Fisk University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1866 and its 40-acre (16 ha) campus is...
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up fisk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fisk may refer to: Fisk, Iowa Fisk, Missouri Fisk, Wisconsin Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee Fisk Generating...
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers are an African-American a cappella ensemble, consisting of students at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. The first group...
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Following is a list of notable alumni from Fisk University. Category:Fisk University alumni Carter, Tomeiko Ashford, editor (2010). Virginia Broughton:...
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Schuyler Elizabeth Fisk (pronounced /ˈskaɪlər/ SKY-lər; born July 8, 1982) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Fisk was born on July 8, 1982...
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Wade in the Water (section Fisk Jubilee Singers)
Tennessee, Fisk University, collecting and promulgating the "jubilee songcraft" of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers—an African-American a cappella Fisk University...
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Jubilee quartet (redirect from Fisk Jubilee Quartet)
century. The name derives from the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a group of singers organized by George L. White at Fisk University in 1871 to sing Negro spirituals...
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Giovanni, poet – Fisk University Alcee Hastings, US Congressman from Florida's 20th congressional district – Fisk University, Howard University, Florida A&M...
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The Fisk University protest was a student protest from 1924–1925. The president of Fisk University, located in Nashville, Tennessee, was Fayette McKenzie...
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building on the campus of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1876, it was the university's first permanent building,...
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Robert William Fisk (12 July 1946 – 30 October 2020) was an English writer and journalist. He was critical of United States foreign policy in the Middle...
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Party's presidential candidate during the 1888 presidential election. Fisk University was named in his honor after he endowed it with $30,000. In addition...
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Caroline Randall Williams (category Fisk University faculty)
faculty of West Virginia University as an assistant professor. In 2016 she was appointed Writer-In-Residence at Fisk University. In the Fall of 2019, she...
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Female Academy and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, nor between Fisk University patron Clinton B. Fisk and Moses Fisk. In addition to being a...
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Mathew Knowles (category Fisk University alumni)
Helen (née Hogue) and Matthew Q. Knowles. He is a 1974 graduate of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he earned both a Bachelor of Arts degree...
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Alma Powell (category Fisk University alumni)
October 27, 1937, in Birmingham, Alabama, Alma Powell graduated from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, and went on to study speech pathology and...
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Hazel R. O'Leary (category Fisk University alumni)
the 14th president of Fisk University from 2004 to 2013, a historically black college and her alma mater. O'Leary's tenure at Fisk came amid financial difficulty...
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and universities including Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, Fisk University, Trevecca Nazarene University, and...
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Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26, 1947), nicknamed "Pudge" and "the Commander", is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 24...
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The Carnegie Library is a historic building on the Fisk University campus in Nashville, Tennessee. The cornerstone was laid in 1908 by William Howard...
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W. E. B. Du Bois (category Fisk University alumni)
neighbors, Du Bois attended Fisk University, a historically black college in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1885 to 1888. Like other Fisk students who relied on...
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Johnnetta Cole (category Fisk University alumni)
National Historic Landmark. Johnnetta Cole enrolled at the age of 15 in Fisk University, a historically black college, and transferred to Oberlin College in...
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that Fisk University could not lose its interest in the collection, nor could the joint venture holding ownership of the collection between Fisk University...
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Charles Cardoza Poindexter (category Fisk University faculty)
Cardoza Poindexter (March 10, 1880 – June 3, 1913) was a professor at Fisk University. Poindexter was also known for being the founder of Alpha Phi Alpha...
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Mandisa (category Fisk University alumni)
at Tennessee's Fisk University for vocal performance, and was a member of the school's "Jubilee Singers". Mandisa graduated from Fisk in 2000 with a Bachelor...
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Justin Jones (Tennessee politician) (category Fisk University alumni)
ancestry who migrated to California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Fisk University and enrolled at Vanderbilt Divinity School. In 2019, he campaigned...
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Kingpin (character) (redirect from Wilson fisk)
The Kingpin (Wilson Grant Fisk) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and...
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Camille Cosby (category University of Maryland, College Park alumni)
earning a graduate degree from Fisk University and her mother earning an undergraduate degree from Howard University. Cosby attended private Catholic...
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The 1973 Fisk Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Fisk University as a member of the Division II of the Southern Intercollegiate...
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John Lewis (category Fisk University alumni)
He then earned a bachelor's degree in religion and philosophy from Fisk University, also a historically black college. He was a member of Phi Beta Sigma...
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