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Education & Scholarship

Camille McKayle

1964–

Camille Althea McKayle-Stolz (born 1964) is an Afro-Jamaican-American mathematician and is the current Provost of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). She holds a PhD in mathematics from Lehigh University and taught undergraduates at Lafayette…

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Science & Inventions

Candice Renee Price

Biography

Candice Renee Price is an African-American mathematician and co-founder of the website Mathematically Gifted & Black, which features the contributions of modern-day black mathematicians.

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Historical photographs & visual records

CARE compound, Makeni

1978

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Donor notes read: "CARE compound, Makeni. Taken Nov. 1978 during P.C. Agriculture Training at Mabonto. The date on the slide is FEB 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1352
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Science & Inventions

Carl A. Rouse

1926–2014

Carl A. Rouse (July 14, 1926 – February 25, 2014) was an American physicist, working in the fields of atomic, plasma, and computational physics. Rouse was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in physics from Caltech.

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Medicine & Health

Carl Bell

1947–2019

Carl Compton Bell (October 28, 1947 – August 2, 2019) was an American professor of psychiatry and public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Bell was a National Institute of Mental Health international researcher, an author of more than 575…

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Medicine & Health

Carl Glennis Roberts

1886–1950

Carl Glennis Roberts Sr., MD (1886–1950) was an American surgeon, gynecologist, and civil right leader, active in Chicago. He was one of the first African Americans to be elected to the American College of Surgeons; he was also a former president of the…

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Science & Inventions

Carl Hart

1966–

Carl L. Hart (born October 30, 1966) is an American psychologist and neuroscientist who is the Mamie Phipps Clark Professor of Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University. Hart is known for his research on drug abuse and drug addiction, his advocacy…

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Science & Inventions

Carla Cotwright-Williams

1973–

Carla Denise Cotwright-Williams is an American mathematician who works as a Technical Director and Data Scientist for the United States Department of Defense. She was the second African-American woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics at the University of…

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Music

Carla Harvey

Biography

Carla Harvey (born October 4, 1976) is an American musician, best known as a former co-vocalist of the metal band Butcher Babies. She landed her first job in Hollywood as an entertainment reporter for the Playboy Channel, and appeared on many popular…

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Science & Inventions

Carla Walker-Miller

Biography

Carla Walker-Miller is an American businesswoman and entrepreneur, and Detroit booster. She is the founder and CEO of Walker-Miller Energy Services.

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Science & Inventions

Carlos Handy

1950–

Carlos Rafael Handy (born 18 October 1950) is a Cuban-American physicist. He is a professor of physics at Texas Southern University, where he helped establish the university's physics program and served as its first chair. He also co-founded the Center for…

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Music

Carlos Stephens

1972–

Carlos Stephens (born January 24, 1972) is an American record producer and mixing engineer from New Orleans, Louisiana, best known as a member of No Limit Records' in-house production team, Beats by the Pound. After leaving the label, he founded the record…

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Engineering

Carlotta Berry

Biography

Carlotta Berry is an American academic in the field of engineering. She is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is co-director of the Rose Building Undergraduate Diversity (ROSE-BUD) program.

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Carlton Benjamin Goodlett

1914–1997

Carlton Benjamin Goodlett (July 23, 1914 – January 25, 1997) was an American physician, newspaper publisher, political power broker, and civil rights leader in San Francisco, California. From 1951 until his death, he was the owner of Reporter Publishing…

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Medicine & Health

Carmen Renée Green

Biography

Carmen Renée Green is an American anesthesiologist, pain medicine physician, and academic administrator. She is the second dean of the CUNY School of Medicine.

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Science

Carol Blanche Cotton

1904–1971

Carol Blanche Cotton (Carol C. Bowie) (August 20, 1904 – November 22, 1971) was an American psychologist. She was born in the city of Henderson, North Carolina, the only child of John Adams Cotton and Maude (Brooks) Cotton. Carol Cotton received her…

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Engineering

Carol Espy-Wilson

Biography

Carol Yvonne Espy-Wilson (born c. 1957) is an electrical engineer and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland (UMD) at College Park. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of…

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Education & Scholarship

Carol M. Swain

1954–

Carol Miller Swain (born March 7, 1954) is a conservative American political scientist and legal scholar who is a retired professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University. She is a frequent television analyst and has authored and edited…

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Science & Invention

Caroline Hunter

1946–

Caroline Hunter (born September 5, 1946, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American activist, chemist and educator who has served on the Cambridge Public School Committee since 2022. In her early career, she co-founded the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers…

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Medicine & Health

Caroline Still Anderson

1848–1919

Caroline Still Anderson (November 1, 1848 – June 1 or 2, 1919) was an American physician, educator, and activist. She was a pioneering physician in the Philadelphia African-American community and one of the first Black women to become a physician in the…

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Science & Inventions

Carolyn Barley Britton

1944–

Carolyn Barley Britton (born 13 September 1944) is an African-American medical doctor known for her national health care advocacy and work in neurological complications of HIV and infectious diseases. She is a full professor at Columbia University College…

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Science

Carolyn Brooks

1946–

Carolyn Branch Brooks (born July 8, 1946) is an American microbiologist known for her research in immunology, nutrition, and crop productivity. In 2018, she was named a faculty member emerita at University of Maryland Eastern Shore where she was an…

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Science

Carolyn Cannon-Alfred

1934–1987

Carolyn L. Cannon-Alfred (born August 16, 1934 – August 29, 1987) was an American pharmacologist who established a medical clinic in South-central Los Angeles. She was an assistant professor of pharmacology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and a…

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