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Sports

Chip Hooper

1958–

Chip Hooper (born October 24, 1958) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-handed Hooper reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 17 in April 1982 Hooper played…

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Music

Chip (rapper)

1990–

Jahmaal Noel Fyffe (born 26 November 1990), better known by his stage name Chip (formerly Chipmunk), is an English rapper and grime MC. In the past 14 years, he has collaborated with the likes of Skepta, T.I., Meek Mill, Young Adz and many others. In 2009,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Chip tha Ripper

1986–

Charles Jawanzaa Worth (born October 20, 1986), known by his stage name Chip tha Ripper (also known as King Chip), is an American rapper from Cleveland, Ohio. He is best known for his guest appearance on fellow Cleveland rapper Kid Cudi's 2013 single "Just…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Chipman Flowers Jr.

1974–

Chipman L. Flowers Jr. (born December 27, 1974, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician, attorney and business owner who served as the treasurer of the state of Delaware from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Flowers became the first…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Chirlane McCray

1954–

Chirlane Irene McCray (born November 29, 1954) is an American writer, editor, and activist. She is married to former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and had been described as de Blasio's "closest advisor." They separated in 2023, but have announced no…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Chisom Afoka

2003–

Chisom Kenneth Afoka (born 23 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger, for Stourbridge. Afoka is a product of the West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa academies. He previously played for Bradford…

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History & Culture

Chituru Odunze

2002–

Chituru Ethan Odunze (born October 14, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship, on loan from Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Chiwara (Tyi Wara) Headdress, Mali

1966-1973

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Cataloged as “Chiwara (Tyi Wara) Headdress, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1780
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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Chiwetel Ejiofor

1977–

Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor (born 10 July 1977) is a British actor and director. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Chlidren playing on Bandiagara cliffs

2000-01-28

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Chlidren playing on Bandiagara cliffs. Original Carousel number, 8, slide number, 134.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1005
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Film & Television

Chloe Arnold

Biography

Chloe Arnold is an American dancer and Emmy-nominated choreographer, actress, director, and producer. She is best known internationally as a tap dancer, and was seen on Season 11 of FOX's So You Think You Can Dance with her company Chloe Arnold's…

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Film & Television

Chloe Bailey

1998–

Chloe Elizabeth Bailey (born July 1, 1998), stylized as Chlöe, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She rose to prominence alongside her sister Halle Bailey as Chloe x Halle. The duo released two studio albums, with their second,…

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Music

Chloë Bass

1984–

Chloë Bass (born 1984) is an American conceptual artist who works in performance and social practice. Bass' work focuses on intimacy. She was a founding co-lead organizer of Arts in Bushwick from 2007 to 2011, the group that organizes Bushwick Open Studios.

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Education & Scholarship

Chloe Brown

1951–

Chloe Brown is a longtime educator in the Tulsa Public Schools district, who was the first African-American teacher at Eliot Elementary School. First African American Reading Specialist in Jenks Public Schools. She is an active member of the Tulsa…

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BIOGRAPHY
Resistance

Chloe Cooley

fl. 1793

Cooley's violent public resistance to being sold in 1793 was witnessed by colonial officials and helped prompt passage of the Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada.

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Biography & Culture

Chloe Johnson

1989–

Chloe Johnson (born May 24, 1989) is an American television personality, beauty pageant title holder, model, dancer and community leader.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Chloe Mann

1990–

Genevieve "Chloe" Mann (born November 12, 1990) is an American indoor volleyball middle blocker. She played college volleyball at University of Florida.

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Biography & Culture

Chloe Spear

Biography

Chloe Spear (c. 1749–1815) was an African-born woman who lived both an enslaved and free life in Boston. Her memoir was published anonymously, with Lady of Boston listed as its author.

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Literature

Chloé Valdary

Biography

Chloé Simone Valdary is an American writer and entrepreneur whose company, Theory of Enchantment, teaches social and emotional learning in schools, as well as diversity and inclusion in companies and government agencies.

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Music

Chlothegod

Biography

Chloe Chavis, known professionally as Chlothegod, is an American singer-songwriter from Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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Music

Choclair

1975–

Kareem Blake (born March 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Choclair, is a Canadian rapper. He was one of the most successful rappers in Canada in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Choclair has been nominated for six Juno Awards, winning four.

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Historical photographs & documents

Choice of Weapons

Date not recorded

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Short Documentary on and featuring interviews with Gordon Parks.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref317
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

Choice Recipes

1923

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A 64 page recipe book produced by Walter Baker & Co. that contains chocolate, cocoa and homemade candy recipes. The cover of the book consists of a decorative floral border with an image of a woman holding a serving tray of hot chocolate at the center. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.42.15
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Historical photographs & visual records

Choir practice inside Namirembe cathedral, Kampala

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Choir practice inside Namirembe cathedral, Kampala” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-005, Item EEPA.2000-005-0010
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