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Hakeem Muata Oluseyi (born James Edward Plummer Jr.; March 13, 1967) is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, inventor, educator, science communicator, author, actor, veteran, and humanitarian.
1942–
Haki R. Madhubuti (born Don Luther Lee on February 23, 1942) is an African-American author, educator, and poet, as well as a publisher and operator of black-themed bookstores. He is particularly recognized for co-founding Third World Press in 1967,…
1957–
Hakim Adi is a British historian and scholar who specialises in African affairs. He was the first African-British historian to become a professor of history in the UK when in 2015 he was appointed Professor of the History of Africa and the African Diaspora…
1949–
Halford Hosoi Fairchild (born March 16, 1949) is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Black Studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. He was the editor of Psych Discourse: The Monthly Newsjournal of The Association of Black Psychologists from…
1895-1902; printed after 1906
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA relief halftone photoengraving print portrait of Bishop James W. Hood wearing his clerical robe and looking slightly to his right. Printed below the photograph is text reading "BISHOP J. W. HOOD, D. D., LL. D. / For whom the Seminary is named." The text…
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Halifu Osumare (born November 27, 1946) is an African American author, educator, dancer, choreographer, cultural activist, and scholar involved in dance and black popular culture internationally for over fifty years. She is a UC Davis professor emerita of…
1904–1967
William Claire Halley Harding (November 13, 1904 – April 1, 1967) was an American Negro league baseball shortstop from 1926 to 1937. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Harding attended Knox College and Wilberforce University, where he was a standout football…
1907–1985
Hallie Beachem Brooks (1907–1985) was a prominent African-American librarian, educator, and academic who worked to advance literacy and educational opportunities for African-Americans. She was a Professor of Library Science at Atlanta University, published…
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Hallie Quinn Brown (March 15, 1845/1850 - September 16, 1949) was an African-American educator and activist. She moved with her parents (who were formerly enslaved) while relatively young to a farm near Chatham, Ontario, Canada, in 1864 and then to Ohio in…
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Halson Vashon Eagleson Jr. (March 14, 1903 – September 23, 1992) was an American physicist and professor. Eagleson's research focused on acoustics and the behavior of sound.
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Hamilton Moreira de Assis (born January 19, 1963), known as Hamilton Assis, is a Brazilian labor leader, left-wing activist, teacher, and politician from Salvador, Bahia. A former director of the Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT) in Bahia, he has run…
1941–1995
Hamilton E. Holmes (8 July 1941 – 26 October 1995) was an American orthopedic physician. He and Charlayne Hunter-Gault were the first two Black American students admitted to the University of Georgia. Holmes was also the first Black American student to…
1856–1942
Hamilton Hatter (1856–1942) was an African-American professor at Storer College and the first president of Bluefield State College (originally Bluefield Colored Institute) in Bluefield, West Virginia from 1895 to 1906.
1959
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA series of educational films called Hamlet. It consists of three reels of 16mm color acetate film with optical sound. The films, which discusses Shakespeare’s Hamlet, feature Professor Maynard of Yale University as well as a cast from Stratford…
ca. 1940
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of students and a teacher at the Bernice Hammond Dance School. The photograph features five students standing at the bar practicing. Their teacher, Bernice Hammond, stands in front of them demonstrating pointe. Framed…
1898
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA reference book with the names and professions of graduates of The Hampton Institute. The book consists of black print on yellowed paper. The binding is yellow, and handwritten text along the spine says: [HAMPTON CLASSES 1871 1898.] The interior contains…
1967–2023
Hampton Lee Smith (October 1, 1934 – October 2, 2023) was an American football and baseball coach. He served two stints as the head football coach at Albany State University in Albany, Georgia, from 1971 to 1976 and again from 1982 to 1999, and compiling a…
1983–
Hamza Muhammad Abdullah (born August 20, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played…
1979–
Hanan Hameen (born July 18, 1979) is an arts administrator, educator, and dancer from the United States. She is the founder and executive director of Artsucation Academy Network, and a co-founder of the Official Juneteenth Coalition of Greater New Haven,…
February 16, 1956
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printed handbill advertising a "Brotherhood Rally" focusing on the topic "Mississippi and Murder" featuring T.R.M. Howard, President Regional Council of Negro Leadership of Mississippi and President of the Negro Medical Association. The rally, held…
February 16, 1956
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printed handbill advertising a "Brotherhood Rally" focusing on the topic "Mississippi and Murder" featuring T.R.M. Howard, President Regional Council of Negro Leadership of Mississippi and President of the Negro Medical Association. The rally, held…
February 16, 1956
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printed handbill advertising a "Brotherhood Rally" focusing on the topic "Mississippi and Murder" featuring T.R.M. Howard, President Regional Council of Negro Leadership of Mississippi and President of the Negro Medical Association. The rally, held…
May 27, 1954
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted handbill advertising a Boston event celebrating the Brown v. The Board of Education decision. The flier consists of black printed text on beige paper, reading: "Youth Celebration of the Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation May 17, 1954" and…
May 27, 1954
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted handbill advertising a Boston event celebrating the Brown v. The Board of Education decision. The flier consists of black printed text on beige paper, reading: "Youth Celebration of the Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation May 17, 1954" and…
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