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1908–2004
Helen Elsie Austin (May 10, 1908– Oct 26, 2004), known as H. Elsie Austin as an adult, was an American attorney, civil rights leader, and diplomat from the Midwest. From 1960 to 1970, she served for ten years with the United States Information Agency…
1891–1964
Helen Eugenia Hagan (January 10, 1891 – March 6, 1964) was an American composer, pianist and music educator of African descent.
1924–2015
Helen Faison (July 13, 1924–June 17, 2015) was an American educator with a long career with the Pittsburgh Public Schools, rising from teacher to the superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools. She was the first African American and the first woman to…
1911–1995
Helen Grey Edmonds (December 3, 1911 – May 9, 1995) was an American historian, scholar, and civic leader. She was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate from Ohio State University, to become a graduate school dean and the first to second the…
1895–1949
Helen Beatrice Lee Franklin (October 1895 - January 19, 1949) was an American teacher and social justice advocate who moved to Boston during the Great Migration of African Americans.
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Helen Maria Chesnutt (December 6, 1880 – August 7, 1969) was an American teacher of Latin and the author of an influential biographies and Latin text books. She was African American.
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Helen Minnis is a Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Glasgow. She studies reactive attachment disorder and other developmental conditions.
1927–2013
Helen Louise Elliott Neal, along with Marvell White, was the first American black graduate of West Texas State University in 1962. In 2019, the school, now named West Texas A & M University, opened the Nathaniel and Helen Neal Multicultural Suite to…
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Helen Noble Curtis (1874–1961) was an American activist, service worker, educator, and speaker. Curtis was the first Black YMCA delegate to go to France during World War I. She fought racism and issues facing women while she was in service during the war.…
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Helen Octavia Dickens (February 21, 1909 – December 2, 2001) was an American physician, medical and social activist, health equity advocate, researcher, health administrator, and health educator. She was the first African-American woman to be admitted to…
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Helen Reed-Rowe (born 1949), a career diplomat of the Senior Foreign Service, served as the first resident United States Ambassador to Palau. Reed-Rowe was born Helen Patricia Reed in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated from Edmondson High School with…
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Helen Thomas is a poet, author and researcher of Sierra Leonean and Irish heritage whose work focuses primarily upon poetry performance, Black British writing, history and culture, and the medical humanities. She is senior co-editor of the Special…
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Helen Fredericka Turner Watson (July 3, 1917 – September 26, 1992) was an American nurse and educator. She was one of the first African American women to receive a commission in the United States Navy, serving as an ensign in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps from…
1899–1985
Helen Webb Harris (August 15, 1899 – August 11, 1985) was an American educator, playwright, and golfer. She founded the Wake-Robin Golf Club in 1937. It is the United States' oldest registered African-American women's golf club.
1986–
Helena Andrews (born October 28, 1980) is an American author, pop culture critic, and journalist at The Washington Post. Her first book, Bitch is the New Black, was published by HarperCollins in June 2010. Bitch is the New Black is a collection of essays…
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Helena B. Cobb (née Helena Maud Brown; January 24, 1869 – December 22, 1922) was an American educator and missionary from Georgia. Born in Monroe County, Georgia, she attended Atlanta University and served as an educator and principal at many schools for…
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Helene D. Gayle (born August 16, 1955) is an American physician, and academic and non-profit administrator. She was president of Spelman College until 2024. She formerly was CEO of the Chicago Community Trust, one of the nation's leading community foundations.
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Helene Nomsa Brath was a community organizer, education activist, public speaker, and artist. She was married to and worked with her husband Elombe Brath for over 50 years. In the 1960s she was a Grandassa model.
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Heman Marion Sweatt (December 11, 1912 – October 3, 1982) was an African-American civil rights activist who confronted Jim Crow laws. He is best known for the Sweatt v. Painter lawsuit, which challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine and was one of the…
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Isimeme "Naomi" Udu (born November 16, 1998), known professionally as Hemlocke Springs (stylized in all lowercase), is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. She first gained prominence for her second self-produced song "Girlfriend" achieving…
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Hendrell Remus is an American political figure who was the first Black person to chair the Tennessee Democratic Party since 2021. He was unanimously re-elected in 2023. Remus' political participation was driven by volunteerism that led him into the 2008…
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Henrietta M. Smith (May 2, 1922 – April 21, 2021) was an American academic, librarian, and storyteller, who edited four editions of the Coretta Scott King Award collection published by the American Library Association. In 2008, she was honored with the…
1808–1836
Henrietta Green Regulus Ray (c. 1808–1836) was an African-American female activist living in New York City who advocated for women's education and independence. She helped found the African Dorcas Association, an organization that worked to provide…
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Henry Alexander Hunt (October 10, 1866 – October 1, 1938) was an American educator who led efforts to reach blacks in rural areas of Georgia. He was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as…
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