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James Robert Lincoln Diggs (November 7, 1866 – April 14, 1923) was an American civil rights leader, college president, pastor, and college football coach.
1986–
James Willie Rowe III (born February 11, 1986) is an American football coach who is the defensive passing game coordinator and safeties coach for the University of South Florida. In 2021, he was the cornerbacks coach for the Indianapolis Colts. A 15-year…
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James Samuel Risien Russell (17 September 1863 – 20 March 1939) was a Guyanese-British physician, neurologist, professor of medicine, and professor of medical jurisprudence.
?–2018
James Edward Shaw (April 2, 1938 2018) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for four seasons, from 1976 to 1979, compiling a record of 15–24–1. A graduated of Miles College in…
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James Shelton Hathaway (March 29, 1859 – February 17, 1930) was an American educator, academic administrator, and publisher. He was the two term president of the Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute for Colored Persons (now Kentucky State University)…
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James Sidney Hinton (December 25, 1834 – November 6, 1892) was a Civil War veteran and Republican politician, the first African American to hold state office in Indiana and the first African American to serve in the Indiana state legislature. Born in…
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James Solomon Russell (20 December 1857 – 28 March 1935), born enslaved in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, shortly before the American Civil War, was an Episcopal priest and educator. He founded Saint Paul Normal and Industrial School, which later became…
1966–
James Michael Spady (born January 5, 1966) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the associate head coach and tight ends coach at Florida A&M University. Spady previously served as the head coach at Alabama Agricultural…
Biography
James Spruill was an American actor and theater teacher, with New African Company, Spruill brought out plays highlighting the black experience. Spruill was a theater teacher at Boston University for 30 years and an actor who shared the stage with Morgan…
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James Stanley (born November 12, 1980) is an American gridiron football Linebackers Coach & Pass Game Analyst for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Stanley has worked in the CFL for 13 seasons and has coached in 8 Grey Cups…
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James Still (April 9, 1812 – March 9, 1882) was an African-American medical doctor, herbalist, and author. He was known as "The Black Doctor of the Pines", referring to the New Jersey Pine Barrens region. His parents were slaves and he was born into…
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James T. Harris (born 1964 or 1965) is an American conservative talk radio host, commentator, and motivational speaker. He hosts The Conservative Circus weekday mornings on News Talk 550 KFYI in Phoenix and 790 KNST in Tucson, Arizona. Harris is known for…
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James Thomas Rapier (November 13, 1837 – May 31, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician from Alabama during the Reconstruction Era. He served as a United States representative from Alabama, for one term from 1873 until 1875. Born free in Alabama, he…
1840–1895
James Thomas Still (July 12, 1840 - June 22, 1895) was a surgeon and writer in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1871, he graduated with honors from Harvard Medical School, the third Black graduate of the school. In 1875, he was the first Black member elected to…
Biography
James Tinney (May 12, 1942 – June 12, 1988) was an African-American historian and minister who specialized in African-American history, specifically religious and political movements. He also founded Faith Temple, a Black LGBT congregation in Washington…
1938–2011
James Allen Toon (November 12, 1938 – June 4, 2011) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Fayetteville State University from 1997 to 1999, compiling a record of 10–22.
1864–1944
James W. Ames (October 12, 1864 in New Orleans, Louisiana – January 31, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American physician. Ames was educated at Straight University (later merged into Dillard University) in New Orleans, and then received a degree from…
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James William Charles Pennington (c. 1807 – October 22, 1870) was an American historian, abolitionist, orator, minister, writer, and social organizer. Pennington is the first Black student known to have attended Yale University. He was ordained as a…
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James William "Skip" Hazzard was an American college football player and coach, athletics administrator, and biology professor. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College (Arkansas AM&N)—now known as…
1943–
James W. Mitchell (born November 16, 1943) is an African American chemist and was the David and Lucille Packard Professor of Material Science at Howard University.
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James Webb Curtis, M.D. (July 29, 1856 – April 12, 1921), also known as J. Webb Curtis, was an American physician, surgeon, civil servant, educator, and postmaster. He served as a volunteer medical officer for the U.S. Army during the Spanish–American War,…
1850–1876
James Webster Smith (June 1850 – November 30, 1876) was an American professor and a cadet at the United States Military Academy. A former slave, Smith became a scholar and is recognized as the first black person appointed to a cadetship at West Point. His…
1923–1999
James J. "Big Jim" Williams (January 6, 1923 – August 8, 1999) was an American high school and college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Don Thompson Vocational/Blake High School in Tampa, Florida from 1949 to 1965 and for Florida A&M…
1972–
James Edward Willis III (born September 2, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL draft. He played…
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