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1972–
Carl Jones is an American voice actor, screenwriter, animation producer, and studio executive. He is best known for his work on The Boondocks (TV series), Black Dynamite (TV series), and Good Times: Black Again, and as the co-founder of Martian Blueberry,…
1981–
Carla Ann Hughes (born June 12, 1981) is an American former middle school teacher and murderer from Jackson, Mississippi, who was convicted of two counts of capital murder for the 2006 murders of her lover's pregnant fiancee, Avis Banks, and Banks's unborn…
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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Carlos Watson (born September 29, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, journalist, television host, executive producer, and education advocate. He has worked as a host and journalist for CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, PBS, and OWN. His programs included Conversations…
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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…
Biography
Carmen E. Turner (1931 – April 9, 1992) was an American administrator who served as Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and General Manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro). Turner was the first African-American…
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Carolina Contreras is a Dominican-American entrepreneur, activist, and blogger, best known as the founder of Miss Rizos. She advocates for Afro-Latinas wearing hair naturally instead of chemically relaxing their hair, stemming from her own experiences with…
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Caroline Newman (born 31 October 1963) is a British solicitor, author, entrepreneur and diversity and equality advocate. In 2002, she was the first black solicitor to be elected to the Council of the Law Society of England and Wales. In 2014, Newman…
1942–2001
Caroline Robinson Jones (February 15, 1942 – June 28, 2001) was among the first female African-American advertising figures.
1826–1908
Caroline Remond Putnam (c. 1826–1908) was an African-American businesswoman and abolitionist in Salem, Massachusetts. Along with two of her sisters, she owned and operated the largest wig factory in the state, making her mark on the growing field of…
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Carolyn W. Colvin (born May 27, 1942) is an American public administrator who served as Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 2013 to 2017 and again from 2024 to 2025. On June 20, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated her to serve…
1940–2023
Carolyn Long Banks (October 30, 1940 – April 12, 2023) was an American civil rights activist and politician who helped found the Atlanta Student Movement and was the first black woman to serve on the Atlanta City Council.
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Carrie Beatrice Halsell Ward (1903–1989) is the first known African American to graduate from a public university in the state of Oregon. She graduated in 1926, with a Bachelor of Science in Business from Oregon State University.
1892–1969
Carter Walker Wesley (April 29, 1892 – November 10, 1969) was an American lawyer, newspaperman and political activist.
1950-1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA cardboard carton with cardboard dividers containing approximately 35 wax ampules of 1% silver nitrate solution. The carton is coated in brown paper tape, and is stamped in several areas with the message "SOLUTION OF / SILVER NITRATE 1%". The ampules…
1950s - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRound, yellow glass filter for use with a camera.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black hard sided, square briefcase with silver accents. Hinged top lid that swings up and towards the back. Two (2) rectangular silver latches, on silver lock risers, with a vertical hasp (fastened to the lid, but connects to the lock riser on the body…
mid 20th Century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCash register made by the National Cash Register Company and used by The Chicago Defender. The cash register has a light brown body with a dark brown base and middle section. The keys are orange, green, yellow, and white. A green smiley-faced sticker is…
Biography
Cashmere Nicole known professionally as Cashmere Nicole, is an American entrepreneur and founder of the beauty brand, Beauty Bakerie. She focuses on making a vegan, cruelty-free beauty brand catering to women of color.
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Casper Alexander Holstein (December 6, 1877 – April 5, 1944) was an American mobster involved in the Harlem "numbers rackets" during the 1920s. He was also a philanthropist and small banker. He funded literary prizes during the Harlem Renaissance.
20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCast iron bank, in the form of a stereotypical "Aunt Jemima" figure. The bank is constructed of two (2) parts joined vertically at the center. The figure is standing, with her hands on her hips. She is wearing a red dress, white shawl, and white waist…
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA catalog and price list for Afritex. The cover of the catalog has a photo of a woman wearing a blue and gold matching halter top and skirt. The woman is sitting down with fourteen different swaths of patterned fabrics in front of her. Behind the woman are…
1958–
Catherine Coleman Flowers (born 1958) is an American environmental health researcher, writer and the founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice. She was selected as a MacArthur Fellow in 2020. Her first book, Waste: One Woman's…
Biography
Catherine Lough Haggquist is a Canadian actress, producer and entrepreneur. She has more than 140 acting credits in film and television, including three seasons as Inspector Nora Harris on the science fiction television series Continuum and recurring roles…
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