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1967–
Alexander Wright (born July 19, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Raiders and St. Louis Rams. He was a two-time winner of the NFL's…
1977–
Alexandra Jones is a historical archaeologist and educator at Goucher College. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Archaeology in the Community, "a Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit that aims to increase awareness of archaeology and history."…
1987–
Alexandria Anderson (born January 28, 1987) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. She was the 2011 American champion in the 60-meter dash. Anderson won four Chicago city volleyball titles at…
1947–2026
Alexandria Jocelyn Holloway (April 15, 1947 – July 18, 2026) was an American music educator, choral director and academic administrator. She spent 35 years at Miami Dade College, arriving in 1976 as a piano and music instructor and rising through the music…
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Alexandria Smith is an American mixed-media visual artist based in London and New York City. She is currently the head of painting at the Royal College of Art. Smith was a co-organizer of the collective Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter from 2016…
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Alexinia Young Baldwin (February 3, 1925 – January 21, 2017) was an American educator and professor at the University of Connecticut who dedicated her research to the study of underserved gifted children. Baldwin is known for the creation of the Baldwin…
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Alexis Baró is a Cuban-born Canadian trumpeter, composer, arranger, bandleader and educator based in Toronto, Ontario. His work encompasses jazz, Afro-Cuban music, Latin jazz and large-ensemble music. Baró has appeared on more than 200 recordings and has…
1948–
Alexis De Veaux (sometimes as Alexis DeVeaux) (born 1948) is an American writer and illustrator. She chaired the Department of Women's Studies, at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
1982–
Alexis Hoag-Fordjour (born 1982) is the David Dinkins '56 Professor of Law and co-director of the Center for Criminal Justice at Brooklyn Law School. Born in Southern California, Hoag-Fordjour is a first-generation Tanzanian-American (Chagga). She received…
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Alexis McGill Johnson (born August 5, 1972) is an American businesswoman and social justice advocate. She currently serves as the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PFFA) as well as president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Action…
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Alexis Nikole Nelson (born March 27, 1992) is an American forager, cook, and internet personality. She is professionally known under the usernames alexisnikole on TikTok and BlackForager on Instagram and YouTube. On all platforms, she shares videos about…
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Alexis Pauline Gumbs (born 1982) is an African-American writer, scholar, poet, activist, and educator based in Durham, North Carolina. Gumbs' work focuses on queer women of color and has been described as a “Black feminist love evangelist.” Gumbs describes…
1940–2019
Alfred L. Bright (January 9, 1940 – October 28, 2019) was an American artist and art educator. He became "the first African American full-time faculty member" at his alma mater, Youngstown State University, and he was the founder and director of its…
1920–2007
Alfred Leroy Edwards (August 9, 1920 – January 26, 2007) was an American economist who was an emeritus professor of business administration at Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, and the first African-American Deputy Assistant Secretary…
July 19, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.36.1a, 2011.174.36.1b, 2011.174.36.1c, and 2011.174.36.1d. Alfred Moldovan, MD remembers growing up in the Bronx and the influence of his parents, who were Jewish Hungarian immigrants. He recalls…
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Alfred Oscar Coffin (May 14, 1861 – 1933) was a professor of mathematics and Romance language. He is best known for being the first African American to obtain a PhD in biology. Coffin earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree at Fisk University.
1900–1998
Alfred Cromwell "Zack" Priestley Jr. (September 29, 1900 – October 28, 1998) was an American football, basketball, and track coach, athletics administrator, and educator. He served two stints the head football coach at Xavier University of Louisiana in New…
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Alfred Schmitz Shadd (c. 1869 – March 9, 1915) was a Canadian educator, doctor, journalist, and politician. Born into a family of black abolitionists and activists, he is best known for being the first black doctor in the Prairies. He was the owner and…
1923–1992
Alfreda Johnson Webb (born February 21, 1923, in Mobile, Alabama) was a professor of biology and a doctor of veterinary medicine. She was the first Black woman licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the United States.
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Alfredo Roberts (born March 17, 1965) is an American football coach and former tight end in the National Football League (NFL), who serves as the tight ends coach for the New York Jets. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys. He played…
1949–
Algeania Marie Warren Freeman (born January 24, 1949) is an American speech communications professor and academic administrator who served as the twentieth president Wilberforce University from 2014 to 2016. She was previously the president of Martin…
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Algernon Brashear Jackson (1878–1942) was a prominent African American physician, surgeon, writer, and columnist who contributed profoundly to the National Negro Health Movement, an organization which sought to uplift African Americans by educating them on…
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Alice Regina Brown (born September 20, 1960) is a retired American sprinter. Competing at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics she won two relay gold medals and an individual silver medal. She attended John Muir High School (Pasadena, California) and California…
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Alice Dugged Cary (also known as Alice Dugged Carey; September 1859 – September 25, 1941), was an American educator and librarian.
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