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Kevin Vereen is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the deputy chief of staff for installations of the U.S. Army from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as commanding general of the United States Army Recruiting Command from…
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Kevin Yarde is a former Canadian politician and former weather presenter who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election for the riding of Brampton North. Initially elected as a member of the Ontario New Democratic…
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James Foye III, professionally known as Keyzbaby, is an American record producer, songwriter, audio engineer and recording engineer from Buffalo, New York. He is one half of Ayo N Keyz (The Upperclassmen), a production team with Ayo the Producer. Keyzbaby…
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Khalia Braswell is an American computer scientist, educator, and technologist. She is the founder and former executive director of INTech Camp for Girls, created to encourage girls of color to pursue learning about technology. Braswell earned a Doctor of…
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Antwon Rose II was a 17-year-old African-American who was fatally shot in East Pittsburgh on June 19, 2018, by East Pittsburgh Police Department officer Michael Rosfeld after being suspected of attempted murder by participating in a drive-by shooting.…
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James Brazier (c. 1926 – April 25, 1958) was an African-American victim of police brutality and substandard medical care that followed. He was imprisoned, fined, and beaten to death by police officers, in events spanning between 1957 and 1958.
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Kimani Christopher Toussaint, Jr. is an American engineer who is a professor and senior associate dean in the School of Engineering at Brown University. His research considers the development of quantitative nonlinear optical imaging methods and advanced…
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Kimberly Bryant (born January 14, 1967) is an engineer who worked in the biotechnology field at Genentech, Novartis Vaccines, Diagnostic, and Merck. In 2011, Bryant founded Black Girls Code, a nonprofit organization that focuses on providing technology and…
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Kimberly Dyan Manning is an American physician. She currently serves as a Professor of Medicine as well as the Associate Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Department of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.…
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Kiron Kanina Skinner (born 1961) is an American political scientist. She was Director of Policy Planning at the United States Department of State in the first Trump administration. Skinner is presently the Taube Professor of International Relations and…
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Kisha Braithwaite Holden is a scientist known for her research on mental health of African-Americans and members of other minority groups. She is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and community health & preventive medicine and interim…
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Kishana Yvonne Taylor is an American virologist, academic, and co-founder of the Black Microbiologists Association.
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Kishonna L. Gray is an American communication and gender studies researcher based at the University of Michigan School of Information. Gray is best known for her research on technology, gaming, race, and gender. As an expert in Women's and Communication…
c. 1910
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGText on recto reads: "Kisubi (Uganda) - Malades du Sommeil dans les Bananeraie." Translated postcard caption reads, "Kisubi (Uganda) - Sleeping sickness patients in banana field.".
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Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Shanta Corbett-Helaire (née Corbett, born January 26, 1986) is an American viral immunologist. She is an assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Shutzer Assistant…
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Craig Stephen Lawson (born July 15, 1969), known professionally as KLC, is an American record producer, DJ and drummer. He found fame as a member of No Limit Records' in-house production team Beats by the Pound. Since leaving the label, he has been a…
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Kneeland Youngblood (born December 13, 1955) is an American physician, businessman, and political figure. He is the founding partner, Chairman & CEO of the private equity firm Pharos Capital Group, LLC. Pharos Capital Group, LLC focuses on providing later…
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Kobie Boykins is a senior mechanical engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. In 2013, he was awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal. He designed the solar array systems for the Mars exploration rovers Spirit and…
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Krishna Lynne Foster (born January 7, 1970) is an American environmental chemist who is a professor at California State University, Los Angeles. Her research considers the impact of sunlight on pollutants. Foster has worked to improve the representation of…
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Kristala Jones Prather is an American professor of chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research is focused on using novel bioprocesses to design recombinant microorganisms to produce small molecules.
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Kristen Ransom is an American computer engineer and social entrepreneur. She is the CTO and co-founder of IncluDe Web Design and Development, a web design firm offering affordable services to women- and minority-owned organizations.
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Krys Marshall (born 1988/1989) is an American actress. She may be best known for her role as astronaut Danielle Poole on the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind.
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Krystle N. Matthews (née Simmons; born February 27, 1981) is an American former politician and engineering planner. She was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 117th district, serving from 2018 to 2022. She is a member of the…
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Thaddis Laphonia "Kuk" Harrell ( KOOK hə-REL) (born December 30, 1964) is an American songwriter, vocal producer, music arranger and audio engineer. He is known for his vocal production credits on several hit songs throughout the 2000s, often on…
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