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1839–1874
Elizabeth Josephine Brown (June 12, 1839 – January 16, 1874) was the daughter and biographer of escaped African-American slave William Wells Brown and his first wife Elizabeth Schooner. Josephine's account, Biography of an American Bondman, by His…
1920–1997
Josephine Dorothy Butler (January 24, 1920 ― March 29, 1997) was an American activist. She co-founded and was chairman of the D.C. Statehood Party to combat the lack of selected representation in congress for her district. Butler played a significant role…
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Josephine Delphine Henderson Heard (October 11, 1861 – October 21, 1924) was an American poet and teacher.
1918–1998
Josephine Ophelia Dobbs Clement (née Dobbs; February 9, 1918 – March 23, 1998) was an American politician, teacher, and civil rights activist. She served on the Board of Education of Durham, North Carolina, the first Black woman to do so.
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Josephine Leavell Allensworth, also known as Josie Allensworth (1855–1938), was an American musician, music teacher, and activist. She co-founded Allensworth, California with her husband, after a series of events, including the Great Depression and World…
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Josephine Silone Yates (1852 or November 15, 1859 – September 3, 1912) was an American professor, writer, public speaker, and activist. She trained in chemistry and became one of the first black professors hired at Lincoln University in Jefferson City,…
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Josephine Turpin Washington (July 31, 1861 – March 17, 1949) was an African-American writer and teacher. A long-time educator and a frequent contributor, Washington devised articles to magazines and newspapers typically concerning some aspect of racism in…
1942–
Josephine Rosa Beatrice Wright (born September 5, 1942) is an American musicologist, recognized for her contributions to the study of African-American music and women in music. From 1981 to 2021, she was professor of music and the Josephine Lincoln Morris…
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Josephus Lyles (born July 22, 1998) is an American sprinter. He attended T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. His personal best of 19.93 in the 200 metres puts him in the top 100 of all time in the event. In July 2016, Josephus and his older…
1932–2023
Josetta Edwards Wilkins (July 17, 1932 – August 25, 2023) was an American educator and politician. She served four terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1991 to 1999. She lived in Pine Bluff.
1964–
Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE (born 16 February 1964) is a Sweden-based English theatre actress and director of African descent, who was born in London and has been living and working in Sweden for many years. In February 2021, the Royal Central School of…
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Josette Patricia Simon, OBE (born 1959 or 1960) is a British actress who played the part of Dayna Mellanby in the third and fourth series of the television sci-fi series Blake's 7 from 1980 to 1981. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in…
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Joshua Evan Bell (born August 14, 1992) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres, Cleveland…
1982–
Josh Dean (born November 7, 1982) is an American former football coach, player, and current athletics director. He is the associate athletic director for Lincoln University in Oxford, Pennsylvania. He also was most recently the head football coach at…
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Josh Gattis (born January 15, 1984) is an American college football coach and former defensive back. He is currently the wide receivers coach at Syracuse University.
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Joshua James (born March 8, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros. He played college baseball at Barry University and Western Oklahoma State…
2003–
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (born January 31, 2003) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and was selected by the Athletics in the third round of…
1984–
Joshua Opoku Okoampa (born October 10, 1984) is an American former soccer player. He played at Türkiyemspor Berlin. Okoampa is currently an assistant coach at Century College in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. He also serves as Technical Director of the North…
2006–
Joshua Vaughan (born 27 March 2006) is an English actor. He began his career on stage, appearing in the West End musical School of Rock in 2016, as well as other productions including Macbeth and Motown: The Musical. In 2026, he joined the cast of the BBC…
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Joshua J. Wright II (August 6, 1929 – November 2, 2017) was a dentist and politician in the United States who served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives between 1970 and 1972. Born in Georgetown, South Carolina on August 6, 1929, to Joshua…
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Josiah Homer Blount (September 17, 1860 – December 15, 1938) was an American teacher, farmer, businessman, and fraternal order leader who was the first African-American to run for Governor of Arkansas.
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Josiah "Joe" Thomas Settle (September 30, 1850 – August 21, 1915) was an American lawyer, active in Washington, D.C., Sardis, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee. He was a part of Howard University's first graduating class in 1872. In 1875, he moved to…
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Josie Briggs Hall (September 17, 1869 – October 25, 1935) was an American writer and teacher. She wrote the first book published by a black Texan woman.
1876–1921
Josie English Wells (1876-20 March 1921) was an African American physician and one of three women to graduate from Meharry Medical College in 1904. She was the first female faculty member at Meharry, and the first woman of any race to open a private…
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