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Nella Larsen (born Nellie Walker) was an American novelist, nurse, and librarian. She published two novels—Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929)—and a few short stories. A revival of interest in her writing has occurred since the late 20th century.
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Neon dos Afonso Cunha (Belo Horizonte, January 24, 1970), better known as Neon Cunha, is a Brazilian politician and activist for Black and LGBTQ rights. She became notable for being the first transgender person in Brazil to rectify her documents without…
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Neta C. Crawford ( NEE-tuh; born 1961) is an American political scientist. She is Montague Burton Chair in International Relations at the University of Oxford and holds a Professorial Fellowship at Balliol College. Crawford previously served as professor…
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Nettrice R. Gaskins (born September 25, 1970) is an African-American digital artist, educator, cultural critic and advocate of STEAM fields. Her work explores Afrofuturism, maker culture, and the ways technology is used by communities with their own unique…
1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGNew York City Clinic - 1940's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 197. A black-and-white photograph of a New York City clinic. Above the windows is the promise "FOR THE SICK WITHOUT REGRAD TO RACE OR CREED.".
August 4, 1982
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA clipping from the Farmville Herald with details of a "Bar-B-Que luncheon" held by Buck and Amanda Carter. The two short columns of text highlight the menu of pit-cooked beef, lists the guests, and states "Mr. and Mrs. Carter have been hosts to family and…
Biography
Ngozi Ogbunamiri Ezike is an American internist and pediatrician who was the first African-American woman director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and served from January 2019 to March 2022. In 2022, she was appointed CEO and President…
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Grace Dell "Nichelle" Nichols ( nish-EL; December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) was an American actress, singer and dancer whose portrayal of Uhura in Star Trek and its film sequels was groundbreaking for African American actresses on American television. From…
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Nicholas Franklin Roberts (October 13, 1849 – June 25, 1934) was a leading Baptist minister and educator in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a faculty member and for a short time acting president at Shaw University. He was also a city alderman in Raleigh…
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Nicole Michelle Joseph is an American mathematician and scholar of mathematics education whose research particularly focuses on the experiences of African-American girls and women in mathematics, on the effects of white supremacist reactions to their work…
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Nicole Y. Weekes is an American psychologist and neuroscientist whose work focuses on the psychological and biological response to stress. She is the Harry S. and L. Madge Rice Thatcher Professor of Psychological Science and Professor of Neuroscience at…
Biography
Nii Addy is an American neuroscientist who is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. His research considers the neurobiological basis of substance use disorders, depression, and anxiety. He has worked on various initiatives to…
Biography
Nina Banks is an American economist who is an associate professor of economics at Bucknell University and former president of the National Economic Association. She previously served on the board of the International Association for Feminist Economics…
1879–1963
Nina Littlejohn (February 28, 1879 - February 28, 1963) was an African American entrepreneur and healthcare advocate from South Carolina. She co-founded the John-Nina Hospital in Spartanburg, which was a black owned medical facility that provided care to…
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Nisha D. Botchwey is a Jamaican-American academic administrator specializing in health and environmental policy. She has served as dean of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota since 2022.
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Nisi Shawl (born 1955) is an African American writer, editor, and journalist. They are best known as an author of science fiction and fantasy short stories who writes and teaches about how fantastic fiction might reflect real-world diversity of gender,…
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Njema Frazier (born in San Francisco, California on March 13, 1974) is a nuclear physicist at the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in Washington, D.C. Frazier has a bachelor's degree in physics from Carnegie Mellon…
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Nkechi Madonna Adeleine Agwu (born October 8, 1962) is a mathematics teacher. Agwu is a naturalized American citizen, tenured faculty at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, part of the City University of New York, and was a director of the…
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Noah Gray-Cabey (born November 16, 1995) is an American actor and pianist. He is known for his roles in the television series My Wife and Kids and Heroes. He has appeared on the television shows Ripley's Believe It or Not, 48 Hours, The Tonight Show, Good…
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Noble Drew Ali (January 8, 1886 – July 20, 1929; possibly born Timothy or Thomas Drew) was an American civil and religious leader who, in the early 20th century, founded a series of organizations that he ultimately placed under the umbrella title, the…
1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA paper "NON-NURSE MIDWIFE PERMIT" issued by the Department of Health of the Commonwealth of Virginia to Amanda Carter of Farmville, Virginia. The permit authorizes midwifery by Amanda Carter between the dates of 7/1/84 and 6/30/85 and notes the original…
1985
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA paper "NON-NURSE MIDWIFE PERMIT" issued by the Department of Health of the Commonwealth of Virginia to Amanda Carter of Farmville, Virginia. The permit authorizes midwifery by Amanda Carter between the dates of 7/1/85 and 6/30/86 and notes the original…
1806–1894
Rillieux’s sugar-refining invention transformed industrial processing worldwide and remains a foundation of modern chemical engineering.
1936–
Norman K. Brown (born c. 1936) is an American census enumerator who has worked on seven consecutive United States Censuses. Brown began working for the United States Census Bureau as a temporary employee in 1960 at age 24, returning every ten years…
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