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William Maurice "Mo" Cowan (born April 4, 1969) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts from February to July 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as legal counsel and chief of staff to…
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Maurice O. "Mo" Green (born 1966/1967) is an American educator and politician who has served as the 22nd Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Carolina since January 1, 2025. He was elected to that office for a four-year term in 2024, defeating…
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Mo Turner (née Maureen Nivek Rajah Salima Turner; born 1992 or 1993) is an American politician and community organizer. A member of the Democratic Party, they served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2021 to 2024. Turner is the…
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Modjeska Monteith Simkins (December 5, 1899 – April 5, 1992) was an important leader of African-American public health reform, social reform and the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina.
Biography
Moe Jeudy-Lamour is a Canadian film and television actor from Montreal, Quebec, best known for his role as Thierry Zoreaux / "Van Damme" on Ted Lasso. He is of Haitian descent, and was raised as an Orthodox Jew in Montreal. He studied political science at…
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Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Somali: Maxaamed Cabdullaahii Maxaamed, Arabic: محمد عبدالله محمد; born March 11, 1962), also known as Farmaajo, is a Somali politician who served as president of Somalia from 2017 to 2022. He was prime minister of Somalia for…
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Mohamud Noor (born 1977 or 1978) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Noor represents District 60B, which includes parts of the city of Minneapolis in…
1898–1977
Mollie Ernestine Dunlap (September 2, 1898 – July 7, 1977) was a librarian, bibliographer, and educator. Her research illuminated the scholarship of African Americans and the experience of African Americans in higher education, especially the…
1912–1990
Mollie Moon (July 21, 1912 – June 22, 1990) was the founder and president of the National Urban League Guild, the fundraising branch of the National Urban League. She served as president of the Guild for almost 50 years, from its founding until her death.
1961–
Molly Irene Samuel-Leport MBE (born 12 September 1961) is a British karateka, community leader and political candidate. She has a 6th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships. Samuel-Leport received the 1989…
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a black and white print depicting a man and a woman seated on steps in front of a house. The man wears a white t-shirt with black text that reads “BLACK MEN / UNITE” with an image of Martin Luther King Jr. over the letter ‘N’. He wears jeans and a…
Biography
Mona Davids is an American activist who is the founder and president of the New York Charter Parents Association and the New York City Parents Union.
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Patricia Roberts Harris receiving an award from Mona Humphries Bailey. The award says "Delta Sigma Theta Sorority" across the top. Both women are standing behind a podium. Another woman stands behind them. The photograph is…
1991–
Mona Kosar Abdi (born May 13, 1991) is an American multimedia journalist. She graduated from the University of California, San Diego where she earned a BA in international studies, political science, and communications. In January 2019, she joined ABC News…
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Mondaire Lamar Jones (born May 18, 1987) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Jones was the U.S. representative for New York's 17th…
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Monday Floyd was a carpenter and Republican State Representative, who was elected to two terms in the Georgia House of Representatives during the Reconstruction Era. As one of several emancipated African Americans who were elected to public office, Floyd…
1965–
Monica Ann Conyers (Esters, October 31, 1964) is an American politician from Detroit, Michigan. Elected to the Detroit City Council in 2005, she was elected by its members to serve as president pro tempore of the council for the four-year term. She was…
Biography
Monica Elizabeth Peek is an American physician. She is the Ellen H. Block Professor for Health Justice and Associate Vice Chair for Research Faculty Development at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine. Prior to joining the University of…
1969–
Monica Rose McLemore (born 1969) is an American nurse who is an associate professor of Family Health Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. Her work considers reproductive justice and medical care for marginalised communities, with an…
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Monica Montgomery Steppe (born 1978) is an American politician serving as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors since 2023, representing District 4. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a member of the San Diego City…
1952–
Monica Gail Moorehead (born 1952) is an American retired teacher, writer, and political activist. She was the presidential nominee of the Workers World Party (WWP) in 1996, 2000, and 2016.
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Adalberta Mónica Rey Gutiérrez (born 23 April 1964) is an Afro-Bolivian cultural leader and activist whose anthropological research helped pass legislation for formal recognition of Afro-Bolivians as an ethnic category in the census of the country. After…
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Monique Chandler-Waterman (born January 14, 1981) is an American community organizer and politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 58th district since May 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Chandler-Waterman won her seat in…
1936–
Monique Dionne Davis (née McKay; born August 19, 1936) is an American educator and Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 27th District since 1987 (elected on November 4, 1986). Born in Chicago, Illinois, she trained…
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