Sheet music for the song Dancing With Ma Baby. The front cover features an illustration of a caricatured African American man and woman dancing. The man is wearing a tuxedo and the woman is wearing a yellow dress. The front cover has a yellow background.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.275.12
Dandara (Portuguese: Dandara dos Palmares) (1654 – February 6, 1694 CE) was an Afro-Brazilian warrior of the colonial period of Brazil and was part of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a settlement of Afro-Brazilian people who freed themselves from enslavement,…
Dandara Tonantzin Silva Castro (born 23 January 1994) is a Brazilian teacher, activist, and politician, affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT). She is currently a federal deputy from Minas Gerais, having assumed office in 2023.
Dandy Livingstone (born Robert Livingstone Thompson, 14 December 1943) is a British-Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae musician and record producer, best known for his 1972 hit "Suzanne Beware of the Devil", and for his song "Rudy, a Message to You",…
Dane Baptiste (born 3 September 1981) is a British stand-up comedian, writer and presenter. He was the first Black British act to be nominated for the "Best Newcomer" award at 2014's Edinburgh Comedy Awards and his comedy series Sunny D premiered on BBC…
Ira Daneek Miller (born November 6, 1960) is an American politician who served as the Council Member for the 27th district of the New York City Council in Queens. He is a Democrat. Miller was a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus driver for 19…
Danesha LaVonne Adams (born June 6, 1986) is an American retired soccer forward and midfielder. She is the head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers. She played for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Danetra Shari Moore (born on September 15, 1986) is an American urban contemporary gospel artist and musician. She started her music career, in 2012, by performing on Sunday Best on BET. Her first studio album, Light in the Dark, was released on September…
Brian Joseph Burton (born July 29, 1977), known professionally as Danger Mouse, is an American musician and record producer. He has been nominated for 22 Grammy Awards and has won six. He has been nominated in the Producer of the Year category five times,…
Dangerfield F. Newby (c. 1820 – October 17, 1859), was the oldest of John Brown's raiders, and one of the five black raiders. He died during Brown's raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Danieli Christovão Balbi, better known as Dani Balbi (born 1989), is a Brazilian university professor, screenwriter, and politician representing the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB). She was elected state deputy for Rio de Janeiro state in the 2022…
Danielle "Dani" Evans (born June 4, 1985, in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American model, crowned the winner of Cycle 6 of America's Next Top Model in the spring of 2006. She currently resides in New York City, where she founded Monrowe, a unisex line of…
Dani Kara Imbert (born 3 April 1998) is an English television personality, known for appearing as a cast member on the ITV reality series The Only Way Is Essex since 2021. She also appeared on Celebrity Ex on the Beach in 2026.
Dani Stevenson (born September 3, 1980) is an American contemporary R&B singer. She is best known for her background vocals on Nelly's 2002 single "Hot in Herre", which topped the Billboard Hot 100. Her 2002 single, "Honk Your Horn" (featuring Missy…
Daniel Y. Abebe is an American lawyer, law professor, and the 16th dean of Columbia Law School. Abebe joined Columbia Law School on August 1, 2024, as Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. His research centers on the relationship between the…
Daniel Abraham Gaddie (May 21, 1836 – November 13, 1911) was a Baptist preacher in Louisville, Kentucky. He was known for his leadership in state and national Baptist organizations.
Daniel Alexander Payne Murray (1852–1925) was an American bibliographer, author, politician, and historian. He also worked as an assistant librarian at the Library of Congress. He compiled information and wrote about African Americans.
Daniel Anthony is an English actor. He is known for his regular roles as Clyde Langer in the Doctor Who spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011) as Jamie Collier in the medical drama Casualty (2013–2014) and as the voice of Horace the frog in…
Daniel Barclay Williams (November 22, 1861 – July 27, 1895) was an American educator who worked at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, making him the first Black teacher of classics in the state.
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser is a Canadian orchestral conductor. He is best known for creating and conducting shows designed to introduce orchestral music to groups outside of its traditional audiences, such as by blending classical with contemporary genres…
Daniel Bashiel Warner (April 19, 1815 – December 1, 1880) served as the third president of Liberia from 1864 to 1868. Prior to this, he served as the third Secretary of State in the cabinet of Joseph Jenkins Roberts from 1854 to 1856 and the fifth vice…
Daniel Beaty is an American playwright, actor, singer, writer, composer and poet. Plays written by Beaty include Emergency, Resurrection, Through the Night, The Tallest Tree in the Forest, Mr. Joy, and the musical Breath & Imagination.
