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Adrienne Adams (née Eadie; born December 9, 1960) is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Adams represented the 28th district in the New York City Council from 2017 to 2025 and served as speaker of the City Council from 2022 until…
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Adrienne Maree Brown, often styled adrienne maree brown (born September 6, 1978), is an American writer, activist and facilitator. From 2006 to 2010, she was executive director of the Ruckus Society. She also co-founded and directed the United States…
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Adrienne Elizabeth McNeil Herndon (1869–1910) was an actress, professor, and activist in Atlanta, Georgia. While admittedly an African American to friends and colleagues, she performed with the stage name Anne Du Bignon. She was one of the first African…
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Adrienne Camille Nelson (born 1967) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon since 2023. She previously served as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from…
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Adrienne S. O'Neal (born 1954) is the former United States Ambassador to Cape Verde. On June 24, 2011, O'Neal was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Ambassador and was then confirmed by the United States Senate on October 18, 2011. O'Neal…
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Adrienne Annice White Carden (born 1980/1981) is an American certified public accountant and politician who is a member of the Georgia State Senate for District 7. She won a special election in June 2026 to replace Nabilah Parkes, who resigned to focus on…
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAdult in Open Casket, Post- Mortem.
December 15, 2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn adult-sized "Get In Good Trouble" face mask designed by The #BLAIRISMS. This object is comprised of a cloth mask (a) and a removable filter (b). These cloth masks were developed in response to mass demand for facial coverings during the Covid-19…
December 15, 2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn adult-sized "Get In Good Trouble" face mask designed by The #BLAIRISMS. This object is comprised of a cloth mask (a) and a removable filter (b). These cloth masks were developed in response to mass demand for facial coverings during the Covid-19…
June 25, 1951
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white magazine advertisement for the television show “The Amos 'n Andy Show” from Life Magazine, Volume 30, Number 26, pages 98–99. The advertisement features images of the head of Alvin Childress as cabdriver Amos Jones on page 98 (2015.64.4a)…
1937
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack and white newspaper advertisement for The Pullman Company featuring "A Pullman Captain and his Crew". The advertisement depicts a Pullman captain in the upper right corner looking down at a leather bound book he his holding. Below this image is a…
June 17, 1922
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGColor illustration of a clothing advertisment from the June 17, 1922 issue of The Saturday Evening Post featuring a Pullman Porter. The advertisment is for "Kuppenheimer Good Cloths" and states that it is "an investment in good appearance". The…
1930s - 1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA thin stock cardboard tag advertising a game played between the Homestead Grays and the New York Cubans at Glenwood Park in Kane, Pennsylvania. The tag consists of black printed ink on orange paper. An eyelet for hanging is at the center of the top.
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Aerion Andrew Abney is an American politician who has served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he represents the 19th district, which contains parts of Pittsburgh. Before his election to the state…
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Aesop Goodson was a state legislator and judge in South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was removed from his position as a trial justice by the governor and alleged it was because he treated people fairly without…
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Afeni Shakur Davis (born Alice Faye Williams; January 10, 1947 – May 2, 2016) was an American political activist and member of the Black Panther Party. She was the mother of the legendary rapper Tupac Shakur and the executor of his estate. She founded the…
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pamphlet discussing Apartheid in Africa. The front cover has white text at top on a yellow background. Beneath the text, in brown ink, the abstract faces of four people with fists raised is at center. The interior contains thirty-one pages of text. The…
1959
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA softcover copy of Africa Disturbed by Emory and Myrta Ross. The softcover book has an adhesive binding with six sections stitched together. The front cover is dominated by an illustration of a man's face. His head is partially turned towards the left…
May 10,1976
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis edition of Africa News discusses Henry Kissinger's policies, Ethiopia, and South African and Rhodesian responses to activism. The publication is square shaped and is printed on brown paper with black text. The title reads [Africa News / A WEEKLY…
1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMagazine with a large color photograph of Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. and Minister Louis Farrakhan. The image shows both men standing with Chavis on the left and Farrakhan on the right. Both men are dressed in suits and bow ties. The men stand in an…
1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA flag artwork by David Hammons. The flag takes the stars and stripes design of the United States flag and replaces the red, white, and blue with green, red, and black, the colors of the Pan African flag. The canton in the upper left corner is green with…
February 21, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA CBS program produced by Bergen Community College with the title African Americans in Suburbia: The Connection of Race, Class and the Middle Landscape. It consists of a single white DVD with the program title, date and college logo printed on it. The…
October 16, 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black-and-white photograph depicts two men holding a long white banner. Written in black text it reads "AFRIKAN HOLOCAUST / 400 YRS AND STILL / IN PROGRESS." The word STILL is underlined. There is also a hand drawn picture of the African continent…
May 19, 1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of people marching outside the White House. Some participants hold a banner that reads, “Victory to the African Revolution.” The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped on the back.
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