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1947–2017
Melton "Shakir" Mustafa Sr. (November 23, 1947 – December 28, 2017) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, composer, arranger, and music educator. Mustafa was also a native of Miami, Florida. He performed with some of the most influential…
Biography
Melva K. Wallace (née Turner) is an American academic administrator specialized in emotional intelligence development. She has served as the seventh president and chief executive officer of Huston–Tillotson University since 2022.
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Melva Lorinda Price (November 14, 1902 – April 10, 1996) was an American educator and activist based in New York City. She taught Latin and other subjects for over thirty years in the New York public schools, and was active in Harlem with the YWCA, Alpha…
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Melville Charlton (1880–1973) was an American organist, composer and music educator. He was the first African-American organist to be admitted to the American Guild of Organists. His piano composition, Poem Erotique, has continued to be popular with…
1898–1966
Melvin Beaunorus Tolson (February 6, 1898 – August 29, 1966) was an American poet, educator, columnist, and politician. As a poet, he was influenced both by Modernism and the language and experiences of African Americans, and he was deeply influenced by…
1973–
Melvin Cunningham (born December 16, 1973) is an American former football defensive specialist who played two seasons with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Marshall University. He was also a member of…
1950–1992
Melvin Dixon (May 29, 1950 – October 26, 1992) was an American Professor of Literature, and an author, poet and translator. He wrote about black gay men.
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Melvin Eugene Edwards Jr. (May 4, 1937 – March 30, 2026) was an American abstract sculptor, printmaker, and arts educator. Edwards, an African-American artist, was raised in segregated communities in Texas and an integrated community in Ohio. He moved to…
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Melvin Obinna Ejim (born March 4, 1991) is a Nigerian-Canadian professional basketball player for Força Lleida of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones before playing professionally in Italy, Russia and Spain, as well as…
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Melvin Herbert Evans (August 7, 1917 – November 27, 1984) was an American politician who served as the first elected governor of the United States Virgin Islands and was the first black person elected governor in the United States' history. After his…
1969–
Melvin Hunt (born December 15, 1969) is an American college assistant basketball coach of Baylor Bears men's basketball. He was previously an assistant coach of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Melvin Lindsey (July 8, 1955 – March 26, 1992) was an American radio and television personality in the Washington, D.C. area. He is widely known for originating the "Quiet Storm" late-night music programming format. Lindsey was a native of Washington,…
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Melvin N. Johnson is an American academic administrator. He served as the seventh president of Tennessee State University, a historically black public university in Nashville, Tennessee, from 2005 to 2011.
1960–
Melvin Spears (born January 16, 1960) is an American former football coach. He served as the head football coach at Grambling State University from 2004 to 2006 and Alcorn State University in 2011, compiling a career college football head coaching record…
1954–
Melvin Lenzo Watkins (born November 15, 1954) is an American former college basketball coach and former player.
1941–2015
Melvin Douglas "Little Melvin" Williams (December 14, 1941 – December 3, 2015) was an American actor, author, entrepreneur, public speaker, educator, community activist, gambler and reformed drug trafficker. Considered a drug kingpin in the 1960s, Williams…
Biography
Melvin X (born Melvin Bishop Williams; died June 22, 1970) was the cofounder of the Black Student Union at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1966.
Biography
Dr. Melynda J. Price is the Robert E. Harding, Jr. Professor of Law and the Director of the African American and Africana Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky.
after 1908
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Alpha Kappa Alpha metal members badge with a stickpin back. The badge is in the shape of an ivy leaf with a green center. The badge is outlined with small pearls. There is one diamond at the top of the badge. Gold lettering appears in the green center.…
after 1908
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Alpha Kappa Alpha members badge with a stickpin back. The badge is in the shape of an ivy leaf with a green center. The badge is outlined with small pearls. Gold lettering appears in the green center. It reads “A. K. A.” The badge is attached to a gold…
1929
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMember pin for the Mississippi Association of Teachers in Colored Schools. This is a composite object with a white button pin and an attached ribbon. The blue text on the white button pin reads [MISSISSIPPI / ASS’N / TEACHERS / COLORED / SCHOOLS/ MEMBER].…
1957
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis two page, typewritten memo from Council President Frances Albrier to members of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women summarizes recent programs and activities undertaken by the Council and highlights upcoming events to…
January 17, 1998
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA memorial service program for Stella Christina Jones. The front cover features a colored photograph of Jones at a piano. The interior contains a biography about Jones. The back of the program has a message from the family.
1890–1988
Memphis Tennessee Garrison (March 3, 1890 – July 25, 1988) was an activist for African Americans and young women during the Jim Crow Era in rural West Virginia. Garrison was a McDowell County teacher and community mediator, famous for organizing West…
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