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David Joseph is a Canadian basketball coach. He most recently served as an assistant coach at Centennial College. A former college player, Joseph was named Canadian College Player of the Year and won a CCAA national championship in 1982, playing for the…
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David L. Brewer (born May 19, 1946) is a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy and former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The 35-year veteran of the Navy was the captain of USS Mount Whitney from April 3, 1991 – December…
1949–2019
David Ferguson (1949–2019) was a Distinguished Service Professor and Provost's Scholar at Stony Brook University. He joined Stony Brook University in 1981, becoming the first African-American assistant professor there. From 1998 to 2002, Ferguson served as…
1933–2021
David Lee Hunter (September 10, 1933 – June 24, 2021) was an African American mathematician and educator. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Council on Black American Affairs (a council of the American Association of Community…
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David Levering Lewis (born May 25, 1936) is an American historian, a Julius Silver University Professor, and professor emeritus of history at New York University. He is twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, for part one and…
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David M. Waters (January 5, 1897 – August 4, 1981) was an American college football and college basketball coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at the North Carolina College for Negroes—now known as North Carolina Central University–in…
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David Irving McAlmont (born 2 May 1967) is an English vocalist, essayist and art historian. He came to prominence in the 1990s as a singer, particularly through his collaboration with Bernard Butler. In the 2010s he returned to academia, working with the…
September 20, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.53.1a, 2011.174.53.1b, 2011.174.53.1c, 2011.174.53.1d, 2011.174.53.1e, and 2011.174.53.1f. There is also a photograph and a newspaper clipping that relate to the interview. They are 2011.174.53.3 and…
1965–
David Nandi Odhiambo (born June 24, 1965), also known as D. Nandi Odhiambo is an African-Canadian novelist and writer of Luo and Luhya descent. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1977. He has a PhD in English…
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David Neville (born June 1, 1984) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters and two-time medalist (one gold, one bronze) in the Summer Olympics. A native of Merrillville, Indiana, Neville became the first individual track and field medalist…
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David Oliver (born April 24, 1982), is the Director of Track & Field at Howard University and a retired American hurdling athlete. As a professional athlete, he competed in the 110 meter hurdles event outdoor and the 60 meter hurdles event indoors. He is…
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David Adetayo Olusoga (born January 1970) is a British-Nigerian historian, writer, broadcaster, and BAFTA winning film-maker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. Olusoga has presented historical documentaries on the BBC, has…
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David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer, who resigned, and serving out nearly three years of Spitzer's term from March 2008 to December 2010. A member of…
1960–
David Patrick (born June 12, 1960, in Centralia, Illinois) is an American retired hurdler. He ran the 400 metres hurdles in the 1992 Summer Olympics and was the second American in the final. The race was won by Kevin Young while setting a world record in…
1982–
David Thorn Payne (born July 24, 1982) is an American hurdler. He was born in Cincinnati and his family moved to the suburb of Wyoming in Ohio. Payne competed in the 110 and 400 meter hurdles while attending the University of Cincinnati. While at UC, Payne…
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David Rudyard Williams (born 1954) is the Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, as well as a professor of African and African American Studies and of Sociology at Harvard University.
1969–
David Deaundra Rocker (born March 12, 1969) is an American former football player and coach. He played professionally as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams from 1991 to 1994. He was selected…
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David Lorenzo Shaw (born July 31, 1972) is an American football coach who is currently the passing game specialist for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He served as head coach of the Stanford Cardinal football team from 2011 to…
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David Six (born 1963 or 1964) is the former head coach of the Hampton Lady Pirates basketball team. Before joining the Lady Pirates in 2009, Six started his head coaching tenure at Hampton High School as their girls basketball coach from 1993 to 1995. At…
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David Smith is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Scarborough Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Smith was previously…
1998–
David Still (born August 23, 1998) is an American rugby union player who plays for the United States national rugby sevens team. He debuted for the USA 7s team at the 2021 Canada Sevens tournament. In rugby sevens, he generally plays as a forward given his…
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Davin Pierre is a baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Grambling State Tigers. He played college baseball at Grambling State from 2002 to 2005 for head coach James Randall.
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Davis Sanchez (born August 7, 1974) is a Canadian former professional football player who played cornerback in both the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL). He is the co-founder of the TSN Edge and is an NFL and CFL game…
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Davis Weathersby (born c. 1932) is an American former football coach and college athletics administrator. He was the eighth head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi, serving for eight seasons, from 1970 to 1977,…
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