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1900–1986
Caesar Felton "Zip" Gayles (May 22, 1900 – November 5, 1986) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College—later known as Tennessee State…
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Cain Hope Felder (June 9, 1943 – October 1, 2019) was an American biblical scholar, serving as professor of New Testament language and literature and editor of The Journal of Religious Thought at the Howard University School of Divinity. He also served as…
1987
Caitlin Cherry (born 1987) is an African-American painter, sculptor, and educator.
1924–2017
Calvin Coolidge Irvin (November 28, 1924 – November 25, 2017) was an American Negro league baseball shortstop and college basketball coach. A native of Haleburg, Alabama, Irvin was the brother of Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin. Younger brother Cal…
Biography
Caleen Sinnette Jennings is an American actor, director, and playwright. She is a professor of performing arts at American University College of Arts and Sciences.
November 1993 - March 2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Calendars”.
1949–2017
Calep H. Emphrey Jr. (May 1, 1949 – April 25, 2017) was an American blues drummer and bandleader, best known as a member of B. B. King's band. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, he played French horn and saxophone in the school band at Coleman High School,…
2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “California State University” (Text).
Biography
Calvin B. Johnson served as the 24th Secretary of Health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Johnson was appointed to his post by Governor Edward G. Rendell in April 2003 to lead the Pennsylvania Department of Health. On October 23, 2008, Johnson joined…
1934–2010
Calvin Bell Jones (January 7, 1934 – August 21, 2010) was an afrocentric visual artist and a Black Arts Movement activist from Chicago. He is known primarily for his nine murals and paintings. He was awarded a full scholarship to attend the School of the…
1972
Calvin Baker (born 1972) is an American novelist, educator, essayist, and editor who has chronicled the African-American experience from the colonial era to the present, centering the Black voice and perspective within the context of trans-Atlantic…
1921–2007
Calvin Burnett (July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Massachusetts – October 8, 2007 in Medway, Massachusetts) was an African-American artist, illustrator and art educator. Calvin Burnett graduated from the Massachusetts School of Art with a B.F.A. in 1942, and…
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Calvin F. Duncan (born 1962 or 1963) is an American legal advocate and prisoner rights activist. As a teenager, in 1982, he was arrested for murder, then convicted and imprisoned at Louisiana State Penitentiary for most of 28 and a half years. While…
1878–1960
Calvin Esau Lightner (March 31, 1878 – May 21, 1960) was an American architect, building contractor, and mortician. He was born in South Carolina and moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, to study architectural design at Shaw University. After graduation he…
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Calvin Edouard Ward (April 19, 1925 – February 10, 2018) was an American concert pianist, music theorist and educator.
1955–
Calvin Rudolph Howell (born December 7, 1955) is an American physicist and professor at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
Biography
Calvin Huey was the first African-American to play football at the United States Naval Academy, a doctor, coach, teacher, and businessman.
Biography
Calvin Johnson is an American anesthesiologist and professor of anesthesiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He served as Dean of the College of Medicine at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science from 2001–2002. He…
1958–2023
Calvin Saleem Muhammad (born Calvin Vincent Raley; December 10, 1958 – January 4, 2023) was an American professional football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Raiders, Washington Redskins, and San Diego Chargers. He…
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Calvin Otis Butts III (July 19, 1949 – October 28, 2022) was an American academic administrator and a senior pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, which historically was the largest black church in New York City. He led the Abyssinian Development…
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Calvin John Robinson (born 29 October 1985) is a British political commentator, writer, broadcaster and priest. Previously, he worked as a computer science teacher at a secondary school and as a video games journalist. As a political commentator, he is…
Biography
Calvin Ross (born January 9, 1949) is an American former law enforcement officer who served as Chief of Police of the City of Miami from 1991 to 1994, then served as Secretary of Juvenile Justice of Florida, overseeing juvenile justice programs, and…
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Calvin Smith Jr. (born December 10, 1987) is an American athlete who specializes in the 200 m and 400 m. He is the son of former world record-holder, world champion, Olympic medalist and National Track & Field Hall of Famer, Calvin Smith Sr. Smith is an…
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Camara Kambon (born February 4, 1973) is an American film composer, songwriter, pianist, music producer and educator. He is known for collaborating with Dr. Dre on Chronic 2001, as well as Eminem on The Slim Shady LP and The Marshall Mathers LP. He…
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