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Andrew Joshua Hargrett, Sr. (1879–1932) was a pioneering African-American educator who organized Shadeville Elementary School in 1909, the first school for black people in Wakulla County, Florida. In the late 1920s, he also led the crusade to establish…
1814–1841
Andrew Harris (1814 – December 1, 1841) was an American abolitionist, minister, and the first African-American graduate of the University of Vermont (class of 1838). He was one of the first African Americans to receive a college degree in the United States…
1981–
Andrew Higgins, born 13 July 1981 in Epping, Essex, England, is a retired English rugby union player. He played as Centre or Wing for Worcester Warriors, Bristol, Bath, Exeter Chiefs, Sale Sharks and Newcastle Falcons. Andrew was educated at Christ's…
1949–
Andrew Hugine Jr. is an American educator and academic administrator serving as the 11th president of Alabama A&M University. On June 26, 2009, his hiring for the role was authorised.
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Andrew James Jolivétte is an American sociologist and author. He is a professor at the University of California, San Diego, where he is chair of the department of Ethnic Studies. He is the co-chair of UC Ethnic Studies Council.
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Andrew Fabian Nicholson (born December 8, 1989) is a Canadian professional basketball player who most recently played for the Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies before…
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Alvin Andrew Toles (born May 24, 1992) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2016 to 2018 before his career was derailed by mental health issues. Toles played…
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Andrew Christian Wiggins (born February 23, 1995) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers…
1931–2025
Andrew Walter Hinson (September 6, 1930 – October 24, 2025) was an American football coach and player. He was a collegiate head coach for the Bethune–Cookman Wildcats from 1976 to 1978 and the Cheyney Wolves from 1979 to 1984. Hinson grew up in Camden, New…
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Andy Milne (born January 30, 1969) is a Canadian jazz pianist, who records and performs both as a solo artist and as the leader of the ensemble Dapp Theory. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and raised in Kincardine and Toronto. One of ten siblings, he…
1995–
Anfernee Antron Grier (born October 13, 1995) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Grier played college baseball for the Auburn Tigers. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks 39th overall in the 2016 MLB draft. Despite his draft…
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angel Kyodo williams (born December 2, 1969) is an American writer, activist, ordained Zen priest and the author of Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace, published by Viking Press in 2000, and the co-author of Radical Dharma:…
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Angel Lajuane McCoughtry (born September 10, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. McCoughtry completed…
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Angel Nafis (born December 1988) is an American poet and spoken-word artist. She is the author of BlackGirl Mansion (Red Beard Press / New School Poetics, 2012). She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
1936–2018
Angela Bowen (February 6, 1936 – July 12, 2018) was an American dance teacher, English professor, writer, and a lesbian rights activist. She was also the subject of an award-winning 2016 documentary.
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Angela Michelle Byars-Winston is a professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She was the first African American to achieve the rank of tenured Full Professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She studies the…
1976–
Angela Daigle (born May 28, 1976, in San Francisco, California) is an American sprinter. She graduated from Fresno State University in 1999 and competed for the Fresno State Bulldogs team. Together with Muna Lee, Me'Lisa Barber and Lauryn Williams she won…
1944–
Davis became an internationally known writer and organizer on race, class, gender and the justice system.
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Angela Flournoy is an American writer. Her debut novel, The Turner House, won the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award and was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction. It was also shortlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction,…
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Angela Mellissa Griffin (born 19 July 1976) is an English actress, television presenter, and director who has been active on British television since the early 1990s. She is best known for portraying the roles of Fiona Middleton in the ITV soap opera…
Biography
Angela Hennessy is an American artist and educator. She holds an MFA and is an associate professor at the California College of the Arts, and co-founder of SeeBlackWomxn. Hennessy teaches courses on visual and cultural narratives of death in contemporary art.
Biography
Angela L. Walker Franklin is an American academic who is the president of Des Moines University, Iowa, in office since 2011. She has a background in clinical psychology. Franklin is originally from McCormick, South Carolina.
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Angela M. Banks is an American lawyer and legal academic specialized in immigration and citizenship. She is the interim Dean and Charles J. Merriam distinguished professor of law at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. In 2020, Banks was elected Member…
1973–
Angela Onwuachi-Willig (born 1973) is a Nigerian-American legal scholar. She is dean and professor of law at Boston University School of Law and an expert in critical race theory, employment discrimination, and family law. She took the position in August…
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