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Arts & Performance

Michelle Parkerson

1953–

Michelle Parkerson (born November 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and academic. She was an assistant professor of Film and Media Arts at Temple University and has been an independent filmmaker since the 1980s, focusing particularly on feminist and LGBTQ…

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Science & Inventions

Michelle Samuel-Foo

Biography

Michelle Susan Samuel-Foo is an American biologist and Assistant Professor of Biology at Alabama State University. She serves as President of the Southeastern Entomological Society of America. In 2020 Samuel-Foo became the first African-American person to…

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Literature

Michelle Y. Green

Biography

Michelle Y. Green is an American author of children’s literature. She graduated from the University of Maryland the Johns Hopkins Master's Program in Writing and teaches several courses, including one on writing children’s literature. She has two sons,…

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Education & Scholarship

Michelle Young

1993–

Michelle Anne Young (born June 3, 1993) is an American television personality. She received national recognition as the runner-up on season 25 of The Bachelor, and as the star of season 18 of The Bachelorette.

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Music

Mickey Bass

1943–2022

Lee Odiss Bass III (May 2, 1943 – February 3, 2022), better known as Mickey Bass, was an American bassist, composer, arranger, and music educator. He played with Chico Freeman, John Hicks, and Kiane Zawadi. Known for having a exceptional ear for music,…

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Sports & Achievement

Mickey Joseph

1968–

Robert L. "Mickey" Joseph (born March 5, 1968) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Grambling State University, a position he has held since 2024. He served as the interim head coach at the University…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Microcosm

1958

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A large black yearbook, “Microcosm”, published by The City College of New York, New York, 1958, owned by General Colin L. Powell. The yearbook has a soft plastic leather-like covering with a large, embossed gold beaver holding a stick, on the bottom half.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.32
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History & Culture

Midge Purce

1995–

Margaret Melinda "Midge" Williams-Purce (born September 18, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a winger or right back for Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She previously played for…

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Literature

Mignon Holland Anderson

1945–

Mignon Holland Anderson (born 1945) is an American writer and professor. She writes mainly short stories that focus on African-American life in the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

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Education & Scholarship

Miguel Dongil y Sánchez

1987–

Miguel Dongil y Sánchez, Duke of Dongil (born 1987) is a Spanish historian and academic. He was appointed by King Julio I of the Afro-Bolivians to serve as the Communications Advisor for the Afro-Bolivian monarchy and as Grand Chancellor of Europe of the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Mike Bibby

1978–

Michael Bibby (born 1978) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. His career has encompassed NBA basketball and college coaching.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Mike Boynton

1982–

Michael Boynton Jr. (born January 17, 1982) is an American college basketball coach, currently the Wolverines men's basketball head coach at the University of Michigan. He was previously an assistant coach at Michigan under Dusty May, before replacing him…

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Sports & Achievement

Mike Caldwell (linebacker)

1971–

Isaiah "Mike" Caldwell, Jr. (born August 31, 1971) is an American football coach who is the current linebackers coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville…

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Sports & Achievement

Mike Clowney

Dates not recorded

Michael Clowney (born c. 1971) is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Carson–Newman University from 2020 to 2023. He previously coached for Greenwood High School and Emerald High School. He played college football for…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Mike Davis (baseball)

1959–

Michael Dwayne Davis (born June 11, 1959) is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1980 to 1989 for the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was selected by the Athletics…

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Sports & Achievement

Mike Evans (basketball)

1955–

Michael Leeroyall Evans (born April 19, 1955) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and coach. He played collegiately at Kansas State University where he is Kansas State's second all-time leading points scorer, behind Jacob…

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Sports & Achievement

Mike Farmer (baseball)

1968–

Michael Anthony Farmer (born July 3, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. Farmer played college baseball as an outfielder at Jackson State and was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1989. During a…

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Music

Mike Free

1992–

Mikely Wilhelm Adam (born January 8, 1992), better known by his stage name Mike Free, is an American record producer, DJ, and songwriter from South Central, Los Angeles. While attending Hampton University in Virginia, Free began working with DJ Mustard,…

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Education & Scholarship

Mike Hamlin

1935–2017

Mike Hamlin (1935-2017) was an American labor activist and social worker. Hamlin was born in Mississippi and moved to Ecorse, Michigan just outside of Detroit in 1947. Hamlin is featured in the documentary Finally Got The News which documents the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Mike Hart (American football)

1986–

Leon Michael Hart (born April 9, 1986) is an American football coach and former player, currently the running backs coach at Boston College. Hart played college football as a running back at the University of Michigan from 2004 to 2007, and holds the…

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Sports & Achievement

Mike Jarvis

1945–

Michael D. Jarvis (born April 12, 1945) is an American college basketball coach most recently as head men's basketball coach at Florida Atlantic University. He has coached at Boston University, George Washington University and St. John's University. He…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Mike Johnson (American football coach)

1967–

Michael Eric Johnson (born May 2, 1967) is an American football coach and former quarterback, and current tight ends coach for Syracuse. He was the interim head coach for the UCLA Bruins football team after serving as their offensive coordinator.…

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Sports & Achievement

Mike Jones (wide receiver, born 1960)

1960–

Michael Anthony Jones (born April 14, 1960) is an American former professional football player and coach who recently served as the wide receivers coach for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played as a wide receiver in the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Mike Locksley

1969–

Michael Anthony Locksley (born December 25, 1969) is an American college football coach. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Maryland, College Park, a position he has held since 2019. After serving as an assistant coach for several…

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