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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Arthur P. Davis

1904–1996

Arthur Paul Davis (November 21, 1904 – April 21, 1996) was an influential American university professor, literary scholar, and the writer and editor of several important critical texts such as The Negro Caravan, The New Cavalcade, and From the Dark Tower:…

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Education & Scholarship

Arthur Rose Sr.

1921–1995

Arthur Rose Sr. (May 26, 1921 - February 13, 1995) was an American painter, sculptor, and professor. He has been featured in many publications and public exhibitions in the United States.

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Arts & Performance

Arthur Simeon

1983–

Arthur Simeon is a stand-up comedian based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was born in Kampala, Uganda on November 14, 1983 and attended the prestigious Namilyango College between 1996 and 2001. In the fall of 2001, Simeon moved to Canada to attend…

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Science & Inventions

Arthur Thorpe

1933–2015

Arthur Nathaniel "Pete" Thorpe (26 April 1933 – 30 June 2015) was a physicist and professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He was the second student to receive a PhD in physics from Howard, and helped to establish a cooperative degree program…

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Civil Rights & Community

Arthur Torrington

Biography

Arthur Torrington CBE is a Guyanese-born community advocate and historian who is Director and co-founder of the London-based Windrush Foundation, a charity that since 1996 has been working to highlight the contributions to the UK of African and Caribbean…

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Education & Scholarship

Arthuryne J. Welch-Taylor

1917–2022

Arthuryne Julia Andrews Welch-Taylor (March 11, 1917 – May 12, 2022) was an American educator. She taught at several HBCUs from the 1930s to the 1980s, culminating as a professor at the University of the District of Columbia, and a researcher with the…

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Article from The Milwaukee Journal, Sunday December 28, 1958, part 5, page 5, "Photographer of African Sculpture Is Also Painter, Scholar, Explorer" about Eliot Elisofon

1958

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Cataloged as “Article from The Milwaukee Journal, Sunday December 28, 1958, part 5, page 5, "Photographer of African Sculpture Is Also Painter, Scholar, Explorer" about Eliot Elisofon”.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1973-001_ref41603
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Articles about Professor Griff

1989-2012

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Cataloged as “Articles about Professor Griff” (Text; Clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref921
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Education & Scholarship

Artis P. Graves

1907–1977

Artis P. Graves (September 23, 1907 – August 11, 1977) was an American college football coach and educator. He served as head football coach at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1940 and again from 1944 to 1949. His 1940 Morris Brown Wolverines…

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Medicine & Health

Artishia Gilbert

1868–1904

Artishia Garcia Gilbert (1868–1904) (also known as Artishia Gilbert-Wilkerson) was an African-American physician who was likely the first African American woman licensed to practice medicine in the U.S. state of Kentucky. After earning her undergraduate…

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Science & Inventions

Artishia Wilkerson Jordan

1901–1974

Artishia Garcia Wilkerson Jordan (August 12, 1901 – February 7, 1974) was an American educator and clubwoman, based in Los Angeles.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Artist and Teacher

1984

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A black-and-white photograph portrait of the artist Jacob Lawrence. He is captured in profile and wears a jacket, tie, and tinted glasses. On the verso are inscriptions reading [Jacob Lawrence - / actual / Harlem Renaissance Artist - WPA PAINTER - ART…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.142
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Historical photographs & visual records

Artists and Artwork at Art School, Wayne Laurie, Eritrea

2002

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EEPA 2007-003-2074 to 2108.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref440
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gelatin silver prints

Artists at Kingsboro

1940s

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Artists at Kingsboro - Nursery School Art Project, Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York, 1940's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 16. A black-and-white photograph of two schoolchildren at the Kingsborough Houses drawing or painting…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.18
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Scholarship

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

1874–1938

Schomburg assembled a transformative archive documenting Black history and achievement across the world.

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Education & Scholarship

Asa Grant Hilliard III

1933–2007

Asa G. Hilliard III (August 22, 1933 – August 13, 2007), also known as Nana Baffour Amankwatia II, was an African-American professor of educational psychology who worked on indigenous ancient African history (ancient Egyptian), culture, education and…

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Science & Inventions

Asegun Henry

Biography

Asegun Sekou Famake Henry is the George N. Hatsopoulos Professor in Thermodynamics and Area Head for Energy Science and Engineering in the Department of mechanical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research is focused on energy…

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Biography & Culture

Asha Tomlinson

Biography

Asha Tomlinson is a Canadian television journalist, currently one of the hosts of CBC Television's consumer affairs newsmagazine series Marketplace. She is a two-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information…

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Science & Inventions

Ashanti Johnson

Biography

Ashanti Johnson (previously Ashanti Johnson-Pyrtle) is an American geochemist and chemical oceanographer. She is the first African American to earn a doctoral degree in oceanography from Texas A&M University. Johnson received the Presidential Award for…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Ashleigh Plumptre

1998–

Ashleigh Megan Plumptre OON (born 8 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Premier League club Al-Ittihad. Born in England, she represents the Nigeria women's national team. Plumptre started her senior career with Notts…

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Education & Scholarship

Ashleigh Shelby Rosette

Biography

Ashleigh Shelby Rosette is an American management and organizations scholar. She is the Senior Associate Dean of Executive MBA and Non-Degree Programs at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.

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Literature

Ashley August

Biography

Ashley August is an American actress, spoken word artist, and poet perhaps best known for such films and television series as The Punisher, The Kindergarten Teacher, Orange Is the New Black, Dream School and Meeting Molly.

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