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Hazel Reid O'Leary (born May 17, 1937) is an American lawyer, politician, and university administrator who served as the 7th United States secretary of energy from 1993 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Leary was the first woman and first…
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Hazel Dorothy Scott (June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981) was an American jazz and classical pianist and singer. An outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation, she used her influence to improve the representation of Black Americans in film. Born…
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Hazelle P. Rogers (born September 28, 1952) is a Democratic member of the Broward County Commission. She was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives and was the Mayor of Lauderdale Lakes. She formerly represented the 95th District,…
1952
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA mimeograph reproduction of Head by Roy DeCarava for the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio. Printed in black ink on white paper, it is a reproduction of a charcoal drawing depicting a close-up of a man’s face. The man’s face takes up…
April 13, 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGHeadboard (2011.12.31.1a) with brackets (2011.12.31.1bc) and footboard (2011.12.31.2a) with brackets (2011.12.31.2bc) from a bed from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. 2011.12.31.1a: The headboard is plain and features a primarily white padded headboard that is…
ca. 2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwo headscarves worn together. One, blue with a flower pattern and cut edges, was worn under the second. The second scarf is longer and features a multi-colored pattern. The second scarf is well-worn and has some tears and frays along its seams.
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Hearcel F. Craig (born July 1, 1949) is an American politician serving as the Senator for the 15th District of the Ohio State Senate. Craig formerly served in the United States Army and then had a career with the Ohio Department of Youth Services. He then…
1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA softcover copy of Heart Full of Grace, A Thousand Years of Black Wisdom, edited by Venice Johnson. The soft covers of the book have been plasticized. The front cover is primarily white overlayed with a faint off-white diamond and square pattern. The…
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Heather Henderson (born March 7, 1973) is a professional burlesque dancer and podcast host who uses the stage name Baby Heather. She is an advocate for skeptical inquiry and atheism and won the 2012 People's Choice Podcast Awards in the…
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Heather Charisse McGhee (born June 6, 1980) is an author and nonprofit executive. She is a former president and currently a trustee emeritus of Demos, a non-profit progressive U.S. think tank. McGhee is a regular contributor to NBC News and frequently…
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Heather McTeer Toney is an American politician, environmentalist, attorney, and civil servant. In 2014, Toney was appointed as a regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Southeast region by President Barack Obama. Prior…
1974
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 31-page pamphlet printed in black print on off-white paper. Printed below the title, between two decorative black bands with intermittent white stars is the description, "A critical review of The Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Negro…
Biography
Helen (charles) is a Black British lesbian feminist writer and activist, who has written on womanism and the concept of whiteness. (charles) writes the shape of her name to recall the history of imposition of "family" names on black slaves.
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Helen Appo Cook (July 21, 1837 – November 20, 1913) was a wealthy, prominent African-American community activist in Washington, D.C., and a leader in the women's club movement. Cook was a founder and president of the Colored Women's League, which…
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…
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Helen Grant (née Okuboye; born 28 September 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone and Malling, formerly Maidstone and The Weald, since 2010. A member of the Conservative Party, she…
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.
1904–1968
Helen Lemme (February 25, 1904 – December 15, 1968) was an African-American civil rights advocate who lived most of her life in Iowa City, Iowa.
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…
Biography
Helen Ogbu is an Irish Labour Party politician, researcher and community worker who has served as Mayor of Galway since 2026. She has served as a member of Galway City Council for the Galway City East electoral area since 2024. She was the first African…
Biography
Grace Helen Whitener (born 1964), known professionally as G. Helen Whitener, is a Trinidadian-American attorney serving as an associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court. Whitener was nominated by Governor Jay Inslee on April 13, 2020, to fill the…
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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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