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1972–
Carlos Stephens (born January 24, 1972) is an American record producer and mixing engineer from New Orleans, Louisiana, best known as a member of No Limit Records' in-house production team, Beats by the Pound. After leaving the label, he founded the record…
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Carlos Watson (born September 29, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, journalist, television host, executive producer, and education advocate. He has worked as a host and journalist for CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, PBS, and OWN. His programs included Conversations…
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Carlotta Berry is an American academic in the field of engineering. She is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is co-director of the Rose Building Undergraduate Diversity (ROSE-BUD) program.
Biography
Carlotta Freeman (c. 1877 – June 11, 1954) was an American stage actress. She was one of the first African American women in the legitimate theatre.
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Carlotta Stewart Lai (September 16, 1881 – July 6, 1952) was an educator and administrator in the Hawaiian public schools for four decades. She was the first African American school principal in Honolulu. Lai, an African American from New York, worked as a…
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Carlton Benjamin Goodlett (July 23, 1914 – January 25, 1997) was an American physician, newspaper publisher, political power broker, and civil rights leader in San Francisco, California. From 1951 until his death, he was the owner of Reporter Publishing…
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Carlton Center Skyrink building, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1975–
Carlton Chambers (born June 27, 1975) is a retired sprint athlete from Canada, and a winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He ran in the preliminary heats, however a groin injury prevented him from running in the final race…
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Carlton Michael George Cole (born 12 October 1983) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored 52 goals in 288 Premier League appearances for four clubs. Cole began his career at Chelsea in 2001,…
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Carlton E. Brown is an American retired academic administrator, educator, and university president. He was the third president of Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, a position served from August 1, 2008, until July 1, 2015. He also served as…
1961–2025
Carlton Fairweather (22 September 1961 – 14 April 2025) was an English professional footballer, coach and manager. Early History raised in East Dulwich by single parent mother: Myrtle Agatha Fairweather. Who came to the UK in 1960 from Jamaica.
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Carlton Michael Gary (September 24, 1950 – March 15, 2018) was an American serial killer who murdered three elderly women in Columbus, Georgia, and one in Syracuse, New York, between 1975 and 1978, though he is suspected of at least four more killings.…
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Carlton Hotel building, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1909–1997
Carlton Moss (February 14, 1909 – August 10, 1997) was an African-American screenwriter, actor and film director. Moss directed the documentary Frederick Douglass: The House on Cedar Hill.
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Carlton Wayne Kent (born November 5, 1957) is a retired United States Marine who served as the 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. He succeeded John L. Estrada on April 25, 2007, and was succeeded by Micheal Barrett on June 9, 2011.
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Carlton Wayne Reeves (born April 11, 1964) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and chair of the United States Sentencing Commission. Reeves was the district court judge in Dobbs v.…
?–2021
Carlton W. Veazey (May 9, 1936 – August 10, 2021) was an American minister in the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., and the President of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC). Veazey founded RCRC's National Black Church Initiative.…
1987–
Carly Mercedes Dyer (born 10 January) is an English actress. Known for her work in musical theatre, she won a WhatsOnStage Award and received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination.
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Carmelita Jeter ( JET-tər, born November 24, 1979) is a retired American sprinter, who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. For over a decade, between 2009 and 2021, Jeter was called the "Fastest woman alive" after running a 100 m personal best of…
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Christian Brigham (born August 1, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. He has been signed to WWE since February 2021, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Carmelo Hayes and is a member of The 946 stable. Prior to signing with WWE,…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA life-sized digital art cutout poster for Brotherman Comics featuring Carmen and Antonio Valor. It depicts Carmen hugging Antonio. Carmen is wearing a light purple top and green skirt. Antonio is wearing a white tank top, jean shorts, stripped socks and…
1948–2021
Carmen Arlene Balthrop (May 14, 1948 – September 5, 2021) was an American operatic soprano from Washington, D.C.
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Carmen Luz Barbieri (born 21 April 1955) is an Argentine actress, dancer, stand-up comedian, theatre director, tv host and producer. Barbieri was the first winner of Showmatch's Bailando 2006 (paired with professional dancer, Christian Ponce).
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Carmen Best (born c. 1965) is an American former law enforcement officer who served as the chief of police of the Seattle Police Department from 2018 to 2020. She was the first black woman to lead Seattle's police force.
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