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Trumaine Barnett-Epps (born September 19, 1987), professionally known as DJ Tab, is an American hip hop DJ, record producer and entrepreneur. He has worked with DJ Khaled, Chris Brown, Bow Wow and J-Kwon. In 2015, he was nominated in the Midwest Regional…
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Djuan Rivers was the Vice President of Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World from 2014 until May 2021. He previously served as Vice President for Hotels and Business Solutions at Disneyland Paris after having been General Manager of the Disney…
2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis image depicts an exterior doorway at the corner of a building. The slightly recessed doorway is covered with several layers of paint or materials. There are jagged streaks on the door and the surface is covered with stains. The single doorstep leading…
ca. 1943
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handwritten document on a single sheet of yellow paper describing the payment of $6.00 to Mrs. Lyles for the use of her car during a district convention. The document was written by Rev. Brown.
July 21, 1806
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA document from the Tappahannock Essex court dated July 21, 1806. The document orders that "the negro man slave Benjamin," property of Edward Rouzee, be exempted from taxes and levies. The document is signed at the bottom right by a Mr. Lee. There is a…
ca. 1860
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA single sheet document listing sales of enslaved persons, farm equipment and acreage to various buyers from the papers of Alfred Williams Morrison. The information is presented in three columns with the buyers at left, a description of property (including…
1802
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA financial document (2018.43.8a) listing "Elizabeth Roberts Negroes," splitting them up by lot and divided between heirs by the executors of the estate of Elizabeth Roberts. The document consists of handwritten black ink on both sides of a single sheet of…
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Dorian "Doe" Boyland (born January 6, 1955) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who was drafted in the second round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. After his playing career, he opened a series of car…
1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDoes Not Discriminate - Fulton Street and Franklin Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, 1940's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 117. A black-and-white photograph of a restaurant window. In the window is a menu and…
ca.1976
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pamphlet titled Doing Business in Soul City. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio titled Soul City. The pamphlet is printed using red and black ink. The pamphlet describes what incentives there are for opening a small business in Soul City.…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThree matching handmade baby doll parts found in drawer E of the Singer cabinet table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The handmade, clay sculpted parts include the doll’s head (2011.12.18.2.8a), foot (2011.12.18.2.8b), and fragment (2011.12.18.2.8c) which…
1938–
Dolores Evelyn Cross (born August 29, 1938) is an American educator and university administrator convicted of embezzlement. Cross became the first African-American woman to serve as president of Chicago State University in 1990 and the first female…
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Dominique Anglade (French pronunciation: [dɔminik ɑ̃ɡlad]; born January 31, 1974) is a Canadian engineer, businesswoman and former politician who served as the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and leader of the Opposition of Quebec from May 11, 2020 to…
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Donald R. Cravins Jr. (born July 31, 1972), is an American attorney and politician who served as the under secretary of commerce for minority business development from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as a member of the Louisiana State Legislature from…
1938–2014
Donald Davis (October 25, 1938 – June 5, 2014) was an American record producer, songwriter, and guitarist who combined a career in music with one in banking.
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Donet Dominic Graves Jr. is an American lawyer. He served as United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2025.
1943–2011
Don Hamilton Barden (December 20, 1943 – May 19, 2011) was an American casino executive. He was the first black casino owner in Las Vegas. His company, The Majestic Star Casino, LLC, filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009.
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Don Deadric Robey (November 1, 1903 – June 16, 1975) was an American record label executive, songwriter, and record producer. As the founder of Peacock Records and the eventual owner of Duke Records, he was responsible for developing the careers of many…
1963–
Donald Thompson (born March 30, 1963) is an American engineer and business executive who was the president and chief executive of McDonald's Corporation from 2012 until 2015. He announced on January 28, 2015, that he would retire from the company and leave…
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Donald Andrew Spencer Sr. (March 5, 1915 – May 4, 2010) was one of the first African American realtors in Cincinnati, the first African American broker to join the Cincinnati Board of Realtors, the first African American broker to serve as President of the…
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Donald Jasper Harris (born August 23, 1938) is a Jamaican-American economist and emeritus professor at Stanford University, known for applying post-Keynesian ideas to development economics. He was a scholar granted tenure in the Stanford Department of…
20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden donation box (2007.7.225a) and lid (2007.7.225b), painted black. Off-white painted lettering on the front reads [ALABAMA / COON FUND] on the front of the box. The o's in "Coon" are used as eyes in a smiley face, with an exaggerated mouth drawn…
1958–
Donna Auguste (born 1958) is an African-American businesswoman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She was the co-founder, along with colleague John Meier, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Freshwater Software from 1996 to 2000. Prior to founding…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA rectangular painted sign reading [Donna Limmerick / Ms. Reeves]. The text is painted in black letters and the upper PL and lower PR corners have blue and red concentric circles in paint. There are red and black ballpoint ink markings on the front and the…
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