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1907–1988
Elma Johnson Stuckey (1907–1988) was an African American poet and school teacher. Her poetry concerned the lives of black people from the days of slavery up through the late 1980s.
1882–1947
William Elmer Keeton (February 14, 1882 – January 1, 1947), commonly known as Elmer Keeton, was an American musician, composer, community leader, teacher, and music director in Oakland, California. He was the founder of Keeton's Oakland Color Chorus, which…
1946–2001
Elmer P. Martin Jr. (October 31, 1946 – 2001) was an African-American sociologist and museum executive. He was a professor of Social Work at Morgan State University.
1941–2024
Elnora Delores Belle Daniel (née Belle; November 19, 1941 – March 4, 2024) was an American nurse and educator. She served as president of Chicago State University from 1998 to 2008. In 1986, she became the first African American president of the Virginia…
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Eloise Alma Williams Flagg (September 16, 1918 – March 10, 2018) was the first African-American woman to be a school principal in Newark, New Jersey and the first African-American principal in a racially integrated school in Newark. Alma Flagg Elementary…
1929–2021
Eloise Greenfield (May 17, 1929 – August 5, 2021) was an American children's book and biography author and poet famous for her descriptive, rhythmic style and positive portrayal of the African-American experience. After college, Greenfield began writing…
1912–1992
Elsie M. Lewis (May 12, 1912 – November 7, 1992) was a scholar, history professor, and consultant who was the first African American woman to publish an article in The Journal of Southern History and one of the first African American women to receive…
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Elson S. Floyd (February 29, 1956 – June 20, 2015) was an American educator who served as the 10th president of the four-campus Washington State University from May 21, 2007 to June 20, 2015. Floyd was also the first African American to be named president…
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Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who most recently served as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball for Duke, he…
1973–
Elton Lewis Pollock (born April 17, 1973) is an American college baseball coach and former center fielder. Pollock is the head coach of the Presbyterian Blue Hose baseball team.
Biography
Elva Johnson Jones is a professor and founding chair of the Department of Computer Science at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), a position she has held since 1991.
Biography
Elva Lee Abdal-Khallaq (née Collins; c. 1914-2010) was a teacher, business owner, and community activist based in Boston.
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Elwood L. Robinson is an American academic, university administrator and clinical psychologist. In June 2023, he retired as thirteenth Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University. He previously served as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at…
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Elyse Morgan Bennett (born December 27, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Northern Super League club Montreal Roses FC. She played college soccer for the Washington State Cougars before being selected seventh…
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Emanuel K. Love (July 27, 1850 – April 24, 1900) was a minister and leader in the Baptist church from Savannah, Georgia. He was pastor of one of the largest churches in the country and was a prominent activist for black civil rights and anti-lynching laws.…
1870-1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hand-operated embossing machine used by Claflin University. The exterior is painted black, with paint chipping away throughout surface. The embosser stands flat on a beveled base that is curved on two opposing sides, each containing a hole through the…
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Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton, better known by his stage name Emcee N.I.C.E., is an American Christian hip hop recording artist, rapper, singer, songwriter, record and film producer, record executive, actor, inventor, entrepreneur and former lead…
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Emeka Egbuka (;born October 14, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, finishing as their career receptions leader…
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Emerson Emory (January 29, 1925 – January 28, 2003) was an American internist and psychiatrist from Dallas, Texas. Aspiring to be a doctor from an early age, he attended Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College before serving in the Quartermaster…
1957–
Emery Neal Brown (born 1957) is an American statistician, computational neuroscientist, and anesthesiologist. He is the Warren M. Zapol Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and a practicing…
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Emma Ann Reynolds (1862–1917) was an African-American teacher, who had a desire to address the health needs of her community. Refused entrance to nurses training schools because of racism, she influenced the creation of Provident Hospital in Chicago and…
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Emma Azalia Hackley, also known as E. Azalia Hackley and Azalia Smith Hackley (1867–1922), was a concert soprano, newspaper editor, teacher, and political activist. An African American, she promoted racial pride through her support and promotion of music…
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Emma Beard Delaney (January 18, 1871 – October 7, 1922) was a Baptist missionary and teacher, one of the earliest African-American missionaries from USA who worked in Africa, specifically Liberia and the British Central Africa Protectorate (now Malawi).
1885–1970
Emma Belle Gibson Sykes (October 8, 1885 – December 31, 1970) was a suffragist and civil rights activist.
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