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2004–
Leon Zion Oluwatobi Ayinde (born 5 September 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Doncaster Rovers and is a Republic of Ireland youth international. Ayinde was born in Cork and played youth football with…
1985–
Leon Sylvanus Baptiste (born 23 May 1985) is an English former sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. He became the 100 m European junior champion in 2004 and won his first major title six years later by taking the 200 m gold…
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Leon Chiwome (born 10 January 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Colchester United, on loan from EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Leon Marvin Clarke (born 10 February 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Clarke began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers but then played for twenty-three clubs – in both permanent and loan deals – over the…
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Leon Charles Constantine (born 24 February 1978) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. A journeyman of lower league English football, he had 21 separate spells at 19 different clubs within the space of just 12 years. A latecomer to the…
1954–
Leon Douglas (born August 26, 1954) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before transitioning to an extensive professional career overseas in Europe. After…
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Leon Dorsey Finney Jr. (July 7, 1938 – September 4, 2020) was an American minister, community organizer and businessman. He was the founder and pastor of Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church in Chicago.
Biography
Leon H. Washington Jr. (April 15, 1907 – June 17, 1974) was an American newspaper publisher. He was the founder and first publisher of the Los Angeles Sentinel, an African-American newspaper in Los Angeles, California.
1982–
Leon Leroy Knight (born 16 September 1982) is an English former footballer who plays as a striker. A journeyman player, he has played for fifteen different clubs spanning five countries; England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Greece. Having begun…
1922–2001
Leon Howard Sullivan (October 16, 1922 – April 24, 2001) was a Baptist minister, a civil rights leader and social activist focusing on the creation of job training opportunities for African Americans, a longtime General Motors Board Member, and an…
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Leon Lamar Wagner (May 13, 1934 – January 3, 2004) was an American professional baseball left fielder who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (1958–1959, 1969), St. Louis Cardinals (1960), Los Angeles Angels (1961–1963),…
1917–2022
Leona Wright Farris (August 11, 1917 – February 27, 2022) was an American educator. She worked as an assistant professor at the University of Akron from 1969 to 1988 and some sources list her as the first African American woman to hold that position at the…
1928–2007
Leona Ford Washington (1928 – August 5, 2007) was a community activist in Texas and founder of the McCall Neighborhood Center in El Paso. She taught for 39 years in the El Paso Independent School District. Washington composed the song, "The City of El…
1949–
Leona Pearl Mitchell (born October 13, 1949, Enid, Oklahoma) is an American operatic soprano who sang for 18 seasons as a leading spinto soprano at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In her home state of Oklahoma, she received many honors. These include…
1820–1883
Leonard Black (March 8, 1820 – April 28, 1883) was born a slave in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and was separated from his family by the age of six. He escaped after 20 years of slavery. In 1847 he wrote The Life and Sufferings of Leonard Black: A…
1825–1918
Leonard C. Bailey (c. 1825 - September 1, 1918) was an African-American entrepreneur, inventor, and banker. He founded one of the first African-American banks in the United States. Bailey was born in about 1825 to a free African-American family.
1902–1976
Leonard George Carr (October 25, 1902 – June 17, 1976) was a Baptist minister from Philadelphia and the founder and pastor of Vine Memorial Baptist Church.
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Leonard Andrew Grimes (November 9, 1815 – March 14, 1873) was an African-American abolitionist and pastor. He served as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, including his efforts to free fugitive slave Anthony Burns captured in accordance with the…
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Leonard N. Smith (born October 4, 1961 – February 20, 2022) was the senior pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Arlington, Virginia, with a congregation exceeding 2,000. Mount Zion Baptist Church, founded in 1866, is the oldest Black congregation in…
1920–2012
Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly (March 5, 1920 – June 28, 2012) was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church. She was the second woman elevated to the position of bishop within the United Methodist Church, and the first African American woman.
mid to late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA leopard print corduroy accessory. The rectangular panel of fabric is possibly a waistband. It is made of leopard print cotton corduroy. The accessory is double sided and composed of two panels on each side. The width of the accessory is slightly uneven…
mid-late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA leopard print corduroy top. The top features a boatneck and a cropped silhouette and the front is made from one panel of fabric with no armscyes for the short sleeves. There are two diagonal 4” bust darts and at the bottom, near the hem, are two vertical…
2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlue and black long-sleeve leotard. The body of the leotard is shiny and blue. The neckline seems to be a mix between a v-neck and a sweetheart nickline. It is trimmed with black velvet. A portion of the sleeves are covered with a black netting and are…
1951–2007
Leroy Allen (1951-2007), was an American watercolorist and figurative artist. His realistic style focused on African American life and community, and won him more than 30 art awards nationally.
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