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Head shot of deceased Margaret S. Collins working with a microscope. Jet Magazine

Margaret Vernell James Strickland Collins (1922-1996)

Margaret Vernell James Strickland Collins was a leading scientist on termite diversity and a Civil Rights activist. She was the...
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March 28th, 2024

Chester Brown

Chester Brown (1963- )

Dr. Chester Brown is a medical geneticist who currently serves as the St. Jude Chair of Excellence in Genetics, the...
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August 14th, 2021

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Joshua J. Wright II (1929-2017)

Joshua J. Wright II was a dentist and politician in Anchorage, Alaska. In 1970 he was one of the first...
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July 2nd, 2020

Charles Henry Turner

Charles Henry Turner (1867-1923)

A prolific scholar and passionate educator, Dr. Charles Henry Turner made significant contributions to the fields of zoology, entomology, and...
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November 24th, 2019

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Richard Arrington (1934- )

Richard Arrington, the first African American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, was born in Livingston, Alabama on October 19, 1934 to...
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July 20th, 2007