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Lafayette Robinson was a bank cashier who served as a delegate to Alabama's 1867 Constitutional Convention representing Madison County, Alabama. He also served on the Huntsville School Board. He worked at the Freedman's Savings Bank in Huntsville.…
Biography
Lakatriona Brunson is an American teacher, athlete, coach and actress. She is best known for her character Bernice on the truTV television series South Beach Tow.
Biography
Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey is a Professor of Africana Studies and Political Science at Georgia State University and the Co-Director of the Center for the Advancement of Students and Alumni (CASA). Her research interests include Hip-Hop culture, popular…
1914–1989
Lamar "Buddy" Allen (November 25, 1914 – May 16, 1989) was an American college football player and coach and baseball center fielder in the Negro leagues. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College (Arkansas…
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Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. (born January 7, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, winning the Heisman Trophy in…
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Lamar S. Owens Jr. (born September 6, 1983) is an American football coach and former midshipman who was the starting quarterback at the United States Naval Academy. He is the current offensive coordinator for The Citadel. He formerly coached at Georgia…
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Lamont J. Robinson Jr. (born February 21, 1982) is an American insurance agent, educator, and politician who is the alderman for the 4th ward in the Chicago City Council, having won the 2023 election for the office. The 4th ward includes parts of the…
1972–
LaMont Smith (born December 11, 1972) is a former 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4 × 400 meter relay for the United States. Raised in Willingboro Township, New Jersey, Smith is a graduate of Willingboro High School, the same school as Carl…
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LaMonte Aaron Wade Jr. (born January 1, 1994), nicknamed "Late Night LaMonte," is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, San Francisco…
Biography
Lance Collins is an engineer and professor for mechanical and aerospace engineering at Virginia Tech. He was previously the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering at the Cornell University College of Engineering and is now the inaugural vice president and…
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Elance Antonio Frazier (born May 23, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in…
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Lance Martin (December 29, 1959 - May 15, 2020) was an American jazz flute player and music instructor at Wellesley College. Martin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of a Baptist preacher. He started playing the flute at age seven, supposedly…
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Lane Napper (born June 22, 1967) is an American actor, choreographer, dancer, acting coach, and dance teacher.
1948–2018
Lanell Cofer (12 March 1948 – 18 October 2018) was an American politician and lawyer. Cofer was born on 12 March 1948 and graduated from East Texas State University in 1971 before attending the Texas Southern University School of Law. After earning her…
1993–
LaNell Williams (born January 1, 1993) is an American physicist and virologist. She is the third African American woman to receive a PhD in physics from Harvard University. She founded the Women+ of Color Project, which helps women of color gain the…
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Langston Kerman (born April 23, 1987) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He has acted in shows including Insecure, High Maintenance, Bless This Mess, The Boys and English Teacher. Kerman is a writer and co-star on HBO Max's South Side.
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Carol Lani Guinier ( LAH-nee gwin-EER; April 19, 1950 – January 7, 2022) was an American educator, legal scholar, and civil rights theorist. She was the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and the first woman of color appointed to a…
1997-2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn America's Promise lapel pin worn by General Colin L. Powell. This small metal pin is in the shape of a child’s red toy wagon, the emblem of the youth-focused organization, America’s Promise Alliance. The pin features red enamel or paint over the wagon…
1997-2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn America's Promise lapel pin worn by General Colin L. Powell. This small metal pin is in the shape of a child’s red toy wagon, the emblem of the youth-focused organization, America’s Promise Alliance. The pin features red enamel or paint over the wagon…
1997-2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn America's Promise lapel pin worn by General Colin L. Powell. This small metal pin is in the shape of a child’s red toy wagon, the emblem of the youth-focused organization, America’s Promise Alliance. The pin features red enamel or paint over the wagon…
1993-2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne (1) wagon-shaped lapel pin worn by General Colin L. Powell. This small metal pin is enameled or painted in red-white-and-blue and features a five-point star on the blue area of the wagon bed. There is a long silver metal handle and black wheels with…
20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne (1) lapel pin with Kappa Alpha Psi diamond encircled by a laurel wreath. At the top are three (3) faux diamonds or zircons. The inner Diamond has a black enamel center that features gold Greek lettering of the fraternity’s name (KAPPA ALPHA PSI), and…
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Laphonza Romanique Butler ( lə-FON-zə; born May 11, 1979) is an American labor union official and former politician who served as a United States senator from California from 2023 to 2024. Butler began her career as a union organizer, and served as…
Biography
LaQuandra S. Nesbitt is an American family physician who in 2022 joined the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) as the executive director of the Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity. Prior to this,…
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