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Charmaine Williams is a Canadian politician currently serving as Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election, representing the riding of Brampton…
Biography
Chas. Floyd Johnson (born Charles Floyd Johnson) is an African-American television producer, actor and activist, known for The Rockford Files (1975–1980), Magnum, P.I. (1982–1988), and Red Tails (2012). A three-time Emmy Award winner (and seven-time…
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Chasity Wells-Armstrong (born 1971/1972) is an American politician, the first African-American to serve as mayor of Kankakee, Illinois, the county seat of Kankakee County.
1985–
Chastity Bowick (born 1985) is an American transgender health advocate and social justice activist based in Massachusetts. She is known for her work supporting low-income and homeless transgender individuals as the executive director of the Marsha P.…
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Chauncey Eskridge (November 11, 1917 – January 18, 1988) was an American attorney and judge. He provided legal counseling for activist Martin Luther King Jr., one of the leaders of the civil rights movement. He served on the legal team of world heavyweight…
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Thiago Torres Moura Santos (born in São Paulo on 19 February 2000), better known as Chavoso da USP (lit. 'Cool guy from USP'), is a professor, lecturer, and YouTuber. A graduate in Social Sciences from the University of São Paulo, he became popular through…
1971–
Chawne Monique Kimber ( SHAWN; born 1971) is an African-American mathematician and quilter, known for expressing her political activism in her quilts. After working as a professor and head of mathematics at Lafayette College, and as Dean of the College at…
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Chaz Beasley (born October 24, 1985) is an American attorney and politician in Charlotte, North Carolina. Beasley represented District 92 (part of Mecklenburg County) in the North Carolina House of Representatives and was elected to his first term on…
July 25, 1962
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA July 25, 1962 check made payable to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Hall of Fame Dinner Committee from James Baldwin in the amount of $35.00. The check is signed on behalf of Baldwin by his attorney Johnathan W. Lubell and is endorsed on the…
September 23, 1962
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Chase Manhattan Bank check belonging to James Baldwin, made payable to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee on September 23, 1962 in the amount of $150.00. The check is endorsed on the recto by Paul Brooks of the Chicago Branch of SNCC.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA checkerboard manufactured by Parker Brothers, Inc. The board is made from cardboard covered with red adhesive paper on the exterior and a paper adhesive checkerboard on the interior. The board folds in half. On one side of the red exterior, there is a…
1990-2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA red chef’s jacket that was worn by chef Leah Chase her restaurant Dooky Chase. It is a double breasted long sleeve red jacket with black plastic buttons. It has a stand up collar and is a size large. Over the left breast pocket is text in ornate black…
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Cherelle Lesley Parker (born September 9, 1972) is an American politician and former educator serving as the 100th mayor of Philadelphia since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman to hold the office. Parker served in the…
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Cheri Lynn Beasley (born February 14, 1966) is an American attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 2019 to 2020 as well as an associate justice from 2012 to 2019. She was defeated by Paul Martin Newby in…
1951–
Cherie Buckner-Webb (born October 29, 1951) is a Democratic politician from Boise, Idaho. In 2010 Buckner-Webb was elected to a single term in the Idaho House of Representatives representing the north Boise-based District 19. In 2012 Buckner-Webb won the…
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Cheryl Boone Isaacs (born 1949) is an American film marketing and public relations executive. She represented the Public Relations Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), known for its annual Academy Awards (Oscars), on the AMPAS…
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Cheryl Renee Brown (born February 11, 1944) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly, representing the 47th Assembly District, encompassing parts of the Inland Empire. She is a Democrat. In 2016, Brown was defeated in her bid…
1947
Cheryl Lynn Clarke (born Washington D.C., May 16, 1947) is an American lesbian poet, essayist, educator, and Black feminist community activist. Her scholarship focuses on African-American women's literature, black lesbian feminism, and the Black Arts…
Biography
Cheryl Irene Harris is an American legal scholar and critical race theorist. She is a professor of civil rights and civil liberties and the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. Harris…
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Cheryl Lynn Johnson (born May 8, 1960) is an American government official who served as the 36th Clerk of the United States House of Representatives from February 26, 2019, to June 30, 2023. Between January 3, 2023, and January 7, 2023, Johnson served as…
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Cheryl Lynn Allen (born December 16, 1947) became the first African-American woman to be elected to the Pennsylvania Superior Court. A Pittsburgh native and former Pittsburgh public school teacher, Judge Allen is a graduate of Penn State University and the…
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Cheryle Robinson-Jackson (born Cheryle Robinson; July 20, 1965) is an American who was appointed in October 2006 to be the first female president and CEO in the 90-year history of the Chicago Urban League.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA chest of drawers from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The four tier chest of drawers is primarily constructed from wood with a reddish brown finish and has eight, matching brass oval drop swing handles on the drawer fronts. The top tier has two small, equal…
1914–2004
Chester Commodore (August 22, 1914 – April 10, 2004) was an African-American cartoonist who made political cartoons and satirical comic strips. He won numerous awards from 1972 to 1980.
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