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1927–2019
Doris Louise Wethers (December 14, 1927 – January 28, 2019) was an American pediatrician known for her research on sickle-cell disease. Wethers was born in Passaic, New Jersey on December 14, 1927, to William and Lillian (née Wilkinson) Wethers. She…
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Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards (born January 16, 1976, in Englewood, California) is an American tap dancer, choreographer, and instructor who has been called "the mastress of her generation." In 1998, she married fellow dancer Omar Edwards and opened a studio…
1958–
Donald Clyde Taylor (born August 11, 1958) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB), 1987 and 1989 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and 1990 for the Baltimore Orioles. He coached…
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Dorothy Louise Porter Wesley (May 25, 1905 – December 17, 1995) was a librarian, bibliographer and curator, who built the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University into a world-class research collection. She was the first African American to…
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Dorothy Celeste Ferebee (née Boulding; October 10, 1898 – September 14, 1980) was an American obstetrician and civil rights activist. Born in a middle-class family in Norfolk, Virginia, Boulding grew up in Boston, where she attended The English High School…
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Dorothy Burnham (née Challenor; born March 22, 1915) is an American civil rights activist, educator and supercentenarian. She is the widow of activist and journalist Louis E. Burnham.
1930–2018
Dorothy Cotton (June 9, 1930 – June 10, 2018) was an American civil rights activist, who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States and a member of the inner circle of one of its main organizations, the Southern Christian Leadership…
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Dorothy Cowser Yancy (born April 18, 1944) is an American academic, professor, and administrator. Her contributions to academia established her legacy of scholarship among African-American women. During college, Yancy participated in civil rights…
1935–2015
Dorothy Earline Lorraine Hayes (December 1, 1935 – July 31, 2015) was an American graphic designer, sculptor, and educator. She was an early Black graphic designer and the owner of the commercial design studio, "Dorothy's Door" in New York City. She taught…
July 25, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.40.1a, 2011.174.40.1b, 2011.174.40.1c, 2011.174.40.1d, 2011.174.40.1e, 2011.174.40.1f, 2011.174.40.1g, and 2011.174.40.1h. Dorothy Foreman Cotton discusses growing up in rural North Carolina,…
1920–2022
Dorothy L. Hollingsworth (October 29, 1920 – July 27, 2022) was an American educator based in Seattle. Hollingsworth was born on October 29, 1920, in Bishopville, South Carolina. Her family moved to North Carolina when she was young.
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Dorothy Jean Phillips (née Wingfield) (born July 27, 1945) is an American chemist and 2025 President of the American Chemical Society. She worked on circular dichroism and bioseparation. In 1967, Phillips was the first African-American woman to complete a…
1933–2013
Dorothy Kuya (16 March 1933 – 23 December 2013) was a leading British communist and human rights activist from Liverpool, the co-founder of Teachers Against Racism, and the general secretary of the National Assembly of Women (NAW). She was a life-long…
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Dr Dorothy Lavinia Brown (January 7, 1914 – June 13, 2004), also known as "Dr. D.", was an African-American surgeon, legislator, and teacher. She was the first female surgeon of African-American ancestry from the Southeastern United States.
1917–2015
Dorothy Arlene Layne McIntyre (27 January 1917 – 30 August 2015) was an African-American aviator and educator. In 1940, she became the first African-American woman to receive a pilot's license from the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
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Dorothy Ndedi Monekosso is a British academic. She is a professor of computer science in the School of Computer Science and Digital Technologies and Deputy Dean of Research and Enterprise at Aston University. She researches ambient assisted living (AAL),…
1897–1978
Dorothy Randolph Peterson (June 21, 1897 – November 4, 1978) was an American teacher and actress who played an important role in the Harlem Renaissance through her efforts to promote and preserve the achievements of African-American artists.
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Dorothy E. Roberts (born March 8, 1956) is an American sociologist, law professor, and social justice advocate. She is the Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, George A. Weiss University Professor, and inaugural Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell…
1940–
Dorothy Rudd Moore (June 4, 1940 – March 30, 2022) was an American composer and music educator. She was one of the co-founders of the Society of Black Composers. She is considered one of the leading women composers of color for her generation and did…
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA graduation of New York University located at Madison Square Garden. The family socializes and poses with graduate. The family continues celebration at the New York Harbor posing for photos by the water.
1898–1970
Dorothy Vena Johnson (May 7, 1898 – 1970) was an American poet and educator based in Los Angeles, California. In 1939, she was co-founder of the League of Allied Arts, an African-American women's arts organization.
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Douglas Dewayne Baldwin Jr. (born September 21, 1988) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire eight-season career as a wide receiver with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football…
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Douglas Belk (born September 16, 1987) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive backs coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He has also coached in college for the West Virginia Mountaineers, Houston…
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Douglas Dale Christie (born May 9, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), Christie played the…
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