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Historical photographs & documents

A4 – Y1

1869

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Cataloged as “A4 – Y1”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, Item 2.1.5.5.1
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AAA Fax machine, Nigeria

2000-10-23

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Original text on slide reads, "AAA Fax machine".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1735
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Historical photographs & documents

AAdvantage

2000

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Cataloged as “AAdvantage” (Ephemera).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 6
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Aako, carver near Ekan, Ekiti

1977

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Cataloged as “Aako, carver near Ekan, Ekiti” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-3840
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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Aaliyah

1979–2001

Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( ah-LEE-ə; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. Known as the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop", she is credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip-hop.…

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Music

Aaron Bridgers

1918–2003

Aaron Bridgers (January 10, 1918 – November 3, 2003) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Bridgers grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he learned to play piano and where he met Duke Ellington. Bridgers had moved to New York City, working…

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Music

Aaron Diehl

1985–

Aaron Diehl (; born September 22, 1985) is an American jazz pianist and composer. He was the 2014 Monterey Jazz Festival Commission Artist and composed Three Streams of Expression, dedicated to pianist and composer John Lewis. He was the 2013 recipient of…

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Literature

Aaron Dixon

1949–

Aaron L. Dixon (born January 2, 1949) is an American activist and a former captain of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party for its initial four years. In 2006, he ran for the United States Senate in Washington state on the Green Party ticket.

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Arts

Aaron Douglas

1899–1979

Douglas created bold, geometric murals and illustrations that connected African heritage with the Black American experience.

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Education & Scholarship

Aaron Douglas (artist)

1899–1979

Aaron Douglas (May 26, 1899 – February 2, 1979) was an American painter, illustrator, and visual arts educator. He was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He developed his art career painting murals and creating illustrations that addressed social…

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Literature

Aaron Freeman

1956–

Aaron Freeman (born June 8, 1956) is an American journalist, stand-up comedian, author, cartoonist, and blogger.

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Literature

Aaron Hall

1964–

Aaron Robin Hall III (born August 10, 1964) is an American singer and songwriter. Hall joined the R&B and new jack swing group Guy in 1988, which was formed by Teddy Riley and Timmy Gatling, who was later replaced by Hall's brother, Damion. The group's…

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Sports

Aaron James

1952–

Aaron James (born October 5, 1952) is a retired American professional basketball player. He spent his entire five-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the New Orleans Jazz. James, a 6'8" small forward, averaged 10.8 points and 4.1…

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Biography & Culture

Aaron McCargo Jr.

Biography

Aaron McCargo Jr. is an American chef, television personality, and television show host who is best known as the winner of the fourth season of the Food Network's reality television show, Food Network Star.

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Literature

Aaron McGruder

1974–

Aaron Vincent McGruder (born May 29, 1974) is an American writer, cartoonist, and producer best known for creating The Boondocks, a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip and its animated TV series adaptation.

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Music

Aaron Neville

1941–

Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer renowned for his distinctively smooth, vibrato-heavy tenor and a genre-crossing career that spans R&B, soul, gospel, jazz, country, and pop.

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Arts & Performance

Aaron Pierre

1994–

Aaron Stone Pierre (born 7 June 1994) is a British actor and model. He is best known for his roles as John Stewart / Green Lantern in the DC Universe (DCU), Dev-Em in Krypton (2018–2019), Caesar Garner in The Underground Railroad (2021), Rapper "Mid-Sized…

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Arts & Performance

Aaron S. Coleman

1985–

Aaron S. Coleman (born 1985) is an American multidisciplinary artist who works in printmaking, sculpture, and installation. He recontextualizes found imagery and artifacts to create jarring juxtapositions in his exploration of the legacy of slavery,…

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Literature

Aaron White

1980–

Aaron White (born 1980) is an American actor and director, his most notable work for The Dance: The History of American Minstrelsy, which he co-wrote and co-directed with Jason Christophe White (no relation). He is also an independent music producer, and…

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Music

Aaryn Doyle

1993–

Aaryn Élan Doyle (born January 4, 1993) is a Canadian actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for her role as Lola Scott in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock. In 2008, Aaryn was signed to the Ford Modeling Agency.

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Arts & Performance

Aay Preston-Myint

1981–

Aay Preston-Myint (born 1981) is a visual artist and art educator. He is based in Oakland, California.

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Arts & Performance

Aayan Ibikunle Shoderu

1997–

Westerfield Oreoluwa Ibikunle Shoderu (born 30 November 1997), known professionally as Aayan Ibikunle Shoderu, is a British actor. After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he appeared in the BBC medical drama Casualty and the short…

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Literature

Aba Amuquandoh

1994–

Aba Amuquandoh (born 1994 or 1996, 29 or 31 years old) is a Canadian actress and comedian, best known for her work on the CBC sketch comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes. She first joined the show in the 2020 season, both as a writer and as a supporting…

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Aba train station

ca. 1920s

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Cataloged as “Aba train station” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1997-006, Item EEPA.1997-006-0015
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