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Marcus Gardley (born 1977) is an African American poet, playwright, TV writer, and screenwriter from West Oakland, California. He is currently the co-chair of playwriting at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. Gardley is among a new group…
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Marcus A. Hilliard (born c. 1980) is an American college football coach. He is currently the defensive coordinator for the Albany State Golden Rams since 2025. He was the associate head football coach and defensive line coach for Barton College. He was…
1973–
Marcus Edward Jones (born August 15, 1973) is an American former mixed martial artist fighter and former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the North…
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Marcus LeVesseur (born July 17, 1982) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, he competed for the UFC and Adrenaline MMA. As a collegiate wrestler, LeVesseur was the only…
1976–
Marcus Kenyon Ray (born August 14, 1976) is an American football coach and former player. In college, he played for the Michigan Wolverines football team and was a member of the 1997 squad that won a national championship. Ray played professionally in the…
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Marcus Rayshon Spears (born March 8, 1983), nicknamed "Swagu", is an American former professional football player and analyst who was a defensive end for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Dallas Cowboys. He played…
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Marcus Earl Stroman (born May 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, and New York Yankees. Stroman's height…
1950–2025
Marcyliena Hazel Morgan (May 8, 1950 – September 28, 2025) was an American linguistic anthropologist known for legitimizing the study of hiphop as an academic subject. She was the Ernest E. Monrad Professor of the Social Sciences, Professor in the…
1947–
Maren Hassinger (born Maren Louise Jenkins in 1947) is an African-American artist and educator whose career spans four decades. Hassinger uses sculpture, film, dance, performance art, and public art to explore the relationship between the natural world and…
1977–
Mareno Philyaw (born December 19, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for one season with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Falcons in the sixth round of the 2000…
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Margaret Michele Arney (née Tully; born June 17, 1969) is an American nonprofit consultant, educator, and Democratic politician from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 18th Assembly…
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Margaret Beale Spencer is an American psychologist whose work centers on the effects of ethnicity, gender, and race on youth and adolescent development. She currently serves as the Charles L. Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emerita, and the Marshall…
1962–
Margaret Bell-Byars (born July 29, 1962) is an American gospel musician, who is a traditional black gospel and Christian R&B recording artist. She started her music career, in 1980, when enrolled at Oral Roberts University, signing in their choir. Her only…
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Margaret Allison Bonds (March 3, 1913 – April 26, 1972) was an American composer, pianist, arranger, and teacher. One of the first Black composers and performers to gain recognition in the United States, she is best remembered today for her popular…
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Margaret A. Burnham (born December 28, 1944) is an American lawyer and academic. She is a University Distinguished Professor of Law at the Northeastern University School of Law, founder of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, and co-founder of…
1959–
Margaret Henrietta Augusta Casely-Hayford CBE (born 1959) is a British lawyer, businesswoman and public figure who is active in the voluntary sector. She is at the forefront of working to create diversity on boards. Casely-Hayford was a candidate in the…
1894–1976
Margaret Davis Bowen (May 24, 1894 – April 20, 1976) was a religious leader, civil rights activist, and educator. She was the first principal of the Gilbert Academy, a private Black preparatory school in New Orleans, during the late 1930s. From 1936 to…
1923–2009
Margaret Elizabeth Grigsby (January 16, 1923 - June 24, 2009) was an American physician, noteworthy as the first African-American woman to become a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the first woman to preside over a major medical division at…
1886–1976
Margaret Flagg Holmes (September 6, 1886 – January 29, 1976) was one of the sixteen founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, at Howard University in Washington, DC. It was the first sorority founded by African-American women. She went on to earn a Master's…
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Margaret Briggs Gregory Hawkins (August 5, 1877 – April 8, 1969), worked as a schoolteacher and later became known for her activism on behalf of African Americans and women. She was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2021.
1913–2000
Margaret Just Butcher (April 28, 1913 – February 7, 2000) was an American educator and civil rights activist. Butcher worked as an English professor at Howard University and Federal City College. She also taught for years overseas.
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Margaret Cornelia Morgan Lawrence (August 19, 1914 – December 4, 2019) was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, gaining those qualifications in 1948. Her work included clinical care, teaching, and research, particularly into the presence and…
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Margaret Murray Washington (née Murray; March 9, 1865 – June 4, 1925) was an American educator who was the principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, which later became Tuskegee University. She also led women's clubs, including the Tuskegee…
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Margaret Prescod is an activist, author, journalist and radio host. She was a founder of The Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders and of Black Women for Wages for Housework. Prescod is on the executive board of the Center for the Study of Racism,…
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