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Tolu Oloruntoba is a Nigerian-Canadian poet, physician, and public health professional. He is best known for his debut poetry collection, The Junta of Happenstance, which won the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2021 Governor…
1905–1987
Thomas Verdell (May 8, 1905 – January 4, 1987) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Howard University in Washington, D.C. from 1929 to 1933, compiling a record of 13–24–3. Verdell was born in Alabama…
1931–1978
Thomas Blanchard Wilson Jr. (March 25, 1931 – September 6, 1978) was an American record producer. He is best known for his work in the 1960s with artists such as Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Simon & Garfunkel, the Velvet…
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Tommie Morton-Young is an educator, activist, author, and historian. After becoming the first African-American to graduate from George Peabody College for Teachers, she went on to work as a librarian and professor in both education and library science. Her…
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Tommie Shelby (born 1967) is an American philosopher. Since 2013, he has served as the Caldwell Titcomb Professor of African and African American Studies and of Philosophy at Harvard University, where he is the current chair of the Department of African…
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Toni Townes-Whitley is a global technology leader who is the third Black female Fortune 500 CEO, and the first to lead a defense industry corporation. She was the CEO of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) from 2023 to 2025. Prior to…
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Tonia Sutherland is an American archivist and educator with an expertise in Black archival studies. She conducts research on critical archival studies, digital studies, and science and technology studies. Sutherland earned a master's degree in library and…
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Tonya Smith-Jackson is an American human factors engineer and academic administrator. She assumed the position of chancellor of Rutgers University–Newark in August 2025. Smith-Jackson previously served as provost and executive vice chancellor for academic…
1978–
Tora Lian-Juin Harris (born September 21, 1978) is an American high jumper. He is a Princeton University engineer of Taiwanese and African-American descent. Harris is an Olympian, a four-time national champion and two-time bronze medalist in international…
1972–
Trachette Levon Jackson (born July 24, 1972) is an American mathematician who is a professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan and is known for work in mathematical oncology. She uses many different approaches, including continuous and discrete…
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Tracie C. Collins is an American academic, physician, and government official serving as the Secretary of Health of New Mexico. Prior to her confirmation by the New Mexico Senate on February 19, 2021, Collins was the dean of the University of New Mexico…
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Tracy Drain is a flight systems engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She is the deputy chief engineer for the JUNO mission, which arrived at Jupiter in June 2016.
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Tracy L. Johnson is an American molecular biologist with expertise in basic mechanism of gene expression through studying RNA. In addition, Johnson dedicates efforts to include undergraduates from underrepresented groups in scientific research. She holds…
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Tracy Price-Thompson (born 1963) is an American speaker, novelist, editor, and retired United States Army Engineer Officer. She is a decorated veteran of the Gulf War.
1977–
Tracye Lawyer (born August 28, 1977, in Santa Barbara, California) is an American orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and cartilage preservation, and a former heptathlete and soccer player. As an athlete she competed in the heptathlon for…
1840–1888
Traverse Benjamin Pinn Sr. (November 6, 1840 - March 26, 1888) was an African American politician, civic leader, and entrepreneur. He served as a farmer, teamster, baseball player, barber, politician, storekeeper, clerk, messenger, businessman, journalist,…
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Travis E. Nelson is an American politician and nurse serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 44th district. He assumed office on February 1, 2022. He is the first openly LGBTQ+ man of color and the first openly LGBTQ+ African…
1970–
Treena Livingston Arinzeh (born 1970) is an American biomedical engineer and academic. She is professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University, joining in 2022. She was formerly a Distinguished Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the New…
1984-1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis trephine was used by Dr. Ben Carson. It is two (2) inches in diameter with a black metal base with a silver rim, and a silver metal shaft. The bottom edge of the base is serrated. A metal drill bit protrudes from the center bottom of the base and is…
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Trevor Howard Lawrence Jackson (born August 30, 1996) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for portraying Aaron Jackson on Freeform series Grown-ish, Kevin Blake on Syfy series Eureka, Kris McDuffy on Disney Channel's television film Let It…
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Tristan Walker is an American founder and CEO, most notable for starting Walker & Company in 2013, which was later purchased by Procter & Gamble. In addition to being CEO of Walker & Company, Walker is a board member for Shake Shack and Foot Locker. He…
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Troy Lemar Carter, Sr. (born November 14, 1972) is an American talent manager and record executive from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He co-founded the music and technology company, Q&A Media in 2019, and is its CEO. Prior, he was chairman and CEO of Atom…
April 1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGEdition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 8. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [APRIL 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in…
1988-08
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "TV playing"Big Bottom. Charly Boy"".
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