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1966–
Brent Ray Jones (born May 7, 1966) is an American gospel songwriter, singer, pianist, and choir conductor. He started his music career in 1999, with the release of Brent Jones & the T.P. Mobb under Holy Roller Entertainment, which charted on three…
1972–
Demond "Brent" Leggs (born 22 November 1972) is an African-American architectural historian and preservationist from Paducah, Kentucky. Among his roles at the National Trust for Historic Preservation he has been the founding executive director of the…
1981–
Brent Whitfield (born January 8, 1981, in Long Beach, California) is an American soccer player currently playing for Ventura County Fusion in the USL Premier Development League.
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Brenton Weyi (born January 16, 1990) is an American essayist, thinker, playwright, poet, and humanist. He is an inaugural Playwright Fellow at Denver Center for the Performing Arts as well as a lead organizer for TEDxBoulder—one of the largest global TEDx…
1990–
Brentton Muhammad (born 11 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Vestri. Born in England, he represents the Antigua and Barbuda national team internationally.
April 27, 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital illustration created by F. Jason Campbell. The illustration has thick, white margins on the top and bottom and centers an image of an all-white home interior with varying degrees of opacity. The home interior contains windows to the left, a couch…
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Breon Stacey Peace (born 1971) is an American lawyer who served as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York from October 2021 to January 2025.
1993–2020
Breonna Taylor (June 5, 1993 – March 13, 2020) was an African-American woman who was shot and killed while unarmed in her Louisville, Kentucky, home by Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) police officers who entered under the auspices of a "no-knock"…
1981–
Brett Charles Rogers (born February 17, 1981) is an American former mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2005, Rogers has fought in EliteXC, Strikeforce, and Bellator.
Dates not recorded
Bretton Richardson is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the a current assistant coach for the Florida A&M Rattlers. He played college baseball at Florida A&M. Richardson then served as the head coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers (2011)…
1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Brewing pito in Kumasi. Kumasi trip, Feb. 14-16, 1986. The date on the slide is MAR 86.".
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Brewing pito; pito/bar, Wa. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".
2009–
Brewington Hardaway (born April 22, 2009) is an American chess grandmaster. He is the first U.S.-born African-American grandmaster.
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Brewster Hughes (12 December 1912 – 30 September 1986), born Ignatius Abiodun Oke and who later used the name Ernest Henley Oke Hughes, was a Nigerian guitarist, bandleader and community leader who was active in Britain as a highlife performer and…
1980–
Breyan Stanley Isaac (born May 24, 1980) is an American record producer, songwriter and singer based in Daytona Beach, Florida. He has produced or co-written songs for numerous music industry acts, including Cardi B, David Guetta, Flo Rida, Pitbull, Wiz…
1994–
Briana Babineaux (born August 26, 1994), who goes by the stage name Bri, is an American urban contemporary gospel artist and musician. She started her music career, in 2015, with releasing a live album, Keys to My Heart (2016), by Tyscot Records. This…
1992–
Bria Samone Henderson is an American actress. She is best known for playing Dr Jordan Allen in the medical drama series The Good Doctor and Margaret Sloan in the political drama series Mrs. America.
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Briahna Joy Gray (born August 15, 1985) is an American political commentator, lawyer, and political consultant. After writing for The Intercept in 2018 she started her political career as the National Press Secretary for the Bernie Sanders 2020…
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Brian Anthony Jackson (born 1960) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.
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Brian Andrew Nichols (born 1965 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs until his retirement in January 2025. He previously served as the United States Ambassador to…
Biography
Brian Alexander Morgan is an American record producer from Wichita, Kansas best known for his work writing and producing with the R&B group SWV.
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Brian Babylon (born December 23, 1975) is an American comedian and radio host from Chicago. Babylon is a regular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, a regular host of The Moth story telling event in Chicago, has appeared on the national…
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Brian Michael Baker (born June 20, 1962) is an American football coach, former linebacker, and former defensive line coach for the Dallas Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He had been coaching for over 30 years in football both college and the…
1958–1999
Brian Keith Baldwin (July 16, 1958 – June 18, 1999) was an African-American man from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America, who was executed in 1999 in Alabama. Many believe that he was wrongfully convicted of the 1977 rape and murder of a…
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