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- Birth nameDenise Roberts Oliver
- Denise Oliver-Velez was born on August 1, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Philip Velez and Warrington Hudlin. She died on July 15, 2026 in Kingston, New York, USA.
- SpousesPhilip Velez(1997 - July 15, 2026) (her death)Warrington Hudlin (divorced)
- Attended CUNY/Hunter College for one year 1964-1965.
- Executive director of the Black Filmmaker Foundation.
- Daughter of George B. Oliver, an actor and professor of dramatic literature at Nassau Community College, and a Tuskegee Airman, and Marjorie Roberts, a teacher in the New York City school system.
- Attended Howard University. She was suspended due to her refusal to "behave like a nice Howard lady". While attending Howard she joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and participated in Students for a Democratic Society. She worked closely with H. Rap Brown.
- Worked with University of the Streets to reform New York's youth gangs.
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