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Alice Elizabeth McEwen (born July 29, 1870) was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, and teacher. She was one of the twenty-three black women working as journalists in the United States prior to 1891.
1923–2024
Alice Holloway Young (September 29, 1923 – April 30, 2024) was an American pioneer in education who served as a teacher, advocate, and administrator in Rochester, New York, from the 1950s until the 2020s. Young was one of the Rochester City School…
1870–1949
Alice L. Thompson Waytes (1870 - 1949) a.k.a. "Miss A.L.T. Waytes of Boston" was an African American educator and public speaker who campaigned for Black women's suffrage and the Progressive Party under Theodore Roosevelt.
Born 1888
Alice Porter Murray ( February 22, 1888 – July 14, 1957) was one of seven sophomore founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the first sorority founded by African-American women, on January 15, 1908.
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Alice of Dunk's Ferry (died 1802) was an African-American slave, toll collector, and centenarian who was "one of Black America's early oral historians".
1939–2023
Alice J. Palmer (née Roberts, June 20, 1939 – May 25, 2023) was an American educator and politician who served as a member of the Illinois Senate. Known as a longtime progressive activist, Palmer represented the state's 13th Senate District from June 6,…
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Alice Sheppard is a disabled choreographer and dancer from Britain. Sheppard started her career first as a professor, teaching English and Comparative Literature. After attending a conference on disability studies, she saw Homer Avila performed and was…
1886–1981
Alice Taylor Gafford (August 15, 1886 – October 27, 1981) was an American nurse, teacher, and artist, based in Los Angeles.
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Alice Mariah Waring Holmes (June 11, 1872 – August 27, 1939) was an American educator, suffragette, and dentist, thought to be the first female Black dentist in Washington D.C.
1909–2000
Alice West Fleet (1909–2000) was the first American educator and an African American reading teacher in Arlington, Virginia, after desegregation of the Arlington County school system ended on February 2, 1959. She retired from teaching in 1971, after 31…
1990–
Alicia Brown (born January 21, 1990, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the sprint events, predominantly the 400m event. Brown attended the University of Toronto Mississauga, earning the title of OUA women's track MVP in…
1970–
Alicia Diane Williams (born September 26, 1970) is an American author and teacher. Her debut novel, Genesis Begins Again, published in 2019, received wide praise and won a Newbery Honor, the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award for New Talent, and was a…
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Alicia Graf Mack (née Alicia J. Graf, born 1978/1979) is an American dancer, teacher, and artistic director. She was a member of Dance Theatre of Harlem and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and has performed with Beyoncé, John Legend, and Alicia Keys.…
1953–
Alile Sharon Larkin (born May 6, 1953) is an American film producer, writer and director. She is associated with the L.A. Rebellion (also known as the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers), which is said to have "collectively imagined and created a Black…
1906–1974
Aline Elizabeth Black, also known under her married name of Aline Elizabeth Black Hicks, (March 23, 1906 – August 24, 1974) was an American educator, known for taking part in a civil rights court case that centered on unequal pay. In 2008, the Library of…
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Alisa J. Stephens-Shields is an American biostatistician whose research focuses on the statistics of clinical trials, including cluster-randomised controlled trials, longitudinal data, semiparametric models, and causal inference. She is an associate…
Biography
Alison M. Collins (born 1969/1970) is a former commissioner of the San Francisco Board of Education. She served on the board from January 7, 2019 until her recall election of February 15, 2022, when she was ousted by 76% of the vote, the largest of all…
1975–
Alison Hammond (born 5 February 1975) is a British broadcaster and television presenter. Since 2021, she has been a main co-presenter of ITV's This Morning on Fridays, school holidays and bank holidays alongside Dermot O'Leary. She has also co-presented…
1945–2021
Alix Renaud (30 August 1945 – 11 April 2021) was a Haitian-born Canadian writer. He was the son of Joseph M. Renaud and Béatrice Black. He was a professor of oral expression and diction, and he was the inventor of the word pompion, the French (les)…
1999
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA signed, hardcover edition of All the Best, My Life in Letters and Other Writings, written by President George H.W. Bush and inscribed to General Colin Powell. The white book features a glossy color paper jacket over its hardcover. The blue spine displays…
1910–2007
Allan Rohan Crite (March 20, 1910 – September 6, 2007) was a Boston-based African American artist. He won several honors, such as the 350th Harvard University Anniversary Medal.
1895–1960
Allan Randall Freelon Sr. (September 2, 1895 – August 6, 1960), a native of Philadelphia, US, was an African American artist, educator and civil rights activist. He is best known as an African American Impressionist-style painter during the time of the…
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Allen Allensworth (April 7, 1842 – September 14, 1914) was an American chaplain, colonel, city founder, and theologian. Born into slavery in Kentucky, he escaped during the American Civil War by joining the 44th Illinois Volunteers as a Union soldier.…
1947–2008
Allen Dester Carter (June 29, 1947 – December 18, 2008), known as 'Big Al' Carter, was an Alexandria, Virginia artist and public school art teacher in Washington, D.C. When profiled by The Washington Post Magazine in May 2006, Carter estimated that he had…
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