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Freeman Alphonsa Hrabowski III (born August 13, 1950) is an American educator, advocate, and mathematician. In May 1992, he began his term as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), one of the twelve public universities composing…
August 14, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.32.1a, 2011.174.32.1b, 2011.174.32.1c, 2011.174.32.1d, 2011.174.32.1e, and 2011.174.32.1f. Freeman A. Hrabowski Ph. D. recalls growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, and attending the Sixth Avenue…
1988-08
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Front view of Egungun".
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Jahrell Bryan (born 16 February 1993), commonly known as Fumez the Engineer, is a British rapper and audio engineer from London. Joining Pressplay Media - a UK rap platform - in 2012, he later moved to Link Up TV, where he would stay before moving back to…
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Gina Gabrielle Starr (born 1974) is an American literary scholar, neuroscientist, and academic administrator who is the 10th president of Pomona College, a liberal arts college in Claremont, California. She is known for her work on 18th-century British…
Invented at age 7
Tired of losing her hair clips, Gabby invented the double-snap GaBBY Bow and became a young entrepreneur selling them to families everywhere.
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Gabe Onuora Okoye is Nigerian–American civil engineer, former chair, and a current commissioner of planning in Gwinnett County. On November 8, 2022, he became a member of the Georgia House of Representatives in the 2022 election representing Georgia's…
1944–
Gail Elizabeth Wyatt (born 1944) is a clinical psychologist and board-certified sex therapist known for her research on consensual and abusive sexual relationships and their influence on psychological well-being. She is Professor of Psychiatry and…
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Gaius Charles (born May 2, 1983) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Brian "Smash" Williams in the television drama, Friday Night Lights. He also played Dr. Shane Ross on the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy and a recurring role on the…
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Garlin Gilchrist II (born September 25, 1982) is an American politician and engineer serving as the 64th lieutenant governor of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, formerly a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2026 Michigan…
1859–1946
Garnet Douglass Baltimore (April 15, 1859 – June 12, 1946) was the first African-American engineer and graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, Class of 1881. He was named for two prominent abolitionists, Henry Highland Garnet and…
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Garrett William Ford Sr. (May 4, 1945 – December 14, 2025) was an American professional football player, coach and college athletics administrator. A native of Washington, D.C., and a graduate of DeMatha Catholic High School, he played college football for…
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Morgan patented a safety hood used in hazardous environments and an improved traffic signal featuring a warning position between stop and go.
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Gebre Waddell (born November 28, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, author, and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee, whose work focuses on strategy, technology, and governance in the music industry. His engineering and production credits include…
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Gene Andrew Jarrett (born April 21, 1975) is an American professor, literary scholar, and academic administrator. He is Dean of the Faculty and William S. Tod Professor of English at Princeton University. Prior to his current role at Princeton, Jarrett was…
1926–2015
Gene-Ann Polk Horne (October 3, 1926 – January 3, 2015), known professionally as Gene-Ann Polk, was an American physician and hospital administrator, director of pediatric ambulatory care at Harlem Hospital, and a professor of pediatrics at Columbia…
Biography
Genesis Lynea Edwards is a Bermudian actress, dancer and singer. Among other stage roles, she originated the role of Anna of Cleves in the original London production of the musical Six. On television, she is known for her roles as in the BBC medical drama…
1884–1962
George Biddle Kelley (1884 –1962) was an African American civil engineer and fraternity founder. He was New York's first officially registered African American engineer. While attending Cornell University, Kelley was a founding member and the first…
1939–2020
Carruthers developed the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph that astronauts placed on the Moon during Apollo 16, providing the first images of Earth's atmosphere from space.
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George Cleveland Hall (22 February 1864, Ypsilanti, – 17 June 1930, Chicago) was an American physician who became a prominent humanitarian activist. He headed the Urban League in Chicago of which he went on to become vice-president. In 1915 he was a…
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George Edward Davis (1862–1959) was an American educator, and Black community leader in North Carolina. He served as a professor of natural science at Biddle University (now Johnson C. Smith University) a historically black university, and was involved in…
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George Edward Alcorn Jr. (March 22, 1940 – June 19, 2024) was an American physicist, engineer, inventor, and professor. He taught at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, and worked primarily for IBM and NASA. Alcorn is credited…
1868–1929
George Albert Flippin (February 8, 1868 – May 15, 1929) was an American football left halfback and a medical doctor in Nebraska. He was the first star player of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, the first Black player on the team, and among the first…
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George Franklin Grant (September 15, 1846 – August 21, 1910) was the first African-American professor at Harvard. He was also a Boston dentist, and an inventor of an early composite golf tee made from wood and natural rubber (specifically, gutta-percha)…
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