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Daniel Barclay Williams (November 22, 1861 – July 27, 1895) was an American educator who worked at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, making him the first Black teacher of classics in the state.
Biography
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser is a Canadian orchestral conductor. He is best known for creating and conducting shows designed to introduce orchestral music to groups outside of its traditional audiences, such as by blending classical with contemporary genres…
1945–
Daniel Brown (born December 25, 1945) is a former city councilman and former acting mayor of the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, where he was the first African American to serve as mayor. Brown was born in Knoxville, where he graduated from Austin High…
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Daniel Curtis Lee (born May 17, 1991) is an American actor, comedian and rapper, best known for portraying Simon "Cookie" Nelson-Cook on the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide from 2004 to 2007.
1983–
Daniel Asher Francis (9 February 1983) is an English actor. He began his career in theatre. On television, he is known for his roles in Steve McQueen's Small Axe: Education (2020), and the Netflix miniseries Stay Close (2021) and period drama Bridgerton…
1923–2003
Daniel Grafton Hill III (November 23, 1923 – June 26, 2003) was an American-Canadian sociologist, civil servant, human rights specialist, and Black Canadian historian. An American born in Missouri and raised in the western United States, Hill went to…
1948–
Daniel Earl Georges-Abeyie (born April 6, 1948) is an American criminologist and professor in the Barbara Jordan - Mickey Leland School Of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas.
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Daniel Jackson Sanders (February 15, 1847 – March 6, 1907) was an American clergyman, academic administrator, and newspaper publisher. He served as president of Biddle University (now Johnson C. Smith University) in North Carolina for seventeen years,…
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Daniel Jones (June 30, 1830 - December 25, 1891) was a Methodist Episcopal minister (M.E.) in Oregon and other regions of the United States. He was the first African American to attend Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He was a leader in the M.E.…
1963–
Daniel Minter (born 1961 in Ellaville, Georgia) is an African-American artist and educator working in painting, sculpture, illustration, assemblage, and public art.
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Daniel Walden-Mullings (born July 26, 1991) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for New Mexico State, and spent most of his professional career playing overseas.
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Daniel Alexander Payne (February 24, 1811 – November 2, 1893) was an American bishop, educator, college administrator and author. A major shaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), Payne stressed education and preparation of ministers and…
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Daniel T. J. Mathews was an African-American teacher, lawyer, and mail agent who served as state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Panola County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. Eric Foner lists him as D.…
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Daniel Wallace Culp (February 29, 1852 – October 11, 1918) was an doctor, pastor, and educator in Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee. He is best known for his book about notable African Americans. He was the first graduate of Biddle Memorial Institute, now…
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Daniel Webster Davis (March 25, 1862 – October 25, 1913) was an American educator, minister, and poet. He taught and ministered in Richmond, Virginia, and became a popular author and speaker, going on several speaking tours around the United States and Canada.
1932–2010
Daniel Thomas Williams Jr. (1932–2010) was an American archivist and historian. He was the first African American to be honored as a fellow of the Society of American Archivists and was Head University Librarian at Tuskegee University from 1968 to 1999.
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Danielle Susan Allen (born November 3, 1971) is an American classicist and political scientist. She is the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University. She is also the former Director of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at…
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Danielle Brooks (born September 17, 1989) is an American actress. After studying drama at the Juilliard School she earned her breakthrough in television before expanding to theater and film. She has received a Grammy Award as well as nominations for an…
1966–
Danielle Carr Ramdath (born March 16, 1966) is an American mathematician, academic and university administrator. She was the first black person to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from Duke University. Ramdath is the Senior Associate Dean of Academic Engagement…
1979–
Danielle Carruthers (born December 22, 1979) is an American hurdler who was a silver medalist in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. Her personal best time is 12.47 seconds, set at that competition. Hailing from Paducah,…
1968–
Danielle Monique Conway (born April 26, 1968) is an American lawyer and academic. She has served as the Dean of Penn State Dickinson Law since 2019 and is an expert in government procurement law and intellectual property law. In late July 2026 the Law…
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Danielle Valore Evans is an American fiction writer. She is a graduate of Columbia University and the University of Iowa. In 2011, she was honored by the National Book Foundation as one of its "5 Under 35" fiction writers.
Biography
Danielle Hairston is an American psychiatrist who is Director of Residency Training in the Department of Psychiatry at Howard University College of Medicine, and a practicing psychiatrist in the Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at the University…
Biography
Danielle R. Holley (born c. 1974) is an American academic administrator who has been the 20th president Mount Holyoke College since 2023. She is the first Black woman in the position.
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