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Ava Cherry (born 1953) is an American singer and model. She collaborated with English musician David Bowie between 1972 and 1975; the two met in New York City when she was a nightclub waitress and Bowie was touring for The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust…
1972–
DuVernay became a leading filmmaker whose work spotlights civil rights, mass incarceration and Black history.
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Ava Beverley Vidal (; born 1976 in Lambeth, London) is an English comedian. She has taken part in E4's Kings of Comedy. Her career in comedy began on the BBC's Urban Sketch Show.
1993–
Achi Avelino (born 4 June 1993), better known mononymously by his stage name Avelino, is a British rapper and singer known for his "unique tone" and "deep wordplay".
[ca. 1920]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted text on recto reads: "Avenida da Republica / Mossamedes.".
Biography
Caleb Odidi (born 2002 or 2003), known professionally as Avenoir, is a Canadian R&B singer and songwriter born in Cape Town, South Africa, but raised primarily in Edmonton, Alberta. He first embarked on his musical career in 2022 with the release of his…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG2 CONAKRY. -- Avenue du Gouvernement; [publisher's logo]; CARTE POSTALE. Published by Edition H. G. F.
Loading image…1948–
Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an American actor, director, singer, narrator and educator. He is best known for his television roles as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A…
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Avery DeWitt Johnson (born March 25, 1965) is an American basketball television commentator, former player and coach who previously served as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team. He is an NBA and college basketball analyst for CBS…
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Avery Wilson (born July 18, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. Wilson first gained notice as a contestant on season 3 of The Voice. In 2015, he released "If I Have To", the first single from his debut album, which reached the top…
1975–
Denise Nicole White (born May 22, 1975), known professionally as AverySunshine, is an American singer, songwriter and pianist.
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAviator cap from The Wiz costume ensemble worn by André De Shields in the original 1975 Broadway production. The cream headpiece has goggles and rhinestone decorations. The crown of the headpiece is constructed of panels of cream twill synthetic fiber that…
1978-1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of avocado green polka dot lace pants worn on Soul Train by dancer Sheri Byers in the late 1970s. The pants are made from avocado green lace with woven polka dots of various sizes woven into the fabric. There’s gathering in the waist area creating a…
1978-1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn avocado green polka dot lace top worn on Soul Train by dancer Sheri Byers in the late 1970s. The front of the top has a boxy, straight cut and is made from one panel of fabric, which includes the scalloped collar. Green machine lace makes up the…
1866–68
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Avoyelles, Bienville, Bossier, and Caddo”.
1903–1998
Gwendolen Avril Coleridge-Taylor (8 March 1903 – 21 December 1998) was an English pianist, conductor, and composer. She was the daughter of composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and his wife Jessie (née Walmisley).
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Awa Ly (born 4 January 1977) is a French singer, songwriter, and actress of Senegalese origin who lives in Rome, Italy. She has released three studio albums, Modulated (2009), Five and a Feather (2016), and Safe and Sound (2020).
1942
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Pittsburg Courier All-American Band 1942 award from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The award won by Calloway in the Pittsburgh Courier’s 3rd Annual Band Contest, which was also sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon, was for the position of Band…
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGGreat Black Music Award 975 awarded to Collenane Cosey by the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in recognition of her fundraising and other support on behalf of the group. Signed by George Emanuel Lewis, Chairman, and John Shenoy…
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Award of merit given to E. W. N. (Edward Wilfrid Naussau) Mallows, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Awawo, Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Awawu dancing with a women's choral group during an Okhailopokhai festival, Okpenada, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Awawu standing with a women's choral group at an Okhailopokhai festival, Okpenada, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Awawu with Women's Group Dancing, Okhailopokhai Festival, Okpenada, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
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