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Donda Clairann West (née Williams; July 12, 1949 – November 10, 2007) was an American educator and chair of Chicago State University's Department of English, Communications, Media, and Theater. She was best known for being the mother of American rapper…
Biography
Donita C. Brady is a cancer biologist and the Presidential Associate Professor of Cancer Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research examines how cells communicate through kinases and nutrient homeostasis, and…
1954–2012
Donna Bruton (May 3, 1954 – September 9, 2012; née Donnamaria Bruton, also known as Donna Bruton-Coutis) was an American painter, academic administrator, and educator. She was a faculty member at the Rhode Island School of Design, and was known for her…
Biography
Donna LaVonne Franklin is an African-American social scientist and author, and a nationally recognized scholar on African American families.
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Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a…
1966–
Donnell Walton (born November 8, 1966) is an American physicist who works at Corning West Technology Center (CWTC). He studied Physics at North Carolina State University, graduating with a BSc in Physics. He continued his education at the University of…
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Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Syracuse…
1957–
Donovan James Rose (born March 9, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was the head coach of the Hampton Pirates from 2009 to 2013. He…
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Donté Clark is a poet, actor, and community activist from unincorporated North Richmond, California who works with youth organizations throughout the Richmond area. As a student in high school, Clark was recruited by his English teacher Molly Raynor who…
1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDoors carved for Vice Chancellor's house at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-lfe. Has Ifa Divination motif, by Lamidi Fakeye.
1888–1939
Dora Cole Norman (1888 – 1939) was an African-American educator, dancer, theater producer, playwright and sportswoman. As a young woman she played basketball for one of the first African-American women's basketball teams, the New York Girls. She taught for…
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Dorceta E. Taylor is an American environmental sociologist known for her work on both environmental justice and racism in the environmental movement. She is the senior associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Yale School of the Environment, as…
1982–
Dorcey Lanier Applyrs (born 1982) is an American politician and public health professional serving since 2026 as the 76th mayor of Albany, New York. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first Black person to hold the office and previously served as…
1956–
Doreen Ingleton (born 11 January 1956) is a Jamaican English actress, known for Everybody Loves Sunshine, The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm and Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story.
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Dori J. Maynard (May 4, 1958 – February 24, 2015) was an American writer and journalist. She was the president of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education in Oakland, California, and the co-author of Letters to My Children, a compilation of…
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Doria Loyce Ragland (born September 2, 1956) is an American social worker. She is the mother of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and the ex-wife of American retired television lighting director and director of photography Thomas Markle Sr. Ragland holds a degree…
September 20, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.54.1a, 2011.174.54.1b, 2011.174.54.1c, 2011.174.54.1d, 2011.174.54.1e, 2011.174.54.1f, and 2011.174.54.1g. Dorie Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. discuss organizing for the March on Washington with…
April 26, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.8.1a, 2011.174.8.1b, 2011.174.8.1c, 2011.174.8.1d, 2011.174.8.1e, 2011.174.8.1f, 2011.174.8.1g, and 2011.174.8.1h. Doris Derby discusses her childhood in the Bronx, joining a National Association…
1949–
Doris Davenport, sometimes styled as doris davenport (January 29, 1949 – December 2, 2024), was an American writer, educator, and literary and performance poet. She wrote an essay featured in This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color…
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Doris Adelaide Derby (November 11, 1939 – March 28, 2022) was an American activist and documentary photographer. She was the adjunct associate professor of anthropology at Georgia State University and the founding director of their Office of…
1921–2014
Doris E. Saunders (August 8, 1921 – March 24, 2014) was an American librarian, author, editor, businesswoman, and professor of Journalism. She started her career in 1942 as a Junior Library Assistant with the Chicago Public Library (CPL) system. She…
1925–2005
Doris Evans McGinty (February 8, 1925 – April 5, 2005) was a professor in the Department of Music at Howard University from 1947 until 1991. McGinty was chair of the department for eight years, and contributed to numerous publications, including the New…
1928–1995
Doris Hargrett Clack (March 24, 1928 – November 22, 1995) was an African-American librarian and expert on cataloging and classification. She was a professor of library science at Florida State University for 23 years and did extensive scholarly work on the…
1927–2024
Doris "Lucki" Ilda Allen (1927–2024) was an American physical education teacher who joined the US Army in its Women's Army Corps (WAC) in 1950. She became a military intelligence specialist and did three tours of duty in Vietnam. For predicting the Tet…
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