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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Khadijah Ibrahiim

Biography

Khadijah Ibrahiim FRSL is a literary activist, theatre maker and writer from Leeds, England. She is the founder and artistic director of Leeds Young Authors, and executive producer of the documentary We Are Poets. She and her work have appeared on BBC…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Khaleel Anderson

1996–

Khaleel M. Anderson (born June 11, 1996) is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Anderson has represented the 31st district of the New York State Assembly, based in Southeast Queens, since November 2020.

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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights & Community

Khaleel Seivwright

Biography

Khaleel Seivwright is a Canadian carpenter and homelessness activist known for his construction of homeless shelters.

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Society

Khalid Abdul Muhammad

1948–2001

Khalid Abdul Muhammad (born Harold Moore Jr.; January 12, 1948 – February 17, 2001) was an American black nationalist and activist who became a prominent figure in the Nation of Islam and later the New Black Panther Party. After a racially inflammatory…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Kharmony, LA Pride, Los Angeles, CA, 2020

June 14, 2020

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A color photograph titled “Kharmony, LA Pride, Los Angeles, CA 2020,” by Stephanie Mei-Ling. The photograph, taken at the All Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles on June 14, 2020, depicts protestor Kharmony Fortune. Fortune is centrally depicted and…

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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights & Community

Kiara St. James

Biography

Kiara St. James (1973 or 1974 – May 8, 2026) was an African-American transgender activist. She was the co-founder and executive director of the New York Transgender Advocacy Group.

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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights & Community

Kierra Johnson

Biography

Kierra Johnson (born 1976 or 1977) is an American LGBTQ rights activist. She serves as president of the National LGBTQ Task Force, the first Black woman to head the organization.

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Kiersey Clemons

1993–

Kiersey Nicole Clemons (born December 17, 1993) is an American actress. She is known for her role in the 2015 comedy-drama film Dope, playing Cassandra "Diggy" Andrews. Subsequently, she went on to co-star in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Flatliners…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Killing of Alfred Redwine

Biography

On March 25, 2014, Albuquerque Police officers shot and killed Alfred Redwine, a mentally ill African-American man. APD was called around 9pm to the location, a public housing complex at 60th and Central, after Redwine allegedly pointed a gun at two girls…

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Biography & Culture

Killing of Carnell Russ

Biography

Carnell Russ was a 24-year African American mill worker killed by white Star City, Arkansas police officer Charles Lee Ratliff on Memorial Day, May 31, 1971. Russ' death led to a change in federal law regarding the future prosecution of civil rights cases.

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Biography & Culture

Killing of David McAtee

Biography

On June 1, 2020, David McAtee, a 53-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot by the Kentucky Army National Guard in Louisville during nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd and the killing of Breonna Taylor. The Louisville Metro…

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Biography & Culture

Killing of Dontre Hamilton

Biography

On April 30, 2014, Dontre Hamilton was shot and killed by police officer Christopher Manney, at Red Arrow Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. No charges were brought, but Manney was fired from the force. As a result of the shooting and subsequent protests,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Killing of Ezell Ford

Biography

Ezell Ford was a 25-year-old African-American man who was shot and killed by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers in Florence, Los Angeles, California on August 11, 2014. The officers and eyewitnesses offered competing accounts of the events…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Killing of Keith Lamont Scott

Biography

Keith Lamont Scott was a 43-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot on September 20, 2016, in Charlotte, North Carolina, by Brentley Vinson, an African-American city police officer. It sparked both peaceful and violent protests in Charlotte. The…

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Biography & Culture

Killing of Marcus-David Peters

Biography

Marcus-David Peters was a Virginia man shot and killed by police officer Michael Nyantakyi while Peters, unarmed, was having a mental health crisis on May 14, 2018. Two prosecutors' reviews cleared Nyantakyi of wrongdoing. Peters' death was a focus of…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Killis B. Bonner

1847–

Killis B. Bonner (c. 1847 - ?) was an American farmer and state legislator in Florida. He represented Marion County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives in 1877. He was born in North Carolina. He was elected in 1876. Some House documents use…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics

Kim Bracey

Biography

C. Kim Bracey is an American politician. She served as the 26th Mayor of York, Pennsylvania, from January 4, 2010, to January 2, 2018. She was the first African American mayor of the city and the second woman elected to hold the office.

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Politics & Public Life

Kim Foxx

1972–

Kimberly M. Foxx (née Anderson; born April 9, 1972) is an American politician who served as State's Attorney (district attorney) for Cook County, Illinois from 2016 to 2024. She managed the second largest prosecutor's office in the United States,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Kim Jackson

1984–

Kimberly Sue Jackson (born August 25, 1984) is an American politician and Episcopal priest from the state of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, Jackson has represented the 41st district in the Georgia State Senate since January 2021. As a lesbian,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Kim Janey

1965–

Kim Michelle Janey (born May 16, 1965) is an American politician, community organizer, and nonprofit executive who served as acting mayor of Boston for eight months in 2021. She served as president of the Boston City Council from 2020 to 2022, and as a…

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Politics & Public Life

Kim Johnson

1966–

Kim Marie Johnson (born 25 August 1966) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Riverside since 2019.

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Kim Katrin Milan

1984–

Kim Katrin (born March 9, 1984) is a Canadian American writer, multidisciplinary artist, activist, consultant, and educator. She was formerly credited as Kim Crosby and Kim Katrin Milan. She speaks on panels and keynotes conferences nationally, and…

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Kim Roberts

Biography

Kim Roberts is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles as Mayor Goodway in Paw Patrol, Greta on The Sinner, Christine in The Handmaid's Tale, Marnie in Schitt's Creek, Neeva in The Strain, Gloria in Lucky Seven, Camilla in Being Erica, Mazz in The…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics

Kim Ross

Biography

Kim L. Ross is an American politician serving as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 8th district since 2025.

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