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Zuhair Hassan (born 19 August 1995), known professionally as Big Zuu, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ and television personality from West London. He is best known for presenting Big Zuu's Big Eats for U&Dave.
1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bikes on city street Casablanca, Morocco” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).
Biography
Bilal Abdul Kareem (born Darrell Lamont Phelps) is an American journalist and war correspondent covering the Syrian civil war who has worked with CNN. He believes that he has been placed on the US kill list. He claims to have survived five drone…
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Bilal Abdul Malik Ali is an American politician who served as a delegate to the Maryland General Assembly representing Maryland's District 41.
1946–
Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips (born Dennis Bradley Philips; July 17, 1947) is a Jamaican-born Canadian Islamic scholar and author who is the founder and chancellor of the International Open University, and who lives in Qatar. He has been described as a Salafi…
1971-1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bilboards on the side of a road, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bilkisu Sado, Iyeluwa, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1930–2022
William L. Archie (December 25, 1930 – March 19, 2022) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Norfolk State University from 1961 to 1966, compiling a record of 21–25. Archie was also the…
1919–1996
William Barnes (December 29, 1919 – November 21, 1996) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1941 to 1947 with the Baltimore Elite Giants, Memphis Red Sox, and the Indianapolis Clowns.
1927–1989
William Barron, Jr. (March 27, 1927 – September 21, 1989) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist. Barron was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1908–1988
William Beason (March 6, 1908 – August 15, 1988) was an American swing jazz drummer. At the height of his career, he recorded with Django Reinhardt.
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William V. Bell is an American politician and engineer who served as the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. Formerly a senior engineer for IBM, Bell was first elected to the Durham County Board of Commissioners in 1972, where he served until 1994, and again…
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William Bellamy (born April 7, 1965) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Bellamy first gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, where he is credited for creating or coining the phrase "booty call", described as a late…
1921–2014
William Blair (October 17, 1921 – April 20, 2014) was an American Negro league pitcher. Blair graduated Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas and briefly attended Prairie View A&M University. He began his baseball career at the age of 16, playing for…
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William Havon Bruton (November 9, 1925 – December 5, 1995) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder who played for the Milwaukee Braves (1953–1960) and Detroit Tigers (1961–1964).
1912–1981
William Franklin "Burgie" Burghardt (February 4, 1912 – August 8, 1981) was an American football and basketball coach, athletics administrator, and educator. He served as the head football coach at the North Carolina College for Negroes—now known as North…
1907–1991
William Byrd (July 15, 1907 – January 4, 1991) was an American professional baseball pitcher and outfielder in the Negro leagues. Born in Canton, Georgia, he was named in eight All-Star games for six seasons. Byrd also saw action with the Criollos de…
1919–2011
William Walker Cash (February 21, 1919 – September 12, 2011), nicknamed "Ready", was an American professional baseball player who became an all-star catcher in the Negro leagues. He batted and threw right-handed. Cash earned his nickname when he was…
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William Lacy Clay Sr. (April 30, 1931 – c. July 16, 2025) was an American politician from Missouri who served as the first African American member of the United States House of Representatives representing Missouri's 1st congressional district containing…
1941–
William Clyburn Sr. (born May 19, 1941) is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 82nd District, serving since 1995.
Dates not recorded
William Collick (born c. 1951) is an American former football and wrestling coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State University from 1985 to 1996, compiling a record of 81–48. Collick was also the…
1915–1985
William J. Cooper (February 19, 1915 – March 10, 1985), nicknamed "Flash", was an American Negro league baseball catcher in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Sumter, South Carolina, Cooper attended Morris Brown College. He made his Negro leagues debut in…
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Bill Cosby became widely known through stand-up comedy and television, particularly The Cosby Show, which depicted a Black professional family. His legacy is also marked by numerous sexual-assault allegations and the withdrawal of many honours; the linked…
1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 33 1/3 rpm record album titled "Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow… Right!" recorded by Bill Cosby. The front of the record cover features a small color photograph of Bill Cosby with his proper left hand on his face. The front cover has pink and black…
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