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1985–
Ashley Nicole Black (born June 15, 1985) is an American comedian, actress, writer and producer. She was a writer and correspondent for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016–2019), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a…
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Ashley Nora is a contemporary American multidisciplinary visual artist born in Laurel, Mississippi whose paintings, murals, and sculptural works reimagine classical iconography through a contemporary Black lens. Known for her signature blue and white…
1986–
Ashley Taylor Rice (born 29 May 1986) is an English actor, known for his role as Sid Vere on the BBC soap opera Doctors. For his role as Sid, Rice was nominated for various accolades including Newcomer at the 21st National Television Awards and the British…
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Ashley Anthony Walters (born 30 June 1982), also known by his stage name Asher D, is an English actor and rapper. He first rose to fame as a member of the UK garage group So Solid Crew who hit the top spot on the UK charts in 2001 with their second single,…
Biography
Ashton Edwards (born 2002 or 2003) is an American ballet dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Edwards is non-binary, and has trained in and performs both male and female ballet roles.
Biography
Ashton James is a Saint Lucian-Canadian actor based in Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for his leading roles in the films Boxcutter and Youngblood. In 2023, he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program…
1930-1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a blue glass ashtray. It consists of bright blue molded glass in a round shape. It has a gold colored metal rim along the top and around the bottom edge. The rim is narrow with a line of small raised dots down the center. On either side of the top…
ca. 1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a metal and rhinestone ashtray belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It is a circular gold-colored metal shape with a raised abstract floral motif around the rim. The center is a concave cup of clear glass. The ashtray rests on three metal feet. There…
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Antwan Mason Lee (born July 7, 1982), better known by the stage name Asia O'Hara, is an American drag queen, reality television personality, and costume designer. She is most well known for competing on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, in which she…
1937–1997
Asie Reed Payton (April 12, 1937 – May 19, 1997) was an American blues musician, who lived most of his life in Holly Ridge, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta. Born in Washington County, Mississippi, he sang and played the guitar, but made his living as…
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Asimawo Ajanaku, Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Asimetu Obaze, Imioko, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
ca. 1910
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted caption on recto reads: "Askari; Kigoma.".
1938–
Askia Muhammad Touré (né Rolland Snellings; born October 13, 1938, in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an African-American poet, essayist, political editor, educator, and leading voice of the Black Arts Movement. Toure helped to define a new generation of black…
1945–2022
Askia Muhammad (March, 1945 – February 17, 2022) born Charles K. Moreland at Yazoo, Mississippi was an American poet, journalist, radio producer, commentator, and photojournalist. He was awarded multiple times by the National Association of Black…
circa 1939
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted caption on verso reads: "Asmara - Chiesa Copta." Manuscript message on verso.
circa 1910
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted caption on recto reads: "Asmara - Clero Copto.".
circa 1936
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted caption on recto reads: "Asmara - Festa del Mascal." Stamp box reads: "Stampata in Italia." Manuscript message and address on verso; postmarked postage stamp fragment on verso.
1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Asmara market, Eritrea” (Photographs).
1940
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white lithograph depicting two asphalt workers working on a city rooftop. One of the men is pictured next to two buckets, laying a sheet of material onto the rooftop, while the other man stands over the hot asphalt mix. Behind them is a…
1928
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA linocut of figures looking toward the sky. Printed in black ink on white paper, the print area has a black border with notched corner. In the center of the print is a group of two black female figures facing left and two white male figures facing right.…
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Assa Aïcha Sylla (born 3 June 1996) is a French actress and writer. She debuted in the film Girlhood (2014), which earned her César and Black Reel Award nominations.
January 15, 1969; printed 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black and white photograph shows from proper right to left an unidentified man, John Conyers, Ralph David Abernathy, Rosa Parks and Cleveland Robinson. They are seated inside the Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s first birthday…
1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Assembly Hall of Chiefs at the palace of the Ooni” (Slides (photographs)).
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