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Jason Ward is an American naturalist, birder, and activist. He hosted the 2019 television documentary series Birds of North America, and is the co-founder and former CEO of "The BlackAFinSTEM Collective".
1918–1997
Jasper Brown (1918–1997) was an African American farmer and civil rights activist from Caswell County, North Carolina. Local historical accounts describe him as a community leader who helped lead efforts to desegregate Caswell County's public schools in…
1987–
Javan E. James Sr. is a United States Virgin Islands politician and senator who served in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands from the St. Croix District, from 2019 to 2025. He is the youngest member to serve in the territory’s legislature since Alvin…
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Jay Bernard (born 1988) is a British writer, artist, film programmer, and activist from London, UK. Bernard has been a programmer at BFI Flare since 2014 and co-editor of Oxford Poetry, and their fiction, non-fiction, and art has been published in many…
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Jerrauld Charles Corey Jones (born March 14, 1989) is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the 49th attorney general of Virginia since 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Virginia House of…
1934–2012
Jayne Cortez (May 10, 1934 – December 28, 2012) was an African-American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist. Her writing is part of the canon of the Black Arts Movement. She was married to jazz saxophonist Ornette…
1958–2013
Jazzie Collins (September 24, 1958 – July 11, 2013) was an African American trans woman activist and community organizer for transgender rights, disability rights, and economic equality in San Francisco. Her activism spanned a decade and a wide variety of…
1940–2015
Jean Alfred, Ph.D. (March 10, 1940 – July 20, 2015) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the first Black person to be elected to the National Assembly of Quebec as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1976 to 1981. Alfred was born in Ouanaminthe,…
Biography
Jean Ambrose is a British anti-racist activist. In the 1970s and 1980s she was active in Race Today, the Brixton-based collective and political journal. Like Leila Hassan, Ambrose was a member of the Black Unity and Freedom Party, and she joined the Race…
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Augustine served as an educator, member of Parliament and cabinet minister and helped establish February as Black History Month in Canada.
1958–2024
Jean Dominique Breaux (September 11, 1958 – March 20, 2024) was an American politician serving as a member of the Indiana Senate from the 34th District. She was appointed to the Senate in December 2006. Breaux was an employee of the Indiana Department of…
Biography
Jean Carey Bond is an American writer and activist. A member of the Harlem Writers Guild and Black Arts Movement, she has written for both adult and child audiences. She wrote Brown is a Beautiful Color, a children's book that explores a black child's…
1920–2019
Jean Emily Fairfax (October 20, 1920 – February 12, 2019) was an American educator, civil rights worker, community organizer, and philanthropist whose efforts have focused on achieving equity in education, especially for poor African Americans. She served…
1931–2001
Jean Louise Harris (November 24, 1931 – December 14, 2001) was an American physician and politician. The first black woman to graduate from the Medical College of Virginia, she went on to serve on the faculty there before being appointed Virginia Secretary…
1932–2023
Jean Lacy (1932 – March 25, 2023) was an American museum education specialist and visual artist who worked primarily in mixed media and collage. Lacy was of African American heritage, and believes her family is descended from indentured Africans at…
1931–
Jean McGuire (born 1931) is an American educator and civil rights leader. She was the first African American woman to be elected to a seat on the Boston School Committee in 1981, during the Boston busing desegregation era. She helped found the Metropolitan…
1942–
Jean Smith Young (born 1942) is an American psychiatrist, writer, and civil rights activist. She was an organizer with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the 1964 Freedom Summer.
1951–
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe (born July 9, 1951) is an American photographer and activist. She is best known for her work in magazines, newspapers, and several photography books, and also as an AIDS activist.
1886–1964
Jeannette Carter (1886–1964) was an American lawyer, labor organizer, and suffragist. She was the first African-American woman in Washington, D.C., to be a notary.
1928–2018
Jeannine Smith Clark (October 5, 1928 – October 4, 2018) was a Washington, D.C. educator and activist who served on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution from 1983 to 1994.
2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn 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…
Biography
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…
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Jeffrey Darden Pegues (born March 4, 1970) is a journalist, author and former CBS News correspondent and former host of the CBS News Podcast America Changed Forever. Pegues was named Chief National Affairs and Justice Correspondent in December 2021. He was…
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Jefferson Cobb Walker (July 4, 1845 – 1920) was an American minister, laborer, and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Monroe County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. He was born in Mississippi. He was…
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