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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Tommy Watkins

1980–

Thomas Gray "The Mayor" Watkins, Jr. (born June 18, 1980) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and current coach. He is the third base coach for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Minnesota…

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Politics & Public Life

Toney Grissom

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Toney Grissom or Tony Grissom was a Baptist minister, farmer, and state legislator in Arkansas. His employer owed him money after he left and then had him "silenced" from preaching after Grissom sued him for it. A Republican, he represented Phillips…

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Literature

Tongo Eisen-Martin

1980–

Tongo Eisen-Martin is an American poet and activist. He was the eighth poet laureate of San Francisco, California, from 2021 to 2024.

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Literature

Toni Cade Bambara

1939–1995

Toni Cade Bambara, born Miltona Mirkin Cade (March 25, 1939 – December 9, 1995), was an African-American author, documentary film-maker, social activist and college professor.

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Politics & Public Life

Toni Harp

1947–

Toni Nathaniel Harp (born August 6, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 51st Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut. Harp, a Democrat, was previously a state senator in Connecticut from 1993 to 2013. A resident of New Haven, Harp represented the…

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Literature

Toni Newman

1962–

Toni D. Newman (born December 3, 1962) is an African-American transgender author, sex workers' rights advocate, Director of The Coalition for Justice and Equality Across Movements at National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), Chair of the Board for…

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Sports & Achievement

Toni Preckwinkle

1947–

Toni Lynn Preckwinkle (née Reed; born March 17, 1947) is an American politician and the incumbent County Board president in Cook County, Illinois, United States. She was elected to her first term as president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, the…

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Arts & Performance

Tonika Lewis Johnson

Biography

Tonika Lewis Johnson is an American photographer, social practice artist, and community organizer based in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Her work focuses on the historical and contemporary effects of racial segregation, housing…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Tony Barton

1961–

Tony Barton (June 27, 1961) is a former American politician. He was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 41st District, serving till 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party.

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Tony Bridges

1977–

Deoleous Antonio Bridges II (born January 21, 1977) is an American politician serving as administrator of the Maryland Transit Administration since September 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as an assistant secretary for the…

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Politics & Public Life

Tony Ince

1958–

Robert Anthony "Tony" Ince (born December 16, 1957) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Cole Harbour for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party where…

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Film & Television

Tony Langston

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Tony Langston was best known as "a tastemaker," an unusually insightful and persuasive African American arts critic who could tip "his readers off to a new wave of emerging Black talent" while also effectively arguing against racist tropes. As…

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Politics & Public Life

Tony Sewell

1959–

Cleveland Anthony Sewell, Baron Sewell of Sanderstead, (born 6 August 1959) is a British educational consultant and the founder and chair of the educational charity Generating Genius. In July 2020, Sewell was appointed chair of the Commission on Race and…

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Politics & Public Life

Tony Young (politician)

1966–

Tony Young (born 1966) is an American politician. He was the president of the city council of San Diego, California, and served as a member of the council from 2005 to 2013, representing District 4. He is a Democrat, although the position is officially…

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Politics & Public Life

Tonya Anderson

1969–

Tonya Peterson Anderson (born July 16, 1969) is an American pastor and politician who serves in the Georgia State Senate. She previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives, from 2013 to 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Literature

Tonya Ingram

1991–2022

Tonya Ingram (September 1, 1991 – December 30, 2022) was an American poet, author, speaker, disability activist, and mental health advocate. Ingram died on December 30, 2022, waiting for a kidney transplant.

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Arts & Performance

Tonya Williams

1958–

Tonya Williams (born July 12, 1958) is a Canadian actress, producer, and activist. Sometimes credited as Tonya Lee Williams, she is best known for her role as Dr. Olivia Barber Winters on the American daytime drama The Young and the Restless from 1990 to…

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Politics & Public Life

Tonyelle Cook-Artis

1974–

Tonyelle Cook-Artis is an American politician and government agency executive from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Currently the director of government relations and grants administration for the Delaware River Port Authority in Philadelphia, she…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Top Languages/Countries Fairfax County Public Schools, Sept. 2007

2008

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A single-sided document with the heading [ TOP LANGUAGES/COUNTRIES / FAIRFAX COUNTRY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SEPT. 2007]. The top languages in Fairfax county are listed below this as [SPANISH / KOREAN / ARABIC (SAUDI ARABIA, EGYPT, JORDAN, LEBANON, MOROCCO, SUDAN…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.93.56.5
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Visual Arts

Torkwase Dyson

1973

Torkwase Dyson (born 1973, Chicago, Illinois) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Beacon, New York, United States. Dyson describes the themes of her work as "architecture, infrastructure, environmental justice, and abstract drawing." Her work is…

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Politics & Public Life

Torrey Harris

1991–

Torrey C. Harris (born March 12, 1991) is an American politician serving as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 91st district. Originally elected to represent the 90th district in 2020, he assumed office on January 12, 2021.…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Tote bag and button for "Art & Activism" designed by Gail Anderson

2018

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This is a tote bag with a pin-back button attached to the front top left-hand corner. The black cloth bag (.1) has two cloth straps for carrying and an open top with no fastener. Its front has a printed design in red, black and white. In the center of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.11.7.1-.2
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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights & Community

Tourmaline

1983–

Tourmaline (born 1983; formerly known as Reina Gossett) is an American artist, filmmaker, activist, editor, and writer. She is a transgender woman who identifies as queer. Tourmaline is most notable for her work in transgender activism and economic…

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BIOGRAPHY
Revolution

Toussaint Louverture

c. 1743–1803

Louverture rose from slavery to become the foremost general and political leader of the revolution that destroyed French colonial slavery in Saint-Domingue.

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