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1964–
Kathryn T. Hall (born 1964 in Oxford) is a leader in placebo research, Assistant professor of medicine part-time and molecular biologist who directs research or teaches at several institutions, including the following: Deputy Commissioner of Population…
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Katie Beatrice Hall (April 3, 1938 – February 20, 2012) was an American educator in Gary, Indiana, and a politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1982 to 1985. When Hall was sworn into federal office on November 2, 1982, she became…
1959–1992
Katrina Haslip was an AIDS educator and activist who played an essential role in the campaign to change the criteria for government recognition of AIDS to include the symptoms uniquely experienced by women. She co-founded AIDS Committee for Education (ACE)…
1952–
Katya Gibel Mevorach (born 18 June 1952) is Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at Grinnell College. Under the name Katya Gibel Azoulay, she is author of an explication and theory of identities, Black, Jewish and Interracial: It's Not the Color…
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Kavell Chevano Bigby-Williams (born 7 October 1995) is a British professional basketball player. He was named NABC NJCAA Player of the Year as a sophomore at Gillette College in 2016, before playing college basketball for the Oregon Ducks and the LSU Tigers.
1932–2012
Kay Brown (1932–2012) was an African American artist, Printmaker, published author, Graphic and Fashion designer. She graduated at New York City College in 1968, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She was also a graduate at Howard University in 1986 with…
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Kay Coles James (born June 1, 1949) is an American public official who served as secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from January 2022 to August 2023, and as the director for the United States Office of Personnel Management under President George W.…
1950–
Kay George Roberts (born September 15, 1950) is an American orchestral conductor and a professor of music at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. She is the founder and musical director of the New England Orchestra. She is recognized as the first woman…
1963–2020
Kay Purcell (6 December 1963 – 23 December 2020) was an English actress. She was best known for portraying the roles of Cynthia Daggert in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2001–2002), Candice Smilie in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road…
August 14, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.99.1a, 2011.174.99.1b, 2011.174.99.1c, 2011.174.99.1d, and 2011.174.99.1e. Kay Tillow describes learning about the Civil Rights Movement as a student at the University of Illinois, where she got…
1986–
Kayden Coleman (born July 5, 1986) is an American transgender advocate, educator, and social media influencer. He is known for raising awareness of trans men who experience pregnancy. In 2013, when Coleman was 4 years into gender reassignment therapy, he…
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Kaye Husbands Fealing is an American economist and professor in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy. She is a former Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech. She previously taught for 20 years at Williams College,…
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Kayla Janine Alexander (born January 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto and the EuroLeague. She played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange. After a successful career with the…
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Kedar Williams-Stirling (; born 14 December 1994) is an English actor. His film roles include the action dramas Shank (2010) and Montana (2014). On television, he has appeared as a series regular on the CBBC teen fantasy Wolfblood (2012–2014) and the…
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Kedric Golston (born May 30, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 11 seasons with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was…
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Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is an American academic, writer, and activist. She is a professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. She is the author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (2016).
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Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He and Jordan Peele co-created and co-starred in the sketch series Key & Peele (2012–2015) for which he received one Primetime Emmy Award from ten nominations.…
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Keena Turner (born October 22, 1958) is an American professional football executive and former player, coach, and broadcaster. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 1980 NFL draft. A 6'2" 237 pound linebacker from Purdue…
1992–
Keenan Brock (born January 6, 1992) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Brock ran for George Washington Carver High School in Birmingham, Alabama, where he won the Alabama State Championships twice at 100 and 200 and once in…
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Kehinde Nkosi Andrews (born January 1983) is a British academic and author specialising in Black studies. He was the first Black studies professor in the United Kingdom.
1997–
Keiran St. Charles Alvarez Zziwa (born 7 November 1997) is a Canadian-Ugandan professional basketball player for the University of Manitoba in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference. He also represents the senior Ugandan national team.
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Keisha N. Blain (born 1985) is an American writer and scholar of American and African-American history. She is Professor of Africana Studies and History at Brown University. Blain served as president of the African American Intellectual History Society…
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Keisha Sean Waites is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A Democrat, she served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017, representing southeast Atlanta, College Park, East Point, Hapeville, Forest Park, Hartsfield Jackson…
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Keith Anthony Morrison (May 20, 1942 – June 1, 2026) was a Jamaican-born American painter, printmaker, educator, critic, curator and academic administrator. He was professor emeritus in the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia. Morrison…
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