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Dawn N. Ison
1963–
Dawn Noelle Ison (born 1963) is an American lawyer who was the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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Visual Arts
Dawn of Life
1952; printed 1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white offset lithograph titled “Dawn of Life” by Charles White. The lithograph depicts a woman releasing a dove set against a cloudy sky. The woman is pictured in profile at the bottom right, her hands lifted together, palms up. The dove is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.87.2
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Dawn on Lake Karoun, Al Fayyum, Egypt
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG"Al Fayyum was an ancient center; noted for ruins dating to 12th dynasty (1991-1786 BC), & Greek & Coptic papyrus; today is center for cotton ginning & tanning." [The J. Paul Getty Trust: Art and Architecture Thesaurus]. This photograph was taken when…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 10308
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Dawn on the Bandiagara Escarpment
2000-01-28
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDawn on the Bandiagara Escarpment. Original Carousel number, 8, slide number, 121.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0992
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Dawn Porter
Biography
Dawn Porter is an American documentary film director, producer, and founder of production company Trilogy Films. Her documentaries have screened at The Sundance Film Festival and other festivals as well as on HBO, CNN, Netflix, Hulu, PBS and elsewhere. She…
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Dawn Richard
1983–
Dawn Angeliqué Richard (born August 5, 1983) is an American singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. She began her career auditioning for MTV's Making the Band 3 in 2004, during which she formed the girl group Danity Kane. The group signed with Sean "Diddy"…
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Dawn Robinson
1965–
Dawn Sherrese Robinson (born November 24, 1966) is an American singer and actress best known as a founding member of the R&B/pop group En Vogue, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Following her departure from En Vogue, Robinson joined…
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Music
Dawn Silva
1954–
Dawn Silva (born January 2, 1954) is an American funk vocalist. She is best known as a member of The Brides of Funkenstein and for her work with Sly and the Family Stone and The Gap Band.
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Sports & Achievement
Dawn Sowell
1966–
Dawn Sowell (born 27 March 1966) is an American former sprinter who ran the fastest times in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 1989, with 10.78 secs and 22.04 secs. The 10.78 clocking made her the third-fastest woman of all-time at that time, and still…
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Dawn Tyler Watson
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Dawn Tyler Watson is a Canadian blues and jazz singer. She is most noted for her 2019 album Mad Love, which won the Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020. Born in Manchester, England, Watson immigrated to Canada with her family…
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Science & Inventions
Dawn Ward
1973–
Dawn N. Ward is an American synthetic organic chemist and associate professor in chemistry at Stevenson University.
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Dawn Wright
1961–
Dawn Jeannine Wright (born April 15, 1961) is an American geographer and oceanographer. She is a leading authority in the application of geographic information system (GIS) technology to the field of ocean and coastal science and played a key role in…
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Dawnie Walton
Biography
Dawnie Walton (born 1976 or 1977) is an American journalist and novelist. She is known for her novel, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, which won the 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize and the 2022 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, and was longlisted for the…
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Politics & Public Life
Dawnna Dukes
1963–
Dawnna Mathilda Dukes (born September 3, 1963) is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. First elected in 1994, Dukes represented Districts 50 and 46 (East Austin) within Travis County from 1995 to 2019. On October 23, 2017,…
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Visual Arts
Dawoud Bey
1953
Dawoud Bey (born David Edward Smikle; November 25, 1953) is an American photographer, artist and educator known for his large-scale art photography and street photography portraits, including American adolescents in relation to their community, and other…
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Dawson Odums
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Dawson Tayrone Odums is an American football coach. He is the head coach at Bowie State University, a position he has held since 2026. He also served as the head coach at Norfolk State University, a position he held from 2021 to 2024. Odums also served as…
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Dawud Anyabwile
1965–
Dawud Osaze Kamau Anyabwile (born February 6, 1965, in Philadelphia) is an African-American comic book artist. He is the illustrator of Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline comics, and C.E.O. of Big City Entertainment. He also has an artist archive at the…
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Biography & Culture
Dawud Salahuddin
1950–
Dawud Salahuddin (born 1950; sometimes spelled Daoud Salahuddin, also known as Hassan Abdulrahman, Hassan Tantai) is an American-born Iranian fugitive, and worked for the military, as well as in education, as a web designer, film and television. He…
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Dax
1994–
Daniel Nwosu Jr. (born March 22, 1994), professionally known by his stage name Dax (often stylized in all caps), is a Nigerian-Canadian and American singer and rapper. He has recorded three albums, Pain Paints Paintings (2021), From a Man's Perspective…
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Dax ExclamationPoint
1984–
Dax ExclamationPoint is the stage name of Dax Martin, a drag performer and cosplayer who competed on season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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Sports & Achievement
Dax Jones
1970–
Dax Xenos Jones (born August 4, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball player for the San Francisco Giants. He was drafted by the Giants in the 8th round (220th pick overall) of the 1990 amateur draft. In 1996, his only year in the majors, he hit .172 (10…
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Day 1
1989 August 12
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOpening session.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref57
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Day 2
1989 August 14
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSessions 2 and 3; panelists include Willy Rameau, Lynne Sachs and Orlando Bagwell.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref58
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Day 3
1989 August 15
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSessions 1-3; panelists include Doug Harris, Lynne Sachs, Teshome Gabriel, Louis Massiah, Jac Avila, and John Akomfrah.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref59
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