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Karen Attiah (born August 12, 1986) is an American writer, commentator, and editor, formerly employed by The Washington Post. Hired in 2014, she was the founding editor in 2016 for its Global Opinions section, and was elevated to Opinions columnist in…
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Karen Ruth Bass (; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Bass previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022 and in the…
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Karen L. Butler-Purry is an American electrical engineer, engineering educator, and academic administrator. Her research has involved electrical microgrids and the distribution of electricity in electric vehicles. Formerly the Associate Provost for…
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Karen Chapman is a Canadian film and television director, whose debut feature film Village Keeper premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. A graduate of Emily Carr University of Art and Design and the Canadian Film Centre, she made a…
1971–2019
Karen Denise King (July 6, 1971 – December 24, 2019) was an African-American mathematics educator, a program director at National Science Foundation, and a 2012 AWM/MAA Falconer Lecturer.
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Karen DeWitt (born April 18, 1944) is an American journalist and communications executive. She worked for the New York Post, National Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today, and the Washington Examiner, and was a senior producer for…
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Karen Fort Hood (August 26, 1953 – August 15, 2021) was an American judge. She served as a judge of the 1st District of the Michigan Court of Appeals from 2003 to 2021. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Regents College of the University of the…
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Karen Fraser Wyche is a clinical psychologist and research professor whose work focuses on the development of gender roles, coping and stress responses of minority women, community resilience, and cultural competence in intervention settings. Outside of…
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Karen L. Jefferson is an American archivist who serves as the Head of Archives and Special Collections at the Atlanta University Center. She has been a member of the Society of American Archivists for almost 40 years, serving on the Council from 1997-2000…
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Karen Lewis (née Jennings; July 20, 1953 – February 7, 2021) was an American educator and labor leader who served as president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), Chicago's division of the American Federation of Teachers, from 2010 to 2014. For nearly 20…
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Karen Patricia Williams is an American professor of women's health who is executive director of the endowed Martha S. Pitzer Center for Women, Children and Youth in the College of Nursing at Ohio State University where she leads research and clinical…
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Karen E. Quinones Miller (née Quinones; born June 20, 1958, New York City) is an American journalist, historian, and nationally best-selling author, and community activist. In particular she has studied Harlem, New York.
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Karen Schuster Webb is an American academic administrator who served as the sixth and final president of the Union Institute & University from 2018 until its closure in 2024. She was president of Antioch University Midwest from 2014 to 2016.
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Karen Michele Walwyn (born 1962 in New York) is an American concert pianist, classical music composer, and recording artist. She is an interpreter, advocate, and scholar of Florence B. Price and is noted as the first pianist to record the Florence Price…
1970–
Karen Marie Winkfield (born 1970) is an American radiation oncologist, physician-scientist, and implementation scientist. She is the Ingram Professor of Cancer Research at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
1973–
Karilyn Crockett (born June 1973) is an American historian, educator, and community organizer focusing on urban development, racial equity, and community memory. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Crockett has played a significant role in shaping local urban…
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Karl D. Gregory is an American economist who is professor emeritus of economics at Oakland University in Michigan, and was an early president of the National Economic Association. In 1962, he was refused the opportunity to purchase a home in developer…
1979–
Karl Anthony Jennings (born May 14, 1979 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian hurdler, specializing in the 110 metres hurdles. He has also run the 440 metre, 60 metre, and 55 metre events. Jennings graduated from high school in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and…
1961–
Karl Morgan (born February 23, 1961) is an American football coach and former player. He is the former head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) from 2010 to 2013 and Coahoma Community College in Coahoma County, Mississippi from…
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Karl Subban is a Jamaican-Canadian educator and writer, best known as the father of National Hockey League players P. K. Subban, Malcolm Subban and Jordan Subban. Born in Jamaica, he came to Canada with his family as a pre-teen in the early 1970s, and…
1963–
Karl W. Reid (born in 1963) is an American writer and engineer, and the first Chief Inclusion Officer of Northeastern University after serving as the longtime chief executive officer of the National Society of Black Engineers. Dr.
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Karla Francesca Holloway (née Clapp; September 29, 1949) is an American academic. She is James B. Duke Professor of English & Professor of Law at Duke University, and holds appointments in the Duke University School of Law as well as the university's…
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Karla-Sue Marriott is a professor of forensic science in the School of Justice Studies at Roger Williams University and the director for the RWU Forensic Science program. She is known for her work in 3-D virtual reality for training students. She also…
1972–
Karlene Vivienne Haughton (born 18 October 1972) is a Jamaican-born Canadian retired athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. She changed allegiance from her native Jamaica in 1998. Haughton competed for San Jacinto College in the NJCAA and later…
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