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1911–1997
Carnella Barnes (1911–1997; née Jamison) was an African-American ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination. She was one of the first women ordained in the denomination. She served as director of the Avalon Community…
2003–
Carney Chibueze Chukwuemeka (; born 20 October 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Austria national team. He represented England at the youth…
1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a parade with a man and four children in costume on a float surrounded by a small crowd of adults and children.
Biography
Carol Ammons is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives who has represented the 103rd district since January 2015. The 103rd district includes all or parts of Champaign, Urbana, and Staley. She is the first African American woman to…
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Carol Elaine Anderson (born June 17, 1959) is an American academic. She is the Charles Howard Candler professor of African American Studies at Emory University. Her research focuses on public policy with regard to race, justice, and equality.
1904–1971
Carol Blanche Cotton (Carol C. Bowie) (August 20, 1904 – November 22, 1971) was an American psychologist. She was born in the city of Henderson, North Carolina, the only child of John Adams Cotton and Maude (Brooks) Cotton. Carol Cotton received her…
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Carol Brice (April 16, 1918 – February 15, 1985) was an American contralto. Born in Sedalia, North Carolina, she studied at Palmer Memorial Institute and later at Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama, where she received a Bachelor of Music in 1939. She…
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Carol Ann Campbell (died November 19, 2008) was the Democratic Councilwoman representing Philadelphia's Fourth City Council District. Campbell was narrowly defeated for renomination by Curtis J. Jones, Jr. on May 15, 2007.
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Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer who starred in Broadway and film musicals. Each of her characters typically possessed a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable…
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Ana Carolina Moura Melo Dartora, known as Carol Dartora (born 1 May 1983), is a Brazilian politician, teacher, historian, trade unionist and member of the Workers' Party (PT). She is currently a congresswoman for the state of Paraná, Brazil, having been…
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Carol Douglas (born April 7, 1948) is an American singer whose hit "Doctor's Orders" (1974) was a pioneering track in the disco genre.
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Carol Elaine Jackson (born August 9, 1952) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. She was nominated by President George H. W. Bush and served from 1992 to her retirement in 2017.…
Biography
Carol Yvonne Espy-Wilson (born c. 1957) is an electrical engineer and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland (UMD) at College Park. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of…
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Carol Fran (born Carol Augustus Anthony; October 23, 1933 – September 1, 2021) was an American soul blues singer, pianist, and songwriter, best known for her string of single releases in the 1950s and 1960s, and her later musical association with her…
1992
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Carol Fran singing into a microphone and playing piano during a performance in Charlotte, NC. Her eyes are closed and her mouth is open. She is wearing a dark longsleeve outfit and is wearing earrings.
1948–
Carol R. Johnson-Dean (born 1948) is an American academic administrator who served as the interim president of LeMoyne–Owen College from 2019 to 2021. She was the superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools, Memphis City Schools, and Boston Public Schools.
1946–2021
Carol LaBrie Rose (December 27, 1946 – February 18, 2021) was an American model, dancer, and actress. She is recognized as the first African American model to appear on the cover of Vogue Italia in 1971. LaBrie began her career as a dancer before…
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Carolann Coleen Leeming MBE FRSA (born 27 November 1957) is a British and Jamaican descent multi-disciplinary artist, writer, singer and musician who is noted for her poetry, plays and musical work. She is best known for her choreopoetry. Leeming's…
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Carol LeGrant Lewis (born August 8, 1963) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the long jump. She is the 1983 World Championship bronze medalist, and a 4-time US Champion. Her best long jump of 7.04 meters in 1985 is the former…
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Carol Miller Swain (born March 7, 1954) is a conservative American political scientist and legal scholar who is a retired professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University. She is a frequent television analyst and has authored and edited…
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Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun (born August 16, 1947), is an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Moseley Braun was the first African-American woman…
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Carol Thomas-Jacobs (1968/1969) is a judge on the United States Virgin Islands Superior Court. She was the acting Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands from January to April 2023.
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Carol Tulloch is a British author and academic who is a Professor of Dress, Diaspora and Transnationalism at the University of the Arts London, known for her work on cultural heritage, auto/biography, personal archives and style narratives.
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Carol Woods (born November 13, 1943) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in Sweet and Lowdown (1999), The Honeymooners (2005) and Across the Universe (2007). In February 2008, she received a standing ovation during the 50th…
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