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James C. Watkins (1951 - ) was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1951 and raised in a farming family in Athens, Alabama. He is a ceramic artist living in Lubbock, Texas who has worked with clay for over 40 years. He is known for his large scale…
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James Carter (born May 7, 1978) is an American athlete who competed in the 400 m hurdles. His personal best of 47.43 was set when winning the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships. As of 2017, he is the 15th fastest-ever in the world and 9th…
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James Chappell (1648–1730) was an English servant of Sir Christopher Hatton. Chappell saved the life of Hatton and his three young daughters in a 1672 explosion at Castle Cornet in Guernsey. Hatton awarded Chappell a £20-a-year pension in his will which he…
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Sir James Spencer Cleverly (born 4 September 1969) is a British politician and Army Reserve officer who served as Home Secretary from November 2023 to July 2024 and as Foreign Secretary from 2022 to 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the…
1909–1972
James Haywood Cumberbatch (9 February 1909 – first ¼ 1972) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Broughton Rangers and Newcastle, as a wing.
1963–
James Curtis DeBarge (born August 22, 1963) is an American R&B/soul singer. He was one of the members of the singing family vocal group DeBarge who became famous with their mid-1980s songs "All This Love", "Love Me in a Special Way", "Rhythm of the Night",…
1976–
James O. Dennis (born 25 February 1976) is an American discus thrower. His personal best throw is 63.55 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Chula Vista, California. Dennis was a two-time All-American for the Louisville Cardinals track and field team, placing…
2005–
James Daniel Dornelly (born 14 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Peterborough United.
1910–2004
James Dudley (May 12, 1910 – May 26, 2004) was an American baseball player, professional wrestling manager, and professional wrestling executive. He played Negro league baseball for nine years but is best known for his time with the World Wide Wrestling…
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James Dupree (born 1950) is an American artist, educator, and activist. He has received both fellowships and artist's residencies in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, and Wales, as well as various awards, including the Living Legend Award of the Black…
1951–2022
James Edward Moore Jr. (April 27, 1951 – August 14, 2022) was an American Black Catholic composer, singer and music pedagogue from LaCrosse, Virginia. His 1983 composition, the Communion hymn and psalm "Taste and See", is frequently sung in churches worldwide.
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James Edward O'Hara (February 26, 1844 – September 15, 1905) was an American politician and attorney who in 1882, after the Reconstruction era, was the second African American to be elected to Congress from North Carolina. He was born in New York City to…
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James Simpson Jr (1928–1999) was the first African American to win a city commission election in the history of Covington, Kentucky. Simpson was one of nearly 30 people who filed to run for the City Commission in 1971. He finished third, winning one of…
1966–
James Earl Hardy (born 1966 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York) is an American playwright, novelist, and journalist. Generally considered the first to depict same-sex love stories that take place within the hip-hop community, his writing is largely…
1942–2021
James Earl Reid (September 9, 1942 – July 18, 2021) was an American sculptor. Reid was best known for the statue of Billie Holiday in Baltimore, Maryland, and for the sculpture Third World America that was at the center of the 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case…
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James Francis Marion Jones (November 24, 1907 – August 12, 1971), also known as Prophet Jones, was an American black religious leader, televangelist, faith healer and pastor who led the religious movement that developed into the Church of Universal…
1984–
James Edward Fauntleroy II (born May 16, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and community builder from Inglewood, California. He is known for his extensive songwriting and vocal work for artists including Bruno Mars, Justin…
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James G. Walton (November 9, 1917 – January 13, 1947), also known as the Rev. Lord James G. Walton and as Elder James Walton, was a black American pentecostal spiritual denominational leader, minister, missionary, church organizer, and writer who assisted…
1796–1841
James George Barbadoes (c. 1796–June 22, 1841) was an African-American, community leader, and abolitionist in Boston, Massachusetts in the early 19th century. Dedicated to improving the lives of African-American people at the local level, as well as the…
1960–
James Green (born July 8, 1960) is an American basketball coach. He was most recently the head men's basketball coach at Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi, a position he held from 2016 until his retirement in 2024. Green served as head…
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James Hal Cone (August 5, 1938 – April 28, 2018) was an American Methodist minister and theologian. He is best known for his advocacy of black theology and black liberation theology. His 1969 book Black Theology and Black Power provided a new way to…
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James Homer Garrott Jr. (1897–1991), was an American architect active in the Los Angeles area in the mid-20th century. He designed more than 200 buildings, including twenty-five churches and several public buildings.
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James H. Holmes (December 9, 1826 - November 25, 1900) was a Baptist minister in Richmond, Virginia. As pastor of Richmond's First African Baptist Church, he was the leader of one of the largest churches in the country.
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James Henry Jones (died April 8, 1921) was a personal servant, coachman, contractor, deputy sheriff, firefighter, and courier. He worked for Jefferson Davis and served as an alderman in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a Republican.
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