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1939–2022
Joan Peters (May 16, 1939 – November 9, 2022) was an American dancer, choreographer, and educator, best known for her mastery of the Katherine Dunham Technique and her work with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Over a career spanning more than sixty…
1953–
Joan Y. Reede (born 1953) is an American physician. She is Harvard Medical School's inaugural dean for culture and community engagement in the Office of Culture and Community Engagement (OCCE). She is also a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
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Joan Scott Wallace (8 November 1930 - 15 March 2018) was the first Black female leader of the United States Department of Agriculture, serving as Assistant Secretary. Wallace also served as a diplomat, and outside of government service was a psychologist…
March 17, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.79.1a, 2011.174.79.1b, 2011.174.79.1c, 2011.174.79.1d, 2011.174.79.1e, 2011.174.79.1f, 2011.174.79.1g, and 2011.174.79.1h. Joan Trumpauer Mulholland shares how, as a child in Arlington, Virginia,…
July 11, 2016
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of 2016.129.2.1a and 2016.129.2.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording. Joan Mulholland was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Mulholland donated Civil Rights…
1948–
JoAnn Haysbert (née Wright) is an American educator and academic administrator currently serving as Chancellor, Executive Vice-President and Provost of Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Previously, she served as Langston University's fifteenth and…
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JoAnn Watson (April 19, 1951 – July 10, 2023) was an American pastor, media personality and was a Detroit city councilor for ten years. She was an on-air personality for 910 AM Superstation/WFDF and Comcast Channel 91 WHPR Watson was an associate professor…
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Joanna Atkins (born January 31, 1989) is an American sprinter and American Record Holder who specializes in the 400 meter dash. She attended Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, GA.
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Joanna Mary Berry Shields (July 7, 1884 - February 2, 1965) was one of the seven members of the sophomore class of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the first sorority founded by African-American women. She served as an educator for more than 20 years, both in…
Biography
Joanna Traynor is a British writer, who is the author of the novels Sister Josephine, Divine and Bitch Money, all published by Bloomsbury, and an educational television producer/writer.
1951–2023
JoAnne Adrienne Epps (May 28, 1951 – September 19, 2023) was an American legal scholar and academic. After serving as the executive vice president and provost of Temple University, she was the university's 13th president. She was the first Black woman to…
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Joanne E. Berger-Sweeney (born September 21, 1958) is an American neuroscientist and the 22nd president of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. She is the first African-American and the first woman to serve in the position. Earlier in her career,…
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Joanne Ninive Smith is a first-generation Haitian-American social worker and activist born and raised in New York City. She is the executive director and founder of the Brooklyn-based non-profit organization, Girls for Gender Equity. Smith has organized…
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João Timóteo da Costa (1879 – 20 March 1932) was an Afro-Brazilian painter and decorative artist. His artstyle tended to be more academic and impressionist, and he was a well known artist from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century.…
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Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒwɐˈkĩ beneˈdʒitu bɐʁˈbɔzɐ ˈɡomis]; born October 7, 1954) is a former Justice of the Supreme Federal Court in Brazil. He served as the president of the court (Chief Justice) between 2012 and 2014.…
1929–2020
Dame Jocelyn Anita Barrow (15 April 1929 – 9 April 2020) was a British educator, community activist and politician, who was the Director for UK Development at Focus Consultancy Ltd. She was the first black woman to be a governor of the British Broadcasting…
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Jocelyn Bioh is a Ghanaian-American writer, playwright and actress. She graduated from Ohio State University with a BA degree in English and got her master's degree in Playwriting from Columbia University. Jocelyn's Broadway credits include The Curious…
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Jody David Armour is an American academic. He is the Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at the University of Southern California, where he specializes in race issues in legal decision-making.
1990–
Jody Deshawn Owens (born September 12, 1990) is an American college football coach. He is the assistant head football coach and linebackers coach for Montana State University, a position he has held since 2025. He was the interim head football coach for…
1970–
Joe Tarrod Bowden, III (born February 25, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers / Tennessee Oilers / Tennessee Titans and Dallas Cowboys. He played college…
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Joseph Brazil (August 25, 1927 – August 6, 2008) was an American jazz saxophonist and educator. Local musicians and touring acts performed in his basement. He taught jazz at Garfield High School, co-founded the Black Music curriculum at the University of…
1920–2013
Joseph Burt Scott (October 2, 1920 – March 21, 2013) was an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman who played in several different Negro leagues. A left-handed hitter, Scott played from 1936 through 1956 for the New York Black Yankees,…
1944–2013
Joe C. Gardner (April 6, 1944 – February 4, 2013) was an American politician. From Batesville, Mississippi, Gardner was a Vietnam War era veteran and a hospital chaplain at Tri Lakes Hospital. Gardner served in the Mississippi House of Representatives for…
1953–
Joseph Jerome Cannon (born July 13, 1953) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball. Born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Cannon was a first round draft pick by the Houston Astros in 1974 out of Pensacola Junior College (now Pensacola…
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