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1893–1992
Chancellor Williams (December 22, 1893 – December 7, 1992) was an American sociologist, historian and writer. He is known for his work on African civilizations prior to encounters with Europeans; his most notable work is The Destruction of Black…
1976–
Amaryllis Chanda Feldman (born 1976) is an American poet. She is an associate professor of creative writing at Oberlin College, where she has taught since 2017. Feldman was born in Tennessee in 1976.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (born c. 1982) is an American theoretical cosmologist and particle physicist at the University of New Hampshire. She is also an advocate of increasing diversity in science.
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Chandi Moore is an American health education specialist, transgender rights activist, HIV/AIDS activist, and reality television personality. Moore was a former cast member of the documentary series I Am Cait and works as the Health Education Associate at…
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Chandra L. Ford is an American public health academic who is Professor of Community Health Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. She serves as Founding Director at the Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health. Her research…
1990–
Chanelle Price (born August 22, 1990) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800-meter run. She has a personal record of 1:58.73 for the distance. She was the gold medalist at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2014. Price…
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Chanequa Walker-Barnes is an American theologian and psychologist. Her research as a clinical psychologist has focused on African American health disparities, and as a womanist theologian she has written about the myth of the "StrongBlackWoman" and the…
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Chanice Chase-Taylor (born August 6, 1993 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the hurdles. In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team in the 400 metre hurdles and 4x400 meters relay events.…
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Chanita Ann Hughes-Halbert is an American psychologist and medical researcher. She is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina and the AT&T Distinguished Endowed Chair for Cancer Equity at the Hollings…
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Chantal Gibson is a Canadian writer, poet, artist, and educator. Her 2019 poetry collection How She Read won the 2020 Pat Lowther Award, the 2020 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize at the BC and Yukon Book Prizes, and was a shortlisted 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize…
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Chantell Skye Evans is an American cell biologist and professor at Duke University. Her research focuses on the dynamic processes of mitochondria and their role in neurodegenerative disease. In 2022, Popular Science named her as one of their "Brilliant 10"…
1997-2010
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Charenee Wade is an American jazz, soul and R&B singer, composer, arranger, improvisor, and educator.
1904–1978
Charity Alberta Bailey (September 7, 1904 – September 15, 1978) was an African American music educator in New York City and a children's television pioneer who hosted the programs Sing-A-Song (1954–1956) and Here's Charity (late 1960s). In both her…
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Alberta Charlayne Hunter-Gault (born February 27, 1942) is an American civil rights activist, journalist and former foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, CNN, and the Public Broadcasting Service. Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were the…
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Charlene Drew Jarvis (born July 31, 1941, in Washington, D.C. as Charlene Rosella Drew) is an American educator and former scientific researcher and politician who served as the president of Southeastern University until March 31, 2009. Jarvis is the…
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Charlene Mickens Dukes (born August 12, 1954) is an American academic administrator serving as the first vice chair of the Maryland Democratic Party since November 18, 2023. She was president of Prince George's Community College from July 1, 2007, to…
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Dr. Charles Ayodeji Adeogun-Phillips, SAN (born 6 March 1966 in London, England) International lawyer, who previously served as lead genocide prosecutor and head of special investigations at the United Nations, and has attained the highest academic and…
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Charles Alfonso Hines (September 4, 1935 – July 4, 2013) was an American Army major general, university administrator, and sociology professor.
1977–
Charles Tyrone Allen (born March 3, 1977) is a Canadian track and field athlete, specializing in hurdling and sprinting. Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Allen emigrated to Canada, first to Brampton where he attended Turner Fenton Secondary School, and then to…
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Charles Henry "Spinky" Alston (November 28, 1907 – April 27, 1977) was an American painter, sculptor, illustrator, muralist and teacher who lived and worked in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem. Alston was active in the Harlem Renaissance; Alston…
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Charles and Bettie Birthright were an African American married couple who lived in Clarkton, Dunklin County, Missouri, United States, who became philanthropists. Born into slavery and freed after the Civil War, they became landowners and community figures…
1902–1993
Charles B. Roussève (1902–1993) was a teacher, principal, historian, musician, poet, and writer in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Amistad Research Center has a collection of his papers.
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Charles Babalola (born 1990 or 1991) is a British actor. He was educated at St Bonaventure's school in London and went on to study drama at Havering College and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Upon leaving LAMDA, he received the Alan…
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