20, 1908 – August 14, 1972), nicknamed "Bricktop", was an American professional basketball player and Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Wright attended Textile High School and…
Biography
Bridgett M. Davis is an American writer, teacher and independent filmmaker. Her memoir The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers, was a New York Times Editors' Choice and was named a Best Book of 2019 by Kirkus Reviews.…
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Bridgette Renee Shannon (née Blackman) is an African-American chemist who is a research scientist at 3M. Shannon was the first African-American woman to complete a doctoral degree from the chemistry department at the University of Arkansas. She is the…
1971–
Brien McKeiver Taylor (born December 26, 1971) is an American former pitcher in minor league baseball. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, primarily with the New York Yankees organization. In his career, he had a win–loss record of 22–30, a 5.12…
1997–
Brienne Alexandra Minor (born November 25, 1997) is an American tennis player who played her college career at the University of Michigan. On May 29, 2017, she won the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships, becoming the first African-American…
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Britt Benae Stewart Durant (née Stewart; born September 21, 1989) is an American professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Best known for her appearances on the reality competition program Dancing with the Stars, she is the first African American…
Biography
Britta Badour is a Canadian poet, whose debut collection Wires That Sputter was published in 2023. Born and raised in Kingston, Ontario, she is currently based in Toronto. She has performed as a spoken word poet for a number of years prior to publishing…
Biography
Brittany Young is an engineer, STEM educator, and 2020 TED fellow. She is the founder and chief executive officer of B-360, an education program that supports under-served youth. She was the 2018 Echoing Green Black Male Achievement Fellow.
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Brittnee Cooper (born February 26, 1988) is an American volleyball player. She played for Rabita Baku for the 2013/14 season in the Azerbaijan Superleague as a middle-blocker. She played collegiately for Louisiana State University (LSU) as a…
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Brittney Cooper is an American academic author, activist, and cultural critic. She is a professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies and Africana studies, and the principal investigator and founding director of the Race and Gender Equity Lab at…
1992–
Brittney Exline is an American software engineer. She is the youngest African-American female to be accepted into an Ivy League school, at 15. She went on to become the United States' youngest African-American engineer.
late 20th Century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMembership brochure that also doubles as a poster for the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS). It outlines the mission and history of the NCBS, member services, institutional benefits and the types of memberships available. The cover features a…
late 20th Century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMembership brochure that also doubles as a poster for the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS). It outlines the mission and history of the NCBS, member services, institutional benefits and the types of memberships available. The cover features a…
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA fifteen (15) page brochure printed on green cardstock for the Black Studies department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for the 1975-1976 school year. The brochure includes information about financial aid, application procedures, the…
1974–
Broderick Lee Fobbs (born August 2, 1974) is an American college football coach who is the running backs coach for South Alabama, a position he has held since 2025. He was the head football coach at Grambling State University from 2014 to 2021. After…
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Brontez Purnell (born July 2, 1982) is an American writer, musician, dancer, and director based out of Oakland, California. He is the author of several award-winning books, including Since I Laid My Burden Down (2017), 100 Boyfriends (2022), which won a…
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Hugh Morgan Hill (July 12, 1921 – November 3, 2009), also known as Brother Blue, was an American educator, storyteller, actor, musician, and street performer based principally in the Boston area. After serving as First Lieutenant from 1943 to 1946 in the…
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