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Jacquelyn Taylor (née Long) is the Helen F. Petit Endowed Professor of Nursing at Columbia University School of Nursing (CUSON), where she is also the Founding Executive Director of the Center for Research on People of Color (CRPC). Dr. Taylor is also the…
1988–
Jaega Wise ( JAY-ga; born 1988) is an English beer brewer, campaigner, broadcaster and author. Born in London and raised in Nottingham, she is the head brewer and co-founder of London-based Wild Card Brewery and in 2018 was named "Brewer of the Year" by…
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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…
Biography
Jakita O. Thomas is a Philpott Westpoint Stevens Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University. Thomas is one of the co-founders of Pharaoh's Conclave, an organisation helping engage and prepare youth for careers and…
Biography
Jalonne White-Newsome is a program officer and lecturer. She is an advocate for environmental justice.
1941–2019
James Ashley Donaldson (April 17, 1941 — October 18, 2019) was an American mathematician. He was a professor at Howard University, where he was instrumental in establishing a PhD program in mathematics. He also helped found the National Association of…
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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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James Alexander Owen (September 6, 1891 – July 6, 1955) was an American medical doctor and politician from Mississippi who was also active in Cleveland and Detroit, Ohio. Owen was a member of the board of trustees for the National Medical Association and…
1932–2000
James Andrew Harris (March 26, 1932 – December 12, 2000) was an American radiochemist who was involved in the discovery of elements 104 and 105 (rutherfordium and dubnium, respectively). Harris was the head of the Heavy Isotopes Production Group, part of…
1941
James Atkins (born 1941) is an American artist known for his paintings of Philadelphia. Mainly self-taught, Atkins attended art classes at Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial art school in South Philadelphia. Atkins' work was included in the 2011 exhibition…
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James Benson Dudley (November 2, 1859 – April 4, 1925) was President of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from 1896 until his death in 1925. James B. Dudley High School in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, where the…
1938–
James Clinton Davenport (born 1938) is an American physicist and physics professor. He specializes in condensed matter physics and is known for his contributions to physics education. He is one of the founders of the National Society of Black Physicists…
1933–2013
James Carey Letton (June 9, 1933 – March 26, 2013) was an American organic chemist known for his work in pharmaceutical chemistry. He was named the first African American member of P&G's Victor Mills Society. He held a number of patents, including…
1846–1928
James Dallas Burrus (14 October 1846 – 5 December 1928) was an American educator, druggist and philanthropist from Tennessee. He and a brother were among the first three graduates of Fisk University, the first African Americans to graduate from a liberal…
Born 1762
James Derham (also known as James Durham; May 2, 1762 – 1802?) was an American physician and emancipated slave who was the first African American to formally practice medicine in the United States. Despite practicing medicine he never received an M.D. degree.
1923–2011
James Edward Bowman Jr. (February 5, 1923 – September 28, 2011) was an American physician and specialist in pathology, hematology, and genetics. He was a professor of pathology and genetics at the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago.…
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James Earl King Hildreth (born December 27, 1956) is an American immunologist and academic administrator. Hildreth is the 12th president and chief executive officer of Meharry Medical College. He is known for his work on HIV/AIDS and was the first African…
1926–
James Edward Young (born January 18, 1926) is an American physicist who was the first black tenured faculty member in the Department of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a founding member of the National Society of Black Physicists…
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James F. Williams II is a retired American librarian. He was the Dean of Libraries at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1988–2017. He holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Morehouse College (1966) and a master's degree in library science…
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James Francis Shober (August 23, 1853 – January 6, 1889) was an American physician and the first Black physician with a medical degree known to have practiced in North Carolina. He was the natural son of U.S. Congressman Francis Edwin Shober.
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James H. Ammons is an American educator and political scientist who has served as president and/or chancellor of three historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs): North Carolina Central University (NCCU) (president, 2001 - 2007); Florida A&M…
1909–1991
James Henry Rowland Sr. (January 9, 1909 – January 4, 1991) was an American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Bluefield State Teachers College—now known as Bluefield State…
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James H. Stith (born July 17, 1941) is an American physicist and educator. He is known for his influential roles in multiple scientific societies. He is the former vice president of the Physics Resource Center at the American Institute of Physics, a past…
1918–1975
James J. Walker (May 13, 1918 – October 1, 1975) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, from 1957 to 1964 and 1967 to 1971. Born in Macon, Georgia, Walker…
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