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Andy Anderson

1951–2019

Clifford Leon "Andy" Anderson (30 January 1951 – 26 February 2019) was a British drummer, best known for his work with the Cure and Steve Hillage, as well as a lengthy session career.

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Andy Bey

1939–2025

Andrew Wideman Bey Jr. (October 28, 1939 – April 26, 2025) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Bey had a wide vocal range, with a four-octave baritone voice.

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Andy Boy

Born 1904

Andy Boy (born Anthony Boyd, November 10, 1904 – unknown) was an American Texas blues pianist and songwriter. He was part of the "Santa Fe Group", a loose ensemble of black blues pianists who played in the many juke joints abutting the Atchison, Topeka and…

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Andy Milne

1969–

Andy Milne (born January 30, 1969) is a Canadian jazz pianist, who records and performs both as a solo artist and as the leader of the ensemble Dapp Theory. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and raised in Kincardine and Toronto. One of ten siblings, he…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Anes italiens au haras de Zambi (Bas-Congo)

ca. 1910

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Printed caption on recto reads: "Anes italiens au haras de Zambi (Bas-Congo) / Italiaansche ezels in de fokkerij van Zambi, (Neder-Congo)." Translated postcard caption reads: "Italian donkeys at the Zambi studfarm (Lower Congo)." Publisher's logo on recto…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 2011-001-1171
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Music

Angel Blue

1984–

Angel Joy Blue (born May 3, 1984) is an American soprano. She won the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for the Metropolitan Opera production of Porgy and Bess in the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Her voice has been recognized for its shining and agile…

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Angel (British musician)

1987–

Sirach Charles (born 31 October 1987), better known by his stage name Angel, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. His single "Go In, Go Hard", featuring vocals from English rapper Wretch 32, was released on 18 March 2012. The song…

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Arts & Performance

Angel Coulby

1980–

Angel Leonie Coulby (born 30 August 1980) is an English actress. She gained recognition for portraying the character Gwen (Guinevere) in the BBC fantasy series Merlin.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Angel detail of a carved grave façade, Afashio, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Angel detail of a carved grave façade, Afashio, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1876
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Angel detail of a painted and carved grave façade, Afashio, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Angel detail of a painted and carved grave façade, Afashio, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1874
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Music

Angel Haze

1991–

Raykeea Raeen-Roes Wilson (born July 10, 1991), known professionally as ROES (formerly known as Angel Haze), is an American rapper and singer. In 2012, Wilson released the mixtape Reservation and later signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records…

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Film & Television

Angel Kelly

1962–

Angel Kelly (born December 7, 1962) is a retired pornographic actress. With Jeannie Pepper and Heather Hunter, Kelly was among the first African-American women to "cross over" into mainstream porn video. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.

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Literature

Angel Kyodo williams

1969–

angel Kyodo williams (born December 2, 1969) is an American writer, activist, ordained Zen priest and the author of Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace, published by Viking Press in 2000, and the co-author of Radical Dharma:…

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Education & Scholarship

Angel Nafis

1988–

Angel Nafis (born December 1988) is an American poet and spoken-word artist. She is the author of BlackGirl Mansion (Red Beard Press / New School Poetics, 2012). She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Music

Angel Taylor

1988–

Angel Mae Taylor (born 1988) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. She has released an LP and two EPs.

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Film & Television

Angela Bassett

1958–

Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including an Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy…

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Business & Enterprise

Angela Benton

1981–

Angela Benton (born (1981-05-22)May 22, 1981) is an American essayist, writer, and technologist whose work explores how artificial intelligence, data, and technology are reshaping power, ownership, and human agency. Benton is the founder of NewME, the…

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Film & Television

Angela Beyincé

1976–

Angela Renee Beyincé (born October 25, 1976) is an American songwriter, actress, and music executive. She is a cousin of American singers Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, and has made songwriting contributions to several of Beyoncé's albums including…

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Journalism

Angela Black

Biography

Angela Black is an American television news anchor and reporter, known primarily for her work for KABC-TV in Los Angeles, California and for being one of the earliest prominent African-American newscasters in Los Angeles television history.

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Music

Angela Bofill

1954–2024

Angela Tomasa Bofill (May 2, 1954 – June 13, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter and composer. A New York native, she began her professional career in the mid-1970s and is most known for singles such as "This Time I'll Be Sweeter", "Angel of the…

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Scholarship

Angela Bowen

1936–2018

Angela Bowen (February 6, 1936 – July 12, 2018) was an American dance teacher, English professor, writer, and a lesbian rights activist. She was also the subject of an award-winning 2016 documentary.

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Angela Davis

1944–

Davis became an internationally known writer and organizer on race, class, gender and the justice system.

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Photographs and Still Images

Angela Davis after her acquittal, San Jose, June 4, 1972

June 4, 1972; printed 2021

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A black-and-white archival print of Angela Davis after her acquittal. She is framed by two out-of-focus individuals in the foreground at right and left. She stands in profile facing the viewer's left. She wears hoop earrings and a paisley and floral…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.11.20
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Angela Davis Johnson

1981–

Angela Davis Johnson (born 1981) is an American interdisciplinary artist whose work includes themes related to the African diaspora and cultural memory in the American South. She has lived and worked in several cities, including Philadelphia, Atlanta, New…

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