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1928–2021
Manford Byrd Jr. (May 29, 1928 – January 17, 2021) was an American educator and education administrator and former school superintendent. Byrd served as the 21st superintendent of the Chicago Public Schools district from March 25, 1985, until August 1, 1989.
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William Manning Marable (May 13, 1950 – April 1, 2011) was an American professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University. He founded and directed the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. He wrote…
c. 1280–c. 1337
Mansa Musa ruled a prosperous West African empire and supported scholarship, architecture and trade centered on cities such as Timbuktu.
1907-1914
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hand-tinted photographic postcard of the Mansion and Ballard buildings on the Tougaloo College campus. The postcard depicts the two buildings on a grassy lawn. The Mansion, on the left, has a porch supported by square pillars with an arch over the…
1980–
Manu Omar Platt (born 1980) is an American biomedical engineer serving as the director of the NIH Biomedical Engineering Technology Acceleration (BETA) center. He also serves as NIBIB Associate Director for Scientific Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. He…
1960–
MaPo Kinnord (born 1960 in Cleveland, OH) is an artist and educator based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1978–
Marc Calixte (born September 26, 1978) is a Canadian former professional football linebacker who played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted with the seventh overall pick in the 2003 CFL draft by the Stampeders.…
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Marc Lamont Hill (born December 17, 1978) is an American academic, author, activist, and television personality. He is a professor of urban education at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. He is the host of UpFront on Al Jazeera English, VH1 Live!
1972–
Marc Alexander Newfield (born October 19, 1972) is an American former professional baseball player from 1993 to 1998 who played for the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Newfield played baseball at…
1978–
Marcel Cornelius Shipp (born August 8, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) from 2001 to 2008 for the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans. He was signed by the Arizona…
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Marcelo D'Salete (born 1979) is a Brazilian comic book writer, illustrator and professor. He holds a master's degree in art history from the University of São Paulo. During his adolescence, he studied graphic design at Carlos de Campos College and worked…
1944–
Marcia Ann Gillespie (born 10 July 1944) is an African-American magazine editor, writer, professor, media and management consultant, and racial and gender justice activist. She previously served as editor-in-chief of Essence magazine and Ms. magazine.
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Marcia Chatelain (born 1979) is an American academic who serves as the Penn Presidential Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2021, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History for her book Franchise: The Golden…
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Marcia Jones (born circa 1972 in Chicago Illinois) is an American professor and contemporary artist, known for her multimedia and large-scale installation works.
1928–2003
Marcia Coggs (born Marcia Priscilla Young, April 5, 1928 – December 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, Coggs graduated from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Coggs served in the Wisconsin State Assembly 1977-1993…
1932–2009
Marcus Alexis (February 26, 1932 – May 27, 2009) was professor emeritus of management & strategy at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. He was a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and a commissioner with the…
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Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the greatest goal line and…
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Marcus Ball (born July 21, 1987) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, Pearl River Wildcats, and Memphis Tigers.
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Marcus Brandon is a politician from Greensboro, North Carolina who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives. A Democrat, he represented the 60th district from January 2011 through the end of 2014. In 2015, Brandon became the executive director…
1900–1976
Marcus Bruce Christian (March 8, 1900 – November 21, 1976), was a New Negro regional poet, writer, historian and folklorist. The author of the collection, I Am New Orleans and Other Poems (posthumously edited by Rudolph Lewis and Amin Sharif and published…
1978–
Marcus Brunson (born April 24, 1978) is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He went to Marcos de Niza high school in Arizona. Brunson was inducted into the Arizona State University Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Marcus Joshua Carr (born June 6, 1999) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers, the Minnesota Golden Gophers and…
1923–1973
Marcus Albert Foster (March 31, 1923 – November 6, 1973) was an American educator who gained a national reputation for educational excellence while serving as principal of Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1966–1969), as Associate…
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Marcus Louis Freeman (born January 10, 1986) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the 30th head football coach at the University of Notre Dame. He previously served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Notre Dame in…
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