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madison moore (born 1981/1982) is an African-American artist, scholar, and DJ. He is an assistant professor at Brown University, and the author of the 2018 book Fabulous: The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric. His work focuses on the culture of queer and…
1999–
Madiya Beth Harriott (born 16 February 1999) is a US-born Jamaican footballer who plays as a defender for college team Vanderbilt Commodores and the Jamaica women's national team.
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Madree Penn White (November 21, 1892 – January 31, 1967) was an American editor, educator, businesswoman and suffragist. She was one of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta, and the sorority's second president.
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Physician and engineer Mae Jemison flew aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992 and later promoted science education and innovation.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Magazine clipping: photograph of Athol Fugard receiving an honorary doctorate of Literature at the University of Cape Town.”.
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Dame Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin (previously Aderin-Pocock; born 9 March 1968) is a British broadcaster, writer, science educator and engineer. She is an honorary research associate of University College London's Department of Physics and Astronomy, and has…
1963–
Maggie Brown (born February 10, 1963) is an American singer, spoken word artist, and music producer. Brown sings in many genres: jazz, blues, R&B, soul, and spoken word. Her singing style has been described by James Walker as "transcend[ing] limitations…
1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardback edition of Maggie’s American Dream: The Life and Times of a Black Family by James P. Comer, M. D. The book is paperboard bound with cloth spine tape. The front of the paper dust jacket features a large sepia tone photograph of James P. Comer’s…
1928–
Nathaniel "Magnificent" Montague (born in New Jersey, January 11, 1928), is an American R&B disc jockey notable not only for the soul music records he helped promote on KGFJ Los Angeles and WWRL New York City, but also his trademark catch-phrase, "Burn,…
1937–1992
Mahler Bessinger Ryder (July 7, 1937 – February 27, 1992) was an American visual artist, illustrator, and educator. He was also a self-taught jazz pianist, and a faculty member at the Rhode Island School of Design for many years. Ryder was a founding…
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Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (born Christopher Wayne Jackson; March 9, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for nine years with the Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and Vancouver…
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Mahogany L. Browne (born as Lesley Tims) is an American poet, curator, writer, organizer and educator. As of July 2021, Browne is the first-ever poet-in-residence at New York City's Lincoln Center.
1915-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a canister in which a Poro enrollment certificate was mailed to its recipient. The brown paper tube is addressed to Lucille Brown in Weir, Mississippi. There are two different colored, cancelled stamps on the tube, along the right side of the…
1985
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "University of Ghana, Legon; Main gate. The date on the slide is JAN 85.".
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Maj Toure (born Martin Anthony Jones) is an American libertarian political activist and rapper. Toure is closely associated with the Mises Caucus wing of the American Libertarian Party. Toure is commonly known for saying, "All gun control is racist!" and…
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Major Jackson (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American poet and professor at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of six collections of poetry: Razzle Dazzle: New & Selected Poems 2002-2022 (W.W. Norton, 2023), The Absurd Man (W.W. Norton,…
1961–
Léopold-Marcel Kotto-Maka (born December 7, 1961), known as Maka Kotto, is a Cameroonian-born Canadian politician and actor. Educated in France, Kotto immigrated to Quebec, Canada, where he was an educator before entering politics. Kotto was a Parti…
1998–
Makayla Gilliam-Price is an American social activist who combats racism, police brutality, and school segregation and tracking.
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Makeba Parramore Wilbourn (born May 29, 1973) is an American developmental psychologist and professor at Duke University in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. She studies how children acquire knowledge. She was awarded the Presidential Early…
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Makola M. Abdullah is the 14th president of Virginia State University (VSU). Prior to his appointment as president of Virginia State University, Abdullah served as provost and senior vice president at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla.…
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Malcolm D. Lee (born January 11, 1970) is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing comedy films including The Best Man (1999), Undercover Brother (2002), Roll Bounce (2005), Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008), Soul Men (2008), Scary Movie 5 (2013),…
1976–
Malcolm Aguedze Kofi Kpedekpo (born 27 August 1976) is an investment banker and former footballer. Playing for Aberdeen as a schoolboy and later while at university, Kpedekpo left football to move to Australia working for KPMG. He returned to Scotland to…
2006–
Malcolm Spence (born September 22, 2006) is a Canadian college ice hockey player who is a left wing for the Michigan Wolverines of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He was drafted 43rd overall by the New York Rangers in the 2025 NHL…
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Malcolm Turner is an athletics administrator who most recently served as the Athletic Director at Vanderbilt University. Prior to this role, he served as the president of the NBA G League.
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