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1969–
Mark L. Macon (born April 14, 1969) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He is the former head coach of Binghamton University and a current staff member at his alma mater, Temple University.
1960–
Mark Mathabane (born Johannes Mathabane, 18 October 1960) is a South African author, lecturer, and a former collegiate tennis player and college professor.
1967–
Mark A. Miller (born 1967) is a composer of Christian anthems and hymns. His work is widely sung and performed within the United Methodist Church and other Mainline Protestant churches. He is currently a Professor of Church Music and Composer in Residence…
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Mark Allen Montgomery (born April 1, 1970) is an American college basketball head coach for the Detroit Mercy Titans. He previously was the head men's basketball coach at Northern Illinois University. Montgomery replaced Ricardo Patton as head coach of the…
1948–
Mark Robert Schneider (born March 4, 1948) is a retired history professor and an author. He has written about Christianity and race in colonial American and Boston during the Jim Crow era. In 2017 he appeared on C-SPAN discussing his book on Gerry Studds,…
1968–
Mark Keith Robinson (born August 18, 1968) is an American former politician who served as the 35th lieutenant governor of North Carolina from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the 2024 North Carolina…
1851–
Mark S. White (December 12, 1851 – ?) was a teacher and politician in Florida. He lived in Pensacola and represented Escambia County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives in 1883. He belonged to the Knights of Labor. He was described as…
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Mark Sealy (born 1960) is a British curator and cultural historian with a special interest in the relationship of photography to social change, identity politics and human rights. In 1991, he became the director of Autograph ABP, the Association of Black…
1970–
Mark Strickland (born July 14, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who had a career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1995 to 2002 and was the head coach of the Oshawa Power of the National Basketball…
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Mark Anthony Wade (born October 15, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player. A 5-foot-11-inch (1.8 m) and 160-pound (72.6 kg) point guard, Wade played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, setting the NCAA record for assists in…
1962–
Mark White (born July 7, 1962) is an American bass player, best known as the former bassist for the rock band Spin Doctors. He has collaborated with many musical groups, including America's Got Talent finalists The Robotix, The Heavy Pets, Eight53, and the…
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Market on Ibadan University campus” (Slides (photographs)).
1972–
Marla Faye Frederick is an American ethnographer and scholar, with a focus on the African American religious experience. Her work addresses a range of topics including race, gender, religion and media studies. She became the eighteenth Dean of Harvard…
1940–2002
Marlene Green (November 9, 1940 – October 31, 2002) was a Canadian community activist, educator, and NGO field worker. She is best known as the founder of the Black Education Project, a volunteer-run organization created to address racial inequalities in…
Started at age 10
Marley saw a representation problem in the books she was assigned and built a campaign that collected and shared thousands of books featuring Black girl protagonists.
1957–1994
Marlon Troy Riggs (February 3, 1957 – April 5, 1994) was an American filmmaker, educator, poet, and activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several documentary films, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black Is... Black Ain't.
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Shaun Marquase Lovings (born c. 1984) is an American college football coach. He is the running backs coach for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He previously coached for Dunbar High School, P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School, Mississippi…
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Marquette "Marq" Hawkins, also known professionally as DJ Cli-N-Tel, is an American rapper, music producer, professor, and politician currently serving as the Mayor of California City, California since 2024. Hawkins was elected in the 2024 California City…
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Marquise Derell Goodwin Sr. (born November 19, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He also is an Olympian who competed in the long jump in track and field. He was selected…
1888–1952
Marse Callaway (born 1888) known as (Mr. Republican) was a black political boss and founder of the Baltimore Police Training School, a black policeman's training academy in 1937. He was elected as the President of an organization which aimed to bring…
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Marsha Eve Mabrey (born November 7, 1949) is an African American conductor and educator. She was the first African American woman to be appointed and serve as the conductor of the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra.
1954–
Marsha Francine Warfield (born March 5, 1954) is an American actress and comedian. She grew up on Chicago's South Side, graduating from Calumet High School. She is best known for playing tough, no-nonsense bailiff Roz Russell on the NBC sitcom Night Court…
Biography
Marshall Laverne Bullock II is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Michigan State Board of Education. He previously served in the Michigan Senate from 2019 to 2023 and served as the City of Detroit Director of Government Affairs…
1939–
Marshall Hawkins (born July 14, 1939) is a jazz musician and teacher. He grew up in Washington DC. He is possibly best known for being one of several bassists who took over from Ron Carter when the latter left Miles Davis' so-called Second Great Quintet.…
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