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Wendell Alston (born September 22, 1952) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, and Cleveland Indians. He attended Concordia College, where he…
1970–
Delano Demps (born February 12, 1970) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is a front office assistant for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as an assistant coach…
Biography
Della Irving Hayden (c. 1851–1924) was an American educator. She founded in 1904, Franklin Normal and Industrial Institute in Franklin, Virginia.
1973–
Delme Herriman (born 8 May 1973) is a British former professional basketball player. Herriman, who was born in Harrogate and grew up in Widnes, played college basketball in the United States for Wright State University. During a 1995 Midwestern Collegiate…
1941–
Delores P. Aldridge (born June 8, 1941) is an American sociologist. Aldridge was the first African-American faculty member at Emory University, and the founder of the first African American and African studies program in the American south.
1937–2022
Delores Seneva Williams (November 17, 1934 – November 17, 2022) was an American Presbyterian theologian and professor notable for her formative role in the development of womanist theology and best known for her book Sisters in the Wilderness: The…
Biography
Delrish Moss is currently the Police of Chief for the Miramar Police department. He’s a former law enforcement Captain with the Florida International University Police Department. Previously, in March 2016, Moss was appointed as the Chief of Police of…
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis dark green Delta State University letterman's jacket was worn by Lusia Harris. It consists of dark green wool on the outside and is lined with dark red polyester on the inside. The jacket has a square body with two slash pockets at the waist. Each…
1978–
Delvin DeWayne James (born January 3, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. James attended Nacogdoches High School in Nacogdoches, Texas, where he was a five-sport star.…
1989–
Delvon Roe (born October 3, 1989) is an American actor and former basketball player who played at Michigan State University. He was listed as a 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) forward. He ended his career in September 2011 after three years at Michigan State due to…
1989–
DeMarcus Covington (born March 30, 1989) is an American football coach who is the outside linebackers coach, run game coordinator, and assistant head coach – defense for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as…
1984–
DeMeco Ryans ( dih-MEE-koh; born July 28, 1984) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide,…
1977–
Demetria Jean Sance (born August 19, 1977) is a former indoor volleyball player. She played for the University of Texas at Austin and the United States women's national team.
1973–
Demetrice A. Martin (born February 28, 1973), nicknamed "Coach Meat" , is an American football coach. Currently, he is the senior defensive analyst at ASU and coaches the cornerbacks. Martin played college football at Michigan State University as a wide…
1977–
Demetrius Jifunza (born 1977) is an American Christian Methodist Episcopal pastor and activist who is among the most visible spokespersons and leaders in the felony disenfranchisement, Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative. Born in Florida,…
1975–
Demetrius Oliver (born March 2, 1975) is an American artist and educator based in New York City. He is known for site-specific, multi-disciplinary installations using photography, sculpture, and video. Using common materials and found imagery, his work…
1947–
Demetrius Dante Venable (born 11 October 1947) is an American physicist and professor emeritus at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Over his career, he has specialized in optical physics, and is known for establishing and developing physics programs at…
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Oluwademilade "Demi" Orimoloye (born January 6, 1997) is a Nigerian-Canadian former professional baseball outfielder. He attended St. Matthew Catholic High School in Ottawa, and was considered a top prospect in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.
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Demita Frazier is a Black Feminist, thought leader, writer, teacher, and social justice activist. She is a founding member of the Combahee River Collective (CRC). While it has been more than fifty years since the Combahee River Collective released their…
1920–2009
Dempsey Travis (February 25, 1920 – July 2, 2009) was a real estate entrepreneur and civil rights activist who, later in life, became a prominent historian and author, writing extensively on African-American history, politics, social issues, and music.
Biography
Deneen Zezell Graham Kerns is a dance teacher and pageant contestant from North Carolina. In 1983, she became the first African-American to win the Miss North Carolina beauty pageant; she remained the only African-American to have won the Miss North…
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Denise Ferreira da Silva is a Brazilian philosopher with an anticolonial black feminist perspective that highlights the centrality of raciality in post-Enlightenment thought. She is an academic, a relational artist, and a visual and installation artist.…
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Denise N. George, also known as Denise George-Counts, is a U.S. Virgin Islands lawyer and former television news reporter who served as the Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in radio, television,…
1944–2010
Denise Adele Jefferson (November 1, 1944 – July 17, 2010) was an American dance educator who served as the director of the Ailey School of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 1984 until her death.
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