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1948–2019
Michael B. Platt was an American artist (1948 – January 20, 2019) and art professor. Platt was predominantly known as a printmaker and photographer.
1965–
Michael Bradford (born January 23, 1965) is an American playwright who is a professor at the University of Connecticut and former artistic director of the Connecticut Repertory Theatre.
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Michael E. Costa (born c. 1948) is an American former college football coach. Costa served as the head football coach at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1989 and St. Augustine's University in Raleigh, North Carolina from 2002 through the…
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Michael D. L. Johnson is a biologist, bacteriologist, and an associate professor of immunobiology at the University of Arizona. Johnson is the co-founder of the National Summer Undergraduate Research Project (NSURP) a program that matched underrepresented…
Biography
Michael C. Dawson is an American political scientist, currently the John D. MacArthur professor of political science at the University of Chicago. He is also the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture there. He studies…
1994–
Michael Dickson (born January 29, 1994) is an American professional track and field sprint hurdler who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. While in college he competed for the North Carolina A&T Aggies where he was a two-Time All-American and 8 Time…
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Michael D. Dinwiddie (December 13, 1954 – July 4, 2025) was an American playwright, academic, composer and scholar of Black theater. In addition to his own work and contribution to Black literature and theatre, he led major efforts which led to New York…
1985–
Michael Donkor (born 1985) is a British author and English teacher based in London. He is represented by Blake Friedmann and Fourth Estate.
1957–
Michael Duryea Williams (born 1957) is an American physicist, professor at Clark Atlanta University, and current president of the AVS: Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing (formerly American Vacuum Society).
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Michael Eric Dyson (born October 23, 1958) is an American academic, author, Baptist minister, and radio host. He is a professor in the College of Arts and Science and in the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University.
1958–
Michael F. Rivers Sr. is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 121st District, serving since 2016. He is a member of the Democratic party. Rivers served on the Beaufort County School Board from 1998…
Biography
Michael Ford, known as the "Hip-Hop Architect", is an architect, designer, educator, and keynote speaker whose years of research, publications and lectures seek to fuse his two passions, hip-hop culture and architecture. In hip-hop architecture, Ford…
1952–
Michael G. Spencer is a computer scientist, electrical engineer, and professor at Morgan State University's Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering in Baltimore. His research and studies is concentrated on semiconductors, microwave devices, and…
1963–
Michael Grant (born March 13, 1963) is an American college sports administrator and former college basketball coach. He most recently served as the head coach for Allen University. He was also a graduate assistant at the University of Michigan where he…
Biography
Michael Hanchard, often published as Michael G. Hanchard, is an American political scientist, currently the Gustave C. Kuemmerle Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the director of the Marginalized Populations…
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Michael Harris-Love (born 1968), is an American physical therapist, rehabilitation scientist, and academic administrator. He is a professor within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Colorado School of…
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Michael Hartfield (born March 29, 1990) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump. He holds a personal best of 8.34 m (27 ft 4+1⁄4 in) for the event, set in 2016. He competed in the 2016 Olympics for Team USA in the long jump.…
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Michael John Hastings, Baron Hastings of Scarisbrick, CBE (born 29 January 1958) is a British Crossbench member of the House of Lords, educator, business executive and public servant. In 2005, he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Hastings of…
1964–
Michael Anthony Haywood (born February 26, 1964) is an American former college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 2009 to 2010 and Texas Southern University (TSU) from 2016 to 2018,…
1972-1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. It consists of a single reel of 8mm silent acetate film with color (a), an original plastic film reel (b), and an original…
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. It consists of a single reel of 8mm silent acetate film with color (a), an original plastic film reel (b), and an original…
1961–
Michael David Holton (born August 4, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player, and current television studio analyst for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. Born in Seattle, Washington, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins…
1963–
Michael Jesse Battle (born 12 December 1963) is an Episcopal moral theologian known for his works on spirituality, reconciliation, and the thought of Desmond Tutu.
Biography
Michael J. Dennis (b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American filmmaker, film promoter YouTuber. A graduate of both New York University and The American Film Institute, his short films and documentaries have won numerous awards and have screened worldwide.
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