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Amanda Christina Elizabeth Aldridge, also known as Amanda Ira Aldridge (10 March 1866 – 9 March 1956), was a British opera singer and teacher who composed love songs, suites, sambas, and light orchestral pieces under the pseudonym of Montague Ring. Born…
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Amanda Marie Allen (born February 21, 2005) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the Canada national team.
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Amanda America Dickson (November 20, 1849 – June 11, 1893) was an African-American socialite in Georgia who became known as one of the wealthiest African-American women of the 19th century after inheriting a large estate from her white planter father. Born…
1837–1902
Amanda Ann Thomas Wall (c. 1837 - 1902) was an educator and suffragist who worked for African-American women's rights in the Reconstruction period. She and her husband, Orindatus Simon Bolivar Wall, were part of the African-American elite in Washington…
1985–
Amanda Leah Brown (born June 4, 1985) is an American singer and dancer from New York City. She was a contestant on the third season of NBC’s The Voice and finished in fifth place.
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Amanda Brugel (born March 24, 1978) is a Canadian actress. Born and raised in Pointe-Claire (a suburb of Montreal), Quebec, she made her acting debut in the drama film Vendetta (1999). This was followed by roles in the comedy film A Diva's Christmas Carol…
Biography
Amanda Cordelia Bryant-Friedrich is the dean of the graduate school and a professor in the college of pharmacy and health sciences at Wayne State University. She was awarded the 2014 American Chemical Society Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing…
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Amanda Cordner is a Canadian actor, most noted for their regular role as 7ven in the television series Sort Of. Originally from Schomberg, Ontario, Cordner is a graduate of the theatre program at York University. They first became widely known for stage…
1903–1978
Amanda Eunice Cheatham (née Peele January 10, 1903 – April 10, 1978) was an American biologist. She was the first woman of color to deliver a research paper to the Virginia Academy of Science, having done so in 1939.
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Amanda Kay Edwards (born January 19, 1982) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Houston City Council from 2016 to 2020. She was a candidate for the 2020 United States Senate election in Texas in the Democratic primary and…
Biography
Amanda Belle Elzy (died 2004) was a pioneering African-American educator. She graduated from Rust High School in 1929 and from Rust College in 1934. She worked as Supervisor of Negro Schools in Leflore County, Mississippi, then became the first black…
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Amanda S. C. Gorman (born March 7, 1998) is an American poet, activist, and model. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet…
Loading image…1870–1957
Amanda Gray Hilyer (24 March 1870 – 29 June 1957) was an African American entrepreneur, pharmacist, civic worker, and civil rights activist.
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Amanda Johnston (born 1977) is an African-American poet. She was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and currently resides in Round Rock/Austin, Texas. Amanda Johnston received a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from the University of Southern…
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Amanda Meta Marshall (born August 29, 1972) is a Canadian Juno award winning pop-rock singer and songwriter. She has released four studio albums; the first was certified diamond in Canada, with the second and third certified 3× platinum and platinum…
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Amanda Parris is a Canadian broadcaster and writer. An arts reporter and producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, she hosts the CBC Television series The Filmmakers and has hosted the CBC Television series Exhibitionists and From the Vaults and…
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Amanda E. Randolph (September 2, 1896 – August 24, 1967) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American performer to star in a regularly scheduled network television show, appearing in DuMont's The Laytons.
1923–2017
Amanda Sullivan Randle Rudd (April 9, 1923 – February 11, 2017) was an American librarian and the first African American and the first woman to serve as Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library.
Loading image…1981–
Amanda Ingrid Seales (born July 1, 1981), formerly known by the stage names Amanda Diva and Mendacious D, is a Grenadian-American actress. From 2017 to 2021, she played a supporting role in the HBO comedy series Insecure. In 2019, HBO released her first…
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Amanda Smith (née Berry; January 23, 1837 – February 24, 1915) was an American Methodist preacher and former slave who funded the Amanda Smith Orphanage and Industrial Home for Abandoned and Destitute Colored Children in Harvey, Illinois (outside Chicago).…
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Amanda Grace Sudano Ramirez (born August 11, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and model. She is a member of the musical duo Johnnyswim.
1974–
Amanda Williams (born 1974) is a visual artist based in Bridgeport, Chicago. Williams grew up in Chicago's South Side and trained as an architect. Her work investigates color, race, and space while blurring the conventional line between art and architecture.
1995–
Amandine Pierre-Louis (born 18 February 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender and winger for Northern Super League club Montreal Roses FC. Born in Canada, she represented the country at youth level before switching to the Haiti…
1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn audio cassette of Miles Davis’ "Amandla" (1989). 2015.263.1a: An audio cassette tape. The cassette is clear plastic. Each side has a black label with white type and a header reading: [MILES DAVIS/AMANDLA/CATEMBE • COBRA •/BIT TIME • HANNIBAL] on Side 1,…
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