An oral history interview of Smithsonian volunteer and Regent Jeannine Smith Clark, conducted on August 7, 2018 by Kelly Elaine Navies. The interview consists of a single digital MOV video file. In this interview, Ms. Clark discusses her life and work in…
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Jedson Tavernier is a Canadian television personality, most noted as an entertainment reporter for Entertainment Tonight Canada. An alumnus of the University of Western Ontario, where he was a basketball player for the Western Mustangs, he first became…
Jedidah C. Isler is an American astrophysicist, educator, and an active advocate for diversity in STEM. She became the first African-American woman to complete her PhD in astrophysics at Yale in 2014. She is currently an assistant professor of astrophysics…
Felton Jeffrey Capel II (January 6, 1953 – November 13, 2017) was an American National Basketball Association assistant coach, and, prior to that, a college basketball head coach. He was the father of fellow coaches Jeff Capel III and Jason Capel.
Jeff Donaldson (1932 – 2004) was a visual artist whose work helped define the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Donaldson, co-founder of AfriCOBRA and contributor to the momentous Wall of Respect, was a pioneer in African-American personal and…
Jeffrey Grayer (born December 17, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Grayer was an All-American college player for the Iowa State Cyclones and won an Olympic…
Jeffrey Nigel Malone (born June 28, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and is mostly known for his time with the Washington Bullets (1983–1990) of the National…
Jeffrey Lavern McNeely (born October 18, 1969) is an American former center fielder/designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1993 season. Listed at 6' 2", 190 lb., McNeely batted and threw…
Jeffrey Issack Porter (born November 27, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 110-meter hurdles. He has a personal best of 13.08 seconds for the event. He gained a spot on the American Olympic team by coming third at the 2012…
Jeffrey Glen Stone (born December 26, 1960) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox. Stone was…
Jeffrey Boakye (born 22 March 1982) is a British author, educator, broadcaster and occasional journalist. Since 2021, he has presented, alongside Cerys Matthews to March 2024 and Anna Phoebe from May 2024, the BBC Radio 4 programme Add To Playlist, which…
Jeffrey Conrad Stewart (born 1950 in Chicago) is an American Professor of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He won the 2018 National Book Award for Nonfiction and the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Biography for his book The New Negro:…
Jeffrey Daniels is a Chicago-raised African-American poet, artist, and professor at Harold Washington College. He has previously taught at Columbia College Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Jeffrey Bryan Hammonds (born March 5, 1971) is an American former professional baseball player. Hammonds was an outfielder and played for the Baltimore Orioles (1993–1998), Cincinnati Reds (1998–1999), Colorado Rockies (2000), Milwaukee Brewers…
Jeh Vincent Johnson, , (1931–2021) was an American architect and educator. He was an African American co-founder of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA); and taught architectural design at Vassar College for many years. Johnson was a…
Jeillo Edwards (23 September 1942 – 2 July 2004) was a Sierra Leonean actress, who is notable in the history of black actors in Britain. She was the first woman of African descent to study drama at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She went on…
William Jelani Cobb (born William Anthony Cobb; August 21, 1969) is an American writer, author, educator, and dean of the Columbia Journalism School. Before joining Columbia University as the Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism in 2016, Cobb was an…
Jelani Osei Nelson (Amharic: ጄላኒ ኔልሰን; born June 28, 1984) is an American Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley who is currently on leave to work at Anthropic. He won the 2014 Presidential Early…
Jemalle Cornelius (born August 10, 1984) is an American former college football who was a wide receiver for the Florida Gators. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He is currently a…
Jemile Nykiwa Weeks ( jə-MYLE; born January 26, 1987) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder who is currently the manager for the Boston Hunters of the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL). He has played in Major League…
Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer (born 1961) is the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, heading the Bureau of African Affairs. She was a Distinguished Service Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College and Department of…
Jenna Lester is an American dermatologist and faculty member at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Lester founded the UCSF Skin of Color Clinic, where she is the director. The clinic looks to address health disparities by providing…
Jennie B. Moton (1879-1942) was an American educator and clubwoman. As a special field agent for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) in the 1930s and 40s, she worked to improve the lives of rural African Americans in the South. She directed…
