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Jason Bartlett is an American businessman and politician from Connecticut. A Democrat, he was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011, representing the state's second district in Bethel, Danbury and Redding. He was defeated…
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Jason Bolden (born February 27, 1982) is an American entrepreneur, creative director and fashion stylist. Bolden is a co-founder of JSN Studio, along with his husband, interior designer Adair Curtis.
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Jason Fernando Esteves (born July 19, 1983) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who represented Georgia's 35th Senate district from 2023 until his resignation in 2025. He served as an at-large representative and later as Board Chair of the…
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Jason M. Fields (born January 29, 1974) is an American politician, and a former stockbroker, financial advisor, and banker from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for six terms (2005–2013 & 2017–2021). Fields…
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Jason Lee Johnson (born August 16, 1977), known professionally as Jason Lee, is an American media entrepreneur, podcaster, and politician serving as vice mayor of Stockton, California, for District 6. He is the founder of Hollywood Unlocked, and former…
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Jason Gomillion Wright (born July 12, 1982) is an American business consultant and former professional football player. Wright attended Northwestern University in the early 2000s and played running back for the Wildcats while earning a degree in…
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Javicia Leslie ( jə-VEE-see-ə; born May 30, 1987) is an American actress. After landing her first major role in the Lifetime film Killer Coach (2016), she appeared as a series regular on the BET drama The Family Business (2018–2025) and the CBS…
1948–
Jay T. Harris (born December 3, 1948), an African-American journalist; journalism educator at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois; and chairman and publisher of the San Jose Mercury News in San Jose, California,…
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Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, businessman, and record executive. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, Jay-Z is known for his complex lyricism that often uses double entendres, wordplay, and…
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Javin France (born February 23, 1993), known professionally as JayFrance, is an American record producer from St. Louis, Missouri. He has produced songs for artists such as Wiz Khalifa, TrackBoyz, Schoolboy Q, Juicy J, Flo Rida, The Audibles, and Fetty Wap…
1934–2012
Jayne Cortez (May 10, 1934 – December 28, 2012) was an African-American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist. Her writing is part of the canon of the Black Arts Movement. She was married to jazz saxophonist Ornette…
1958–2013
Jazzie Collins (September 24, 1958 – July 11, 2013) was an African American trans woman activist and community organizer for transgender rights, disability rights, and economic equality in San Francisco. Her activism spanned a decade and a wide variety of…
c. 1745–1818
Point du Sable established a prosperous trading post at the mouth of the Chicago River in the 1780s and is honored as the founder of the city.
1958–2024
Jean Dominique Breaux (September 11, 1958 – March 20, 2024) was an American politician serving as a member of the Indiana Senate from the 34th District. She was appointed to the Senate in December 2006. Breaux was an employee of the Indiana Department of…
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Jeannie Pepper (born July 9, 1958) is an American pornographic actress. She began in the business in 1982 at age 24 and has appeared in over 200 adult films. She was still an active actress as recently as 2011, participating in the mature adult genre.
1927–1997
Bishop Jeff Willie Banks (June 7, 1927 – January 31, 1997), was an American gospel musician and founding pastor of Revival Temple Holiness that was affiliated with The Church of God in Christ. He started his music career, in 1953, with the Famous Banks…
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Jeff Mills (born June 18, 1963, in Detroit, Michigan), also known as "the Wizard", is an American DJ, record producer, and composer. In the late 1980s Mills founded the techno collective Underground Resistance with fellow Detroit techno producers 'Mad'…
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Jeffery Paul Hopkins (born 1960) is an American lawyer who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He previously served as a United States bankruptcy judge of the same court.
1955–
Jeffrey Banks (born November 3, 1955) is an American fashion designer and author, who has been described as a major black fashion maker.
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Jennifer Clyburn Reed is an American businesswoman and retired schoolteacher. She served as the federal co-chair of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission from 2021 to 2025. Reed is a co-owner of the 49 Magnolia investment property company and chief…
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Jennifer Holness is a Jamaican-born Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter. She operates Hungry Eyes Media Inc., along with her business partner and husband Sudz Sutherland. Her production and writing credits include the film…
Biography
Jeremiah G. Hamilton (sometimes Jerry Hamilton; died May 19, 1875) was a Wall Street broker noted as "the only black millionaire in New York" by James McCune Smith about a decade before the American Civil War.
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Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American record producer, rapper, songwriter and record executive. Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, as the son of Columbia Records executive Michael Mauldin, he began his musical career at the age of 9. He…
1946–
Jermikko (born July 22, 1946) is an American fashion designer and businessperson based in Chicago. She was the first African-American woman to own a store in Chicago's upscale Magnificent Mile.
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