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1957–
André Alexis is a Canadian writer who was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, grew up in Ottawa, and now lives in Toronto, Ontario. He has received numerous awards including the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize, the Giller Prize, the Rogers…
2008; printed 2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Andre Benjamin, by Platon. Benjamin is depicted half crouching on a wooden stump. His proper right foot is flat on the top of the stump, his knee is drawn up, and he’s leaning his torso against his proper right thigh. His…
2008; printed 2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color photograph of Andre Benjamin, by Platon. Benjamin is depicted from the shoulders up. He is shown in profile, bust pose, facing the left edge of the photograph. His head is turned and he is looking sideways at the viewer over his proper left…
1962–2017
Andre Crawford (March 20, 1962 – March 18, 2017) was an American serial killer, rapist and necrophile who killed 11 women between 1993 and 1999 in Chicago. Many of the women were addicted to drugs or worked as sex workers. He also had sex with their corpses.
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André Cymone (born Andre Simon Anderson; June 27, 1958) is an American bassist, songwriter and record producer. He was a bass guitarist for Prince's touring band, pre-Revolution. In 1981, Cymone broke from Prince's band and began a solo career.
1986–
Andre D. Wagner (born 1983) is an American photographer, living in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. His black and white street and documentary style photographs primarily depict African Americans living in Brooklyn.
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André Robin De Shields (born January 12, 1946) is an American actor, singer, dancer, director, and choreographer. He has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Among his other film and TV…
1960–2020
Andre O'Neal Harrell (September 26, 1960 – May 7, 2020) was an American record executive, media proprietor, and rapper. He formed the short-lived East Coast hip hop duo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr.
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André Leon Talley (October 16, 1948 – January 18, 2022) was an American fashion journalist, stylist, creative director, author, and editor-at-large of Vogue magazine. He was the magazine's fashion news director from 1983 to 1987, its first African-American…
Dates not recorded
André Richardson King is an African American designer and architect. After completing his education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he worked at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill before beginning his own firm. King was part of a group of African…
1956–2006
Andre Rosey Brown (February 7, 1956 – July 18, 2006) was an American film and television actor, police officer, and football coach.
Biography
André Taylor is an American scientist who is an associate professor of chemical engineering at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. Taylor works on novel materials for energy conversion and storage. He was awarded the Presidential Early…
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André Thornton (born August 13, 1949), nicknamed "Thunder", is an American former professional baseball player and business entrepreneur. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and designated hitter from 1973 to 1987, most prominently as a…
Biography
André Lavern Troutman (born November 25, 1989) is an American musician and songwriter known for his work in hip-hop and R&B music. He is best known for his appearance as a featured artist and producer on Kanye West's twelfth studio album, Bully (2026), and…
1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Andre Tyson & Dana Hash” (Prints).
Dates not recorded
Andre Walker (born 1965) is a British-born fashion designer. Walker emerged from the downtown New York fashion scene in the 1980s. Known for his eclectic style and avant-garde silhouettes, former Vogue creative director André Leon Talley called him an…
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André Watts (June 20, 1946 – July 12, 2023) was an American classical pianist. Across six decades, he performed with major orchestras in the United States and internationally.
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Zephire Andre Williams (November 1, 1936 – March 17, 2019) was an American R&B musician who started his career in the 1950s at Fortune Records in Detroit. His most famous songs include the hits "Jail Bait", "Greasy Chicken", "Bacon Fat" (1957) and…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photographic portrait of a woman, Andrea, wearing a turtleneck sweater with an Afro hairstyle. The woman is looking directly at the camera and leaning against a wooden door or wall. On the back is the title, date, location and…
Biography
Andrea Bain is a Canadian television personality, who was announced in August 2023 as a new co-host of the daytime panel talk show The Social. She has previously been a host of programming for Slice and HGTV, including Three Takes, Revamped and Live Here,…
Biography
Andrea Barnwell Brownlee is an American art curator and author. She is the former CEO of the Cummer Museum and the former director of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. Her work has historically focused on the promotion of female African-American artists.
1987–
Andrea Bordeaux (born March 31, 1987) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Harley Hidoko in the TV series NCIS: Los Angeles.
1945–2025
Andrea Clark (March 19, 1945 – October 29, 2025) was an African-American photographer living in Asheville, North Carolina. She is best known for her black and white photographs that document Asheville's East End community taken circa 1968-1972.
1970–2020
Andrea Enisuoh (1970 – 13 February 2020) was an English socialist, feminist, journalist, political activist, trade unionist, human rights campaigner, and volunteer based in Hackney, London, England. In 1989, she was the first Black woman to be elected a…
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