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Arts & Performance

Karen Hampton

1958–

Karen Hampton (born 1958) is an American textile artist, working as a weaver, surface designer, and fabric dyer. She has also worked as a researcher on the history of textile production. As of 2022, she was named a Fellow of the American Craft Council.

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Sports & Achievement

Karen Hawkins (athlete)

1957–

Karen Hawkins (born July 20, 1957) is an American former track and field sprinter. Hawkins was a member of the winning 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1979 Pan American Games. She won the 200 metres at the 1980 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, with a…

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Education & Scholarship

Karen Patricia Williams

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Karen Patricia Williams is an American professor of women's health who is executive director of the endowed Martha S. Pitzer Center for Women, Children and Youth in the College of Nursing at Ohio State University where she leads research and clinical…

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Civil Rights

Karen Quinones Miller

1958–

Karen E. Quinones Miller (née Quinones; born June 20, 1958, New York City) is an American journalist, historian, and nationally best-selling author, and community activist. In particular she has studied Harlem, New York.

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Civil Rights & Community

Karen Washington

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Karen Washington is a political activist and community organizer fighting for food justice. She is the Co-Founder of Rise and Root Farm and the Black Farmer Fund.

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Scholarship

Karilyn Crockett

1973–

Karilyn Crockett (born June 1973) is an American historian, educator, and community organizer focusing on urban development, racial equity, and community memory. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Crockett has played a significant role in shaping local urban…

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Politics & Public Life

Karim Camara

1971–

Karim Camara (born June 3, 1971) is an American pastor and former Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, where he represented the 43rd Assembly District which includes parts of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Lefferts Gardens and…

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Education & Scholarship

Karl D. Gregory

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Karl D. Gregory is an American economist who is professor emeritus of economics at Oakland University in Michigan, and was an early president of the National Economic Association. In 1962, he was refused the opportunity to purchase a home in developer…

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Sports & Achievement

Karl Morgan

1961–

Karl Morgan (born February 23, 1961) is an American football coach and former player. He is the former head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) from 2010 to 2013 and Coahoma Community College in Coahoma County, Mississippi from…

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Literature

Karl Subban

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Karl Subban is a Jamaican-Canadian educator and writer, best known as the father of National Hockey League players P. K. Subban, Malcolm Subban and Jordan Subban. Born in Jamaica, he came to Canada with his family as a pre-teen in the early 1970s, and…

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Sports

Karlan Grant

1997–

Karlan Laughton Ahearne-Grant (born 18 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic. He has represented England at youth level and is also eligible to represent Scotland.

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Sports

Karoy Anderson

2004–

Karoy Zidane Lovebourne Anderson (born 1 October 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Blackpool. Born in England, he represents Jamaica at international level.

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Sports

Kasey McAteer

2001–

Kasey Ian Robert McAteer (born 22 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Premier League club Ipswich Town. Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland national team.

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Sports

Kasey Palmer

1996–

Kasey Remel Palmer (born 9 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Luton Town. Born in England, he represented his country of birth up to under-21 level, before electing to play for Jamaica…

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Film & Television

Kasi Lemmons

1959–

Kasi Lemmons (; born Karen Diane Lemmons, February 24, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She made her directorial debut with Eve's Bayou (1997), followed by The Caveman's Valentine (2001), Talk to Me (2007), Black Nativity…

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Sports

Kasim Aidoo

2001–

Kasim Ishmael Amu-Kadar Aidoo (born 3 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Farnborough.

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Civil Rights & Community

Kate Brown

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Catharine Brown (c. 1840 – 1883) was an employee of the United States Senate and the plaintiff in Railroad Company v. Brown (1873), a case decided by the United States Supreme Court.

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Education & Scholarship

Katharine Birbalsingh

1973–

Katharine Moana Birbalsingh (born 16 September 1973) is an education reform advocate and the founder and head teacher of Michaela Community School, a free school established in 2014 in Wembley Park, London. The daughter of an Indo-Guyanese academic and a…

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Medicine & Health

Katherine J. Barr

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Katherine Juanita Boskins Barr (née Boskins; 1871/1872 – November 29, 1931) was an American nurse and community leader based in Los Angeles. She was the founder and first executive secretary of the Los Angeles Urban League.

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gelatin silver prints

Kathleen Cleaver addresses the congregation of the Unitarian Church, San Rafael, California, #120

October 6, 1968, printed 2012

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A black-and-white image of a woman standing behind a square-shaped pulpit, her right hand resting on the top. On either side of her are men wearing black leather jackets.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.149.3
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gelatin silver prints

Kathleen Cleaver at Home

1968

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A black-and-white photograph of Kathleen Cleaver, full length, standing at her doorstep holding a shotgun.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.107.4
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Education & Scholarship

Kathleen Redding Adams

1890–1993

Kathleen Redding Adams (July 11, 1890 – June 15, 1993) was a teacher both in Atlanta Public Schools and at the Carrie Steele Pitts Home, which was a home for orphans, as well as a prominent member of the First Congregational Church in Atlanta.

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Civil Rights

Kathleen Wrsama

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Kathleen Wrsama was an Ethiopian-born British community organiser. She acquired the last name of Wrsama through her marriage to Solomon Wrsama. More details about their joint work are set out in the Biography section below. As a child she moved to England…

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