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Amarachuku C. "Amara" Enyia (born 1982/1983) is an American strategist, politician, community organizer, and municipal consultant. She is the policy and research coordinator for the Movement for Black Lives; the chairwoman of the International Civil…
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Amari Bailey (born February 17, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, on loan from Hapoel Jerusalem. In high school, he was selected as a McDonald's All-American and California…
1895–1984
Amaza Lee Meredith (August 14, 1895 – 1984) was an American architect, educator and artist. Meredith was unable to enter the profession as an architect because of "both her race and her sex" as an African-American woman, and worked primarily as an art…
1981–
Amber Campbell (born June 5, 1981) is an American hammer thrower. Campbell attended Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina and competed for the Chanticleer track team. She had her first international competition at the 2005 World Championships.
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Amber McBride is an African-American author, poet, and professor. She is best known for her debut novel-in-verse, Me (Moth), which was nominated for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature and won the John Steptoe New Talent Award.
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Amber "AB" Stocks is an American basketball executive consultant, coach, and former player. She was most notably the General Manager and Head Coach of the Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Stocks was as an assistant coach…
1894–1962
Ambrose Caliver (1894–1962) was an American teacher and Dean who changed the face of Black education on a national scale. Caliver devoted much of his professional life to adult literacy, although he also took an active role in such matters as displaced…
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Ameer Abdullah (born June 13, 1993) is an American professional football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft. He played college…
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Amelia Louise Tilghman (surname also spelled Tiligman; September 6, 1856 – December 12, 1931) (pronounced "TILL man") was an American pianist, teacher, journalist, and activist, She founded the first African-American journal devoted to music, The Musical…
1855–1912
America W. Robinson (January 1855 – 23 April 1912) was an American educator. Robinson was in the first graduating class of Fisk University and sang as a contralto with the Fisk Jubilee Singers. She was the first woman to graduate from Fisk University.
1934
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAmerican Italian Universities New York silver medal for the 200 Meters Run event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1934. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon and a green, white, and red ribbon attached to a silver medal.…
1934
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAmerican Italian Universities New York silver medal for the Run Broad Jump event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1934. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon and a green, white, and red ribbon attached to a silver medal.…
1934
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAmerican Italian Universities New York bronze medal for the 100 Meters Run event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1934. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon and a green, white, and red ribbon attached to a bronze medal.…
Biography
Americus Mayo (died 1891) was a state legislator in Arkansas. Scholars have had difficulty confirming details about his life. He voted against the impeachment of Arkansas Supreme Court Justice John McClure.
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Amina Baraka (born Sylvia Robinson; December 5, 1942) is an American poet, actress, author, community organiser, singer, dancer, and activist associated with the Black Arts Movement. Her contributions to African American cultural and political life in…
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Amina Wadud (born Mary Teasley, September 25, 1952) is an American Muslim theologian. Wadud serves as visiting professor at 4 Consortium for Religious Studies and was also a visiting scholar at Starr King School for the Ministry. Wadud has written…
1948–
Aminah Beverly McCloud (born 1948) is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Islamic World Studies program at DePaul University. Her areas of expertise include Islam in America, Muslim women, Islamic studies and the history, geography, politics,…
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Aminta H. Breaux (born February 11, 1959) is an American psychologist and academic administrator. She is the 10th president of Bowie State University. Breaux previously held leadership positions at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, University of the…
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Amirah Iman Ali (born December 7, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Damallsvenskan club Piteå IF. Ali played college soccer for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, where she was a four-time All-American selection. She was…
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Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry…
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Amma Asante is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, former actress, and, since 2019, chancellor at Norwich University of the Arts. She first appeared in the BBC children's television drama series Grange Hill, and later wrote and produced the 1998 BBC Two…
1993–
Ammanuel Gorfu Diressa (born May 5, 1993), is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He represents Canada in international competition. He played college basketball for…
1948–
Amon Saba Saakana (born 1948), formerly known as Sebastian Clarke, is a Trinidad-born writer, journalist, lecturer, filmmaker and publisher, who migrated to Britain in 1965. In the 1970s, he founded the publishing imprint Karnak House in London. As an…
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Amos Andre Dodson (April 10, 1856 — December 26, 1888) was an American farmer, teacher, carpenter, newspaperman, public official, and state legislator in Virginia. He represented Mecklenburg County in the Virginia House of Delegates during the 1883-1884…
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