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1997–
Anis Nuur (born 24 January 1997) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Walton & Hersham. Born in England, he represents the Somalia national team at international level.
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Anise Margaret Boyer (1914–2008) was an American dancer and actress known for her work during the Harlem Renaissance. She joined the Cotton Club chorus line when she was a teenager and starred in the 1932 film Harlem is Heaven. She also danced in the duo…
1985–
Anisha Nicole Gwynn (born August 8, 1985), better known by the stage names Anisha Nicole and Nee-Nee Gwynn, is an R&B, hip hop, and pop singer. Gwynn's single "No Means No", as Nee-Nee Gwynn featuring Baby Diva, entered the Billboard charts on February 22,…
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Anissa Monique Jones is an American politician who was elected member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 143rd district in 2024. Jones graduated from Fort Valley State University, Life University and Wesleyan College. She is the first African…
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Anita Amma Ankyewah Asante (born 27 April 1985) is an English football coach and former player.
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Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American jazz and soul singer. She is known for her soulful ballads, particularly from the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8,…
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Anita Bonds (born 1945) is an American Democratic politician in Washington, D.C. She is an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia. She served as the Chair of the District of Columbia Democratic Party from 2006 to 2018. She worked as an…
Biography
Anita Brown was the founder of Black Geeks Online, an Internet community in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Brown lived in Washington, DC, for most of her life, and she died on September 8, 2006.
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Anita Bush (September 1, 1883 – February 16, 1974) was an African American stage actress and playwright. She founded the Anita Bush All-Colored Dramatic Stock Company in 1915, a pioneering black repertory theatre company that helped gain her the moniker…
1923–2023
Anita Cornwell (September 23, 1923 – May 27, 2023) was an American lesbian feminist author. In 1983, she wrote the first collection of essays by an African-American lesbian, Black Lesbian in White America.
1966
Anita Doreen Diggs (born 1966 in New York City) is an American editor, novelist, and lecturer.
1960–
Anita Sue Earls (born Anita Sue Brooks on February 20, 1960) is an American civil rights attorney who has served as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court since 2019. She previously served as the executive director of the Southern…
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Anita Florence Hemmings (June 8, 1872 – October 15, 1960) was the first African American woman to graduate from Vassar College. With both European and African ancestry, she passed as white for socioeconomic benefits. After graduation, Hemmings became a…
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Anita Faye Hill (born July 30, 1956) is an American lawyer, educator and author. She is a professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University and a faculty member of the university's Heller School for Social Policy and Management.…
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Anita LaFrance Allen (also Allen-Castellitto; born March 24, 1953) is the Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She was formerly Vice Provost for Faculty from 2013 to 2020. She has…
1946–
Anita L. Wills (born September 20, 1946) is an American author, historian, and social advocate known for her contributions to African American genealogy and historical preservation. She is recognized for documenting the lives of free persons of color,…
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Anita Marie Cal (born October 14, 1966) is an American author, screenwriter, film producer, and speaker best known for writing on the TBS family comedies, Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns.
1914–2024
Anita Johnson Mackey (January 1, 1914 – April 16, 2024) was an American social worker and supercentenarian, who worked on numerous boards and commissions, in 1953, she became the first African-American supervisor at the VA’s Los Angeles outpatient clinic.
1950–
Doris Anita Neil (born 5 April 1950) is a retired British international sprinter. In 1968, she became the first black British woman Olympian at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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Anita Patti Brown (born about 1870, died December 27, 1950) was an American concert singer. She was sometimes billed as "the Bronze Tetrazzini".
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Anita Scott Coleman (November 27, 1890 – March 27, 1960) was an American writer born in Mexico and raised in New Mexico. She wrote dozens of short stories, poems, silent film scenarios, and also wrote books such as the children's book The Singing Bells…
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Anita Reynolds (née Thompson, formerly Dickinson; March 28, 1901 – December 1980) was an African American model, dancer, and actress. She was one of the first African-American stars of silent film.
1952–2004
Anita Laraine Wharton Addison (September 6, 1952 – January 24, 2004) was an American television and film director and producer. She was one of the first African American women to be a senior producer for a major television network.
Biography
Anita Woodley is an American journalist, actress, playwright, literary teaching artist, mixed-media artist, poet, producer, and free jazz vocalist. She grew up in Oakland, California, in housing provided by the Oakland Housing Authority. She attended…
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