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Nancy Duffy Blount is an American politician, state legislator in Arkansas, businesswoman and former coroner. She is an African American Democrat and served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2005 until 2010. She lived in Marianna, Arkansas.
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Nancy Green (March 4, 1834 – August 30, 1923) promoted food stuffs as "Aunt Jemima". She was one of the first African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark and became the advertising world's first living trademark, despite being born into…
1954–
Nanette Carolyn Carter, born January 30, 1954, in Columbus, Ohio, is an African-American artist and college educator living and working in New York City, best known for her collages with paper, canvas and Mylar (archival plastic sheets). Daughter of…
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Nannette Jolivette Brown (née Jolivette; born November 19, 1963) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She previously served in the role of city attorney for the city of New Orleans…
1879–1961
Nannie Helen Burroughs (May 2, 1879 – May 20, 1961) was an educator, orator, religious leader, civil rights activist, feminist, and businesswoman in the United States. Her speech "How the Sisters Are Hindered from Helping," at the 1900 National Baptist…
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Nantasha M. Williams (born March 29, 1988) is an American politician from New York City. A Democrat, Williams represents the 27th district in the New York City Council, which covers parts of southeastern Queens. She was appointed Deputy Speaker of the City…
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Naomi Bowman Talbert Anderson (March 1, 1843 – June 9, 1899) was an African American suffragist, temperance leader, civil rights activist, and writer who advocated for equal rights for all genders and races in the 1870s. She wrote poetry and gave speeches…
1934–2020
Naomi Lewis Brooks (April 14, 1934 – May 21, 2020) was an American educator and non-profit leader, and the namesake of Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School.
1922–2006
Naomi Jean Thomas Gray (18 May 1922 - 29 December 2006) was the first female Vice President of Planned Parenthood and the first female social work instructor at San Francisco State University. She created several organizations in the field of public…
1997–
Osaka became the first Asian player to hold the top world tennis ranking and has used her platform to speak on mental health and racial justice.
2018; printed 2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Naomi Wadler, by Platon. The close-up of Wadler depicts her from the neck up. She has a serious expression on her face and is looking directly at the viewer. She has three short curls resting on her forehead. Both sides of…
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Naomi Wadler (born October 16, 2006) is an American student and activist against gun violence. She has made speeches advocating for victims of gun violence in the United States, especially Black female victims, most notably at the pro-gun control protest…
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Napoleon Bracy Jr. (born 1976 or 1977) is an American politician. He serves as a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing Mobile County, Alabama.
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Nasser Weddady (Arabic: ناصر ودادي) is a Mauritanian-American activist known for his social media activism during the Arab Spring.
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Nathaniel Bates is a former mayor and eight-term city councilman of Richmond, California in addition to being a former professional baseball player in the Canadian League in his earlier years.
1922–2018
Natalia Tanner (June 28, 1922 – July 14, 2018) was an American physician. She was the first female African-American fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is known for her activism promoting women and people of color in medicine and fighting…
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Natalie A. Braswell is an American lawyer and public servant who served as Connecticut State Comptroller, one of the state's six constitutional officers and its chief fiscal guardian. Braswell was Connecticut's first African-American comptroller. She was…
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Natalie Campbell is a British social entrepreneur, broadcaster and campaigner based in London. She has been the Co-CEO of Belu Water since 2020 and Chancellor of the University of Westminster since 2022. Campbell was an independent candidate for the 2024…
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Natalie E. Hudson (born January 13, 1957) is an American attorney and jurist who served from 2023 to 2026 as the chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. From 2015 to 2023, she served as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.
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Natalie Randolph is the Director of Equity, Justice & Community at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC and former high school football coach. She served as the head football coach at Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C. from 2010 to 2013.…
1991–
Natasha Moraa Anasi-Erlingsson (born 2 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Grindavík/Njarðvík of the Besta deild kvenna. Born and raised in the United States, Anasi played college football for the Duke Blue Devils before…
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Natasha Dawn Irons is a British Labour politician who has been Member of Parliament for Croydon East since 2024.
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Natasha Marin is a Seattle-based conceptual artist, published poet, and activist with roots in Trinidad and Canada, whose work focuses on people, community, and healing. She is best known for her project Reparations (website), for her conceptual art…
1986–
Natasha S. Alford (born June 8, 1986) is an American journalist, digital media executive, and public speaker. She currently serves as VP of Digital Content and senior correspondent for theGrio, and a CNN Political Analyst.
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