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Loading image…1848–1933
J. R. Clifford (September 13, 1848 – October 6, 1933) was West Virginia's first African-American attorney. Clifford was also a newspaper publisher, editor and writer, school teacher, and principal. He was a Civil War veteran, grandfather, as well as a…
1984–
Anthony Jermaine White (born December 17, 1984), known professionally as J. White Did It, is an American record producer, songwriter, and DJ from Blytheville, Arkansas. White has produced three Billboard Hot 100-number one singles: "Bodak Yellow" (2017)…
1929–2008
Jabir Herbert Muhammad (April 16, 1929 – August 25, 2008) was an American businessman and co-founder of Top Rank, Inc. He was the longtime manager of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.
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Jabulani Dhliwayo (born 15 April 1960) is an ICT expert and the founder of ICT Africa. He is a strong advocate for the use of ICT as a vehicle for sustained economic development in Africa. He has travelled to more than twenty African countries providing…
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Jacci Gresham (born 1951) is an American tattoo artist, and the first known Black female tattoo artist in the United States. Her shop, Aart Accent Tattoos & Body Piercing, is Louisiana's oldest continuous tattoo business. At the time of its opening, she…
1865–1927
Jack Broomfield (1865–1927) was an American business leader and noted criminal in Omaha, Nebraska in the late 19th and early 20th century. He was an acknowledged political, social and economic leader in the city's African-American community.
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Jacquelyn Lonje Olayiwola Oyeshola Bolayemi Aina (born August 4, 1987) is an American beauty YouTuber. She was born to an African-American mother and a Nigerian father of Yoruba descent. She is a YouTuber and social influencer known for advocating for the…
ca. 1948
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Jack's Memory Chapel, located at 639 E. Marshall Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The business is in a front-gabled house that has one story in the front and two or more stories in the back. The building has brick porch posts,…
Biography
Jacqueline Wright is a Senior Partner and Chief Technology and Platform Officer of McKinsey & Company.
Loading image…1837–1902
Jacob C. White Jr. (1837 – November 11, 1902) was an American educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist. Born to a successful and influential businessman, White received the finest education afforded to African Americans of the time and became…
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Jacqueline Moraes da Silva (born 16 August 1975) is a Brazilian micro-entrepreneur and politician, affiliated with the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). She became the first Black person and first woman to be elected as the vice-governor of the state of…
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Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress, businesswoman, and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk, for which she has won a Daytime Emmy Award. She was named one of the…
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Jason Terrance Phillips (born May 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Jadakiss (, JAY-də-kiss), is an American rapper who began his career in the 1990s and formed the hip hop trio the Lox alongside Styles P and Sheek Louch in 1994. The group signed…
Loading image…1981–2009
Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody (5 June 1981 – 22 March 2009) was an English media personality and businesswoman. She rose to fame as a contestant on the third series of the Channel 4 reality show Big Brother in 2002. Following her eviction from the show, Goody…
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Orlando Jahlil Tucker (born February 8, 1988), better known by his stage name Jahlil Beats, is an American hip hop record producer. He has produced for artists such as Lil Wayne, Fabolous, Meek Mill, Chris Brown, Tyga, Rick Ross, Ace Hood, Bobby Shmurda,…
Biography
Jahmal Williams is a regular-footed professional skateboarder, skate company owner, and artist from Boston, Massachusetts.
Loading image…1963–
Jak Beula Dodd (born John Bubeula Dodd on 4 July 1963), commonly known as Jak Beula, is a British entrepreneur and cultural activist of Caribbean heritage, who is best known for inventing the board game Nubian Jak and designing the African and Caribbean…
1901–1981
Joseph Jacob Simmons Jr. (January 17, 1901 – March 24, 1981) was a prominent African-American oilman. He "rose above humble beginnings to become the most successful and most recognizable black entrepreneur in the history of the petroleum industry." As an…
Loading image…1990–2022
Jamal Brendan Edwards (24 August 1990 – 20 February 2022) was an English music businessman, DJ and founder of the online R&B/Hip-Hop platform SB.TV. Edwards was an ambassador for the Prince's Trust, a youth charity which helps young people set up their own…
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Jamal Allen Sowell is an American business executive in the state of Florida, named by Florida Trend as one of the state’s 500 most influential business leaders. He served as the Florida Secretary of Commerce and as the Chief Executive Officer of…
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James Alfred Bowley (c.1844 – January 30, 1891) was an American teacher, lawyer, judge, school commissioner, politician, and newspaper publisher in South Carolina. He escaped slavery in Maryland with help from Harriet Tubman. He served in the U.S. Navy.
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James A. Dallas Sr. (December 19, 1917 – April 9, 2004) was an American educator, entrepreneur, musical patron and civic leader from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was the first African-American man to have a street in downtown Fort Lauderdale named in his…
1941–2015
James Arthur Hefner (June 20, 1941 – August 27, 2015) was president of Tennessee State University from 1991 to 2005. Before serving as the president of Tennessee State University he served as president of Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi.…
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James Anthony Merriman (October 10, 1869 – December 14, 1946) was an American physician and newspaper publisher. Merriman was the first African American physician to practice medicine in Portland, and perhaps the first in the state of Oregon; he was…
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