Matilda Booker (born Matilda V. Mosley; September 18, 1887 – June 27, 1957) was an American educator. Born in Halifax County to parents Killis Mosley and Tamara Smith Mosley, Booker began her education at thirteen, going on to become supervisor of two…
Matthew James Green (born 2 January 1987) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. Green started his senior career at Conference South club Newport County in 2005, having been released from Bristol City's youth academy. He made 56 league…
Matthew Lawton, Jr. (born November 30, 1971) is an American former professional baseball player whose career spanned 15 seasons, including 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lawton, an outfielder, made his major league debut September 5, 1995, with…
Matthew Ashimolowo (born 17 March 1952) is a Nigerian clergyman, the senior pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) in London. His programme Winning Ways was aired on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN UK) (TBN Africa) and on his church…
Matthew Campbell, or Madison Campbell (September 1, 1823 – September 19, 1897), was a Baptist preacher in Richmond, Kentucky. He was a local religious and political leader and helped organize a number of churches.
Matthew Timothy Dennis (born 15 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Burton Albion. A fast and athletic striker, he has been capped by England up to under-16 level. Dennis spent 12 years in the…
Matthew Gaines (August 4, 1840 – June 11, 1900) was a former slave, community leader, minister, and Republican Texas state senator during the Reconstruction era. As one of the first two African American state senators ever elected in Texas alongside George…
Matthew Olawale Olosunde (born March 7, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for NIFL Premiership club Carrick Rangers.
Mattie Jane Jackson (January 1847–February 5, 1910) was an African American author. She is known for her 1866 autobiography and slave narrative The Story of Mattie J. Jackson: Her Parentage, Experience of Eighteen Years in Slavery, Incidents During the…
Mattie Moss Clark (born Mattie Juliet Moss; March 26, 1925 – September 22, 1994) was an American gospel choir director and the mother of The Clark Sisters, a gospel vocal group. She was the longest-serving international minister of music for the Church of…
An oral history interview with Mrs. Mattie Payne Morrison Holmes. It consists of a single MOV file (.mov). The interview was captured at her home in Dublin, Virginia, on May 26, 2022, as part of the NMAAHC Collection Donor Oral History Collection. Ms.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.50.1.1
Maud Anna Berry Fuller (October 7, 1868 – January 26, 1972), also known as M. A. B. Smith and M. A. B. Fuller, was an American educator and a leader in the Baptist church. She was the founder and the editor of the Woman's Helper, a national newspaper.…
Maud Cuney Hare (née Cuney, February 16, 1874 – February 13 or 14, 1936) was an American pianist, musicologist, writer, and African-American activist in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. She was born in Galveston, Texas, the daughter of famed…
Maude E. Craig Sampson Williams (February 1880 – March 13, 1958) was an American suffragist, teacher, civil rights leader, and community activist in El Paso, Texas. In June 1918, she formed the El Paso Negro Woman's Civic and Equal Franchise League and…
Maude Lerita Williams Ballou (September 13, 1925 – August 26, 2019) was an American civil rights activist. She and her husband were personal friends of Martin Luther King Jr. and she worked as King's secretary between 1955 and 1960.
Maude Brockway (February 28, 1876 – October 24, 1959) was an American teacher, milliner, and activist. She was born in Arkansas in 1876 and moved to Indian Territory after completing her education at Arkansas Baptist College. Initially, she worked as a…
Maudelle Bass Weston (1908 – June 11, 1989), known professionally as just Maudelle, was an American concert dancer, model and prominent cultural figure in the Los Angeles arts community during the 20th century.
Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga (born Ronald McKinley Everett, July 14, 1941), previously known as Ron Karenga, is an American activist, author and professor of Africana studies, best known as the creator of the pan-African and African-American holiday of…
Maurice Edu (born April 18, 1986) is an American soccer commentator and former professional player. Edu was the first overall pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft and won the MLS Rookie of the Year Award with Toronto. His performances for Toronto earned him…
A black-and-white photograph of Maurice Vertree Jackson as a baby. In this studio photograph, Jackson is seated upright on a blanket, wearing a white gown and white booties. His arms are raised to shoulder-height, and he is looking at the camera. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.34
Maurice Antonia Jones (born September 14, 1964) is the former CEO of OneTen, a coalition of companies dedicated to creating one million jobs for African Americans by the end of the 2020s. Prior to OneTen, he was president and CEO of the Local Initiatives…