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1939–2022
Willie Lee Morrow (October 9, 1939 – June 22, 2022) was an American barber, businessman and inventor, who worked in the African American haircare industry. He was noted for inventing the Afro pick and developing the forerunner to the Jheri curl hairstyle.
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Willie Parker is an American physician, and sits on the board of institutions working in reproductive justice, including as previous member of the Board of Directors of Physicians for Reproductive Health. He "travels to Mississippi every month to the last…
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Willie Pearson Jr. is an American sociologist, who has studied and encouraged the participation of African-Americans and other minorities, as well as women, in science. He has published several books on the experience of African-American scientists with…
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Willie S. Rockward is a physics professor and has served as the chair of the department of physics and engineering physics at Morgan State University since August 2018. His research interests include Micro/Nano Optics Lithography, Extreme Ultraviolet…
1886–1976
Willis Jefferson King (October 1, 1886 – 1976) was an African-American Methodist bishop, college professor and author. He was a professor at Gammon Theological Seminary.
1925–1999
Wilmont Sweeney (November 19, 1925 - April 24, 1999) was an American attorney, judge and politician - the first black member of Berkeley's city council. Sweeney was born in Austin, Texas on November 19, 1925. After serving in the Army during World War II,…
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Wilson A. Head (September 30, 1914 – October 7, 1993) was an American and Canadian sociologist and community planner known for his work in race relations, human rights and peace in the United States, Canada and other parts of the world.
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Wilson Ruffin Abbott (c. 1801 – 1876) was an American-born Black Canadian and successful businessman and landowner in Toronto, Ontario. He was the father of Anderson Ruffin Abbott, Canada's first Black physician.
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Mwende Window Snyder (born 1975), better known as Window Snyder, is an American computer security expert. She has been a top security officer at Square, Inc., Apple, Fastly, Intel and Mozilla Corporation. She was also a senior security strategist at…
1881–1949
Dr. Winston Clifton Hackett (1881–1949) was the first African American physician in Arizona. He was the founder of the Booker T. Washington Memorial Hospital, which was the first hospital in Phoenix which served the African American community.
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Winston Elliott "Win" Scott (born August 6, 1950) is a retired United States Navy Captain and former NASA astronaut. He served as a mission specialist on STS-72 in 1996 and STS-87 in 1997 logged a total of 24 days, 14 hours and 34 minutes in space,…
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Winston Wole Soboyejo is an American materials scientist of Yoruba Nigerian parentage. His research focuses on biomaterials and the use of nanoparticles for the detection and treatment of disease, the mechanical properties of materials, and the use of…
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGProcess of making a large red storage pot. When the batt (patty) has been beaten out over the mold, the young potter removes the base carefully. It is then left to dry until sufficiently hardened.
1960-1966
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe photograph depicts a small boy standing by a pole.
1920s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA crutch consisting of four pieces of wood held together with metal nails. Length of crutch is a single piece of wood split and warped to accomodate two pieces of wood in between the split that function as handles. Final piece of wood caps the crutch and…
1920s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWooden prosthetic leg or "peg leg," consisting of four variously shaped pieces of wood connected using metal bolts. Bottom of leg is flat and rectangular. On one side of leg is a long piece of wood that has carved notches at top. On opposite site of leg…
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Woodrow Augustus Myers Jr. (born February 14, 1954) is an American physician and politician from Indiana. He served as health commissioner for Indiana and New York City.
1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWorld War II Victory Medal and ribbon bar owned by Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps. The World War II Victory Medal (2022.42.72.2a) is bronze and is suspended from a red ribbon with multicolored stripes along the sides. It has a clasped back. An…
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Worta J. McCaskill-Stevens (July 26, 1949 – November 15, 2023) was an American medical oncologist and a senior investigator at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). She was a leading authority on cancer prevention, clinical trials, and health equity.…
1907–1975
Wyatt F. Jeltz (1907–1975) was an American educator, philanthropist and ethnographer from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. For many years Wyatt Jeltz was an assistant principal at Oklahoma City Douglass High School. Having no children, Wyatt and his…
Biography
Yanne Kouomou Chembo is an electrical engineer and associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research considers ultra-pure microwaves and Kerr frequency combs.
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Yaphet Frederick Kotto (November 15, 1939 – March 15, 2021) was an American actor for film and television. His films include the neo-noir action thriller Across 110th Street (1972), the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973), the science-fiction horror…
1982–
Yaya DaCosta (born November 15, 1982) is an American actress and model. She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model. DaCosta eventually appeared in ABC's daytime drama series All My Children (2008), ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty (2009),…
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Ángela Yesenia Olaya Requene is a Colombian academic, sociologist, born in 1990, teacher of pedagogy and doctor in anthropology, graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 2019 she served as academic coordinator for the Afro-Latin…
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