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Jasmine Michelle Clark (born December 26, 1982) is an American politician and scientist. She is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 108th district, serving since January 14, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the party's…
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Jasmine Y. Zapata is an American physician and epidemiologist. She is the chief medical officer and state epidemiologist for community health at Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Her career includes work as a pediatrician, public health researcher,…
1990–
Jason Forbes (born 27 October 1990) is a British actor, writer, comedian, impressionist, and TV presenter. He is best known for the CITV series Horrible Science; The Mash Report on BBC Two; as PC Peasey in the Professor Branestawm television films on BBC…
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Jason Johnson is an American political scientist, commentator and writer. He is the author of the book Political Consultants and Campaigns: One Day to Sell. Johnson is an associate professor of communication and journalism at Morgan State University.
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Jason Ward is an American naturalist, birder, and activist. He hosted the 2019 television documentary series Birds of North America, and is the co-founder and former CEO of "The BlackAFinSTEM Collective".
1921–1994
Jasper Brown Jeffries (April 15, 1912 - July 16, 1994) was an African American physicist, one of the few African Americans to work on the Manhattan Project.
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Javaune Marie Adams-Gaston is an American psychologist and academic administrator. She is the seventh president of Norfolk State University.
1982–
Emma Jaye Jacobs (born 27 May 1982), known professionally as Jaye Jacobs, is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Donna Jackson in BBC medical drama series Holby City (2004-2011, 2017-2022) and Casualty (2023). Jacobs also…
1946–2006
Jean Ellis (November 23, 1946 – May 15, 2006) was an emergency department physician who practiced the latter part of his career at St. Vincent Healthcare located in Billings, Montana, and was nationally known for his accomplishments as a climber.
1931–2001
Jean Louise Harris (November 24, 1931 – December 14, 2001) was an American physician and politician. The first black woman to graduate from the Medical College of Virginia, she went on to serve on the faculty there before being appointed Virginia Secretary…
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Jean Margaret Martin Pinder (September 2, 1916 – September 7, 2014) was an American nurse and public health official who worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Africa in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Jeanette Jo Epps (born November 3, 1970) is an American aerospace engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Epps received both her M. S. and Ph.D. degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland, where she was part of the rotor-craft research…
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Jeanette Alexander Scissum (born October 6, 1939) was an American mathematician, space scientist, and diversity advocate who put forward techniques for improved forecasting of the sunspot cycle.
1921–1999
Jeanne Marybeth Spurlock (July 19, 1921 – November 25, 1999) was an American psychiatrist, professor and author. Her psychiatric work centered on the impact of prejudice and discrimination on the mental health of various minority groups, including racial…
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Jeannette Elizabeth Brown (born May 13, 1934) is a retired American organic medicinal chemist, historian, and author.
1953–
Colonel Jeannette South-Paul (born 1953) is an American physician. She is the first African-American and first woman to be a permanent department chair at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine.
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Jedidah C. Isler is an American astrophysicist, educator, and an active advocate for diversity in STEM. She became the first African-American woman to complete her PhD in astrophysics at Yale in 2014. She is currently an assistant professor of astrophysics…
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Jelani Osei Nelson (Amharic: ጄላኒ ኔልሰን; born June 28, 1984) is an American Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley who is currently on leave to work at Anthropic. He won the 2014 Presidential Early…
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Jenna Lester is an American dermatologist and faculty member at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Lester founded the UCSF Skin of Color Clinic, where she is the director. The clinic looks to address health disparities by providing…
1949–
Jennie Patrick (born 1949) is an American chemical engineer and educator. As a high school student, she participated in the integration of Alabama's public schools. At Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1979, she became one of the first African…
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Dr. Jennifer H. Mieres (born 1960) is an American cardiologist, academic, and writer. Mieres is the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs at Hofstra University's Zucker School of Medicine.
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Jennifer A. Richeson (born September 12, 1972) is an American social psychologist who studies racial identity and interracial interactions. She is currently the Philip R. Allen Professor of Psychology at Yale University where she heads the Social…
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Jennifer Y. Webster-Cyriaque is an American dentist and immunologist specializing in the oral microbiome, salivary gland disease in patients with HIV, and cancer-causing viruses. She became the deputy director of the National Institute of Dental and…
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Jeremiah Daniel Baltimore (April 15, 1852 – July 29, 1929) was an engineer and educator in Washington, D.C. For many years, he was an engineer in the service of the United States Navy and served as chief engineer at the Freedmen's Hospital. He was also a…
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