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Isiah C. Smith (1922–2012) was a judge and civil rights attorney. He was Palm Beach County, Florida's third black lawyer. He and William Holland, Palm Beach County's first black attorney, fought successfully to integrate the county's schools, golf courses,…
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Isiah Manuel Warner (born July 20, 1946) is the Boyd and Phillip W. West Professor of Surface and Analytical Chemistry and the Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Louisiana State University. He’s also a professor at the Howard Hughes Medical…
1958–
Isis S. Brantley (born 1958) is an American natural-hair stylist, entrepreneur, educator, and activist based in Dallas, Texas. She is best known for leading a decades-long campaign that resulted in the deregulation of natural hair-braiding in Texas in 2015.
1847–1884
Alfred Islay Walden (1847–1884) was an American poet, teacher, and minister. He was born in Randolph County, North Carolina and enslaved. He was freed after the American Civil War and studied at Howard University with the intent to become a teacher.
Dates not recorded
Ismay Andrews was one of the earliest major teachers of African dance in the United States. Her career started in 1929 as a stage actress, and she taught dance in community centers in New York City from 1934 to 1959.
1903–2004
Ismay Blakely Duvivier (August 27, 1903 – February 6, 2004) was an American dancer and nurse, born in Saint Croix. Her collection of Harlem Renaissance and later jazz memorabilia and photographs, from her own and her son's careers, is now held in the…
1946–2010
Israel R. Dunn Jr. (September 29, 1946 – October 6, 2010) was an African American psychologist, educator, and academic administrator. He was the president of Arkansas Baptist College from 2002 to 2005.
1943–2010
Israel Theo Hicks (August 23, 1943 – July 3, 2010) was an American theatre director who produced works at regional theaters around the country and Off Broadway, and was best known for his stagings of the entire series of plays by August Wilson about the…
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Israel Idonije (born November 17, 1980) is a Nigerian-Canadian former professional football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) and actor. Idonije played CIS football at the University of Manitoba. A draft pick of the now defunct Ottawa…
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Israel Solomon is an American painter, muralist and educator based in Indianapolis, Indiana known for his colorful geometric paintings depicting people and community. Solomon has painted murals and exhibited work across the United States, including at the…
2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA signed, leather-bound, author's private printing edition of General Colin L. Powell's book It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, published by Easton Press. The hardcover book features dark blue leather, with a hubbed spine, sewn-in acid-neutral paper…
2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover first edition of General Colin L. Powell’s second autobiographical book, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership. The book features a glossy paper jacket over its green and black hardcover. There are no markings on the front and back covers,…
2012; printed 2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover Taiwanese edition of Winning Leadership: Powell's Life Experience, published in the United States as It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, written by General Colin L. Powell. The book features a glossy hardcover, with a color photograph of…
1963–
Ivan Berry (born November 1963) is a Canadian music industry executive producer, music publisher, A&R manager, music business educator and lecturer, global speaker, entrepreneur, pop culture influencer and socio-political cultural attaché. He co-founded…
1967–
Ivan Yaeger (born 1967) is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and is the chief executive officer for Yaeger Companies. He is known for the Yaeger Prosthetic Arm and has received numerous awards and secured a U.S. patent. Additionally, he has contributed…
1951–
Ivenue Love-Stanley, , (born 1951) is an American architect. She co-founded Stanley, Love-Stanley P.C., an Atlanta-based architecture and design firm. She was the first African-American woman to graduate from Georgia Institute of Technology's College of…
1970–
Ivin Jasper (born May 14, 1970) is an American football coach and former player. He is quarterbacks coach at the United States Naval Academy and has also spent time as the offensive coordinator for the school. He had been on the Navy football staff for the…
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Ivory Achebe Toldson (born 1973) is an American academic and author. He is a professor of Counseling Psychology at Howard University, national director of Education Innovation and Research for the NAACP, the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Negro…
?–2012
Ivory Lee Toldson (died December 25, 2012, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) was a psychologist and professor at Temple University and Southern University.
18th century; engraved after 1861
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA powder horn with scrimshaw decorations. The powder horn shaft is made from cow horn. On one side of the horn's base, there is an engraved illustration of a seated African American officer smoking a cigar inside a tent, guarded by a white soldier in a…
1934–
Ivory V. Nelson (born June 11, 1934) is an American chemist, educator, and academic administrator who served as president of Central Washington University from 1992 to 1999 and president of Lincoln University of Pennsylvania from 1999 to 2011.
2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA periodical titled "Ivy Leaf: Fall 2000” published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. The cover has an image a woman in green robes using an oversized scissors to cut a pink ribbon.
2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA periodical titled “Ivy Leaf: Spring 2000” published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. The cover has an image of a hand holding up a black-and-white photograph. The cover also has the text "WELCOME HOME! This year we will reach New Heights by…
2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA periodical titled “Ivy leaf: Spring 2004” published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. The cover has an image of loose pearls.
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