Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress and musician. She began her career as a child actor and received recognition for playing Rue in the action film The Hunger Games (2012). As she grew older, she appeared in the supernatural…
Amani Naphtali is an English dramatist, creative writer, director, film maker, cultural historian and ritual dramaturgist. He wrote and directed the experimental films, Le Bohemian Noir and the fiction film Circles of Fire. Amani is the brother of Maureen…
Amanirenas commanded Kushite armies against Roman Egypt, negotiating a favorable peace after years of conflict and is remembered as a legendary warrior queen.
Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire (born November 16, 1982), also known as Yehoshophat ben Avraham, is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets of the…
Amarachuku C. "Amara" Enyia (born 1982/1983) is an American strategist, politician, community organizer, and municipal consultant. She is the policy and research coordinator for the Movement for Black Lives; the chairwoman of the International Civil…
Amarachi Weruche A. Okereke (born 27 November 1996) is an English actress. She gained prominence through her theatre work. Her films include In the Lost Lands and The Choral (both 2025).
Amara Tabor-Smith (born 1965) is a San Francisco Bay Area-based choreographer and performer noted for significant contributions to dance that draw on, celebrate, and reconfigure African-American and women's history.
Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn is an English actress known for playing the lead role in the 2020 movie Lovers Rock. She was named one of the 2020 Screen International Stars of Tomorrow.
Amari Bailey (born February 17, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, on loan from Hapoel Jerusalem. In high school, he was selected as a McDonald's All-American and California…
Amari'i Kyren Bell (born 5 May 1994) is a professional footballer is a left back who plays for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic and the Jamaica national team. Bell joined Birmingham City's Academy in 2011 and turned professional the following year.…
Amariyanna "Mari" Copeny (born July 6, 2007), also known as Little Miss Flint, is an African-American youth activist from Flint, Michigan. She is best known for raising awareness about the Flint water crisis and for fundraising to support underprivileged…
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) gold medal for the Broad Jump event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1935. The medal consists of a gold colored pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold medal. The gold tone pin is rectangular shaped with a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.1
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) fourth place medal for the 60 Yard event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1941. The medal consists of a gold colored pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold toned medal. The gold pin is rectangular shaped with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.10
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) gold medal for the 100 Meter Run event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1934. The medal is round, gold colored, and has a bezel attached to a jump ring. The obverse of the medal is edged with two concentric circles. In the center…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.2
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) silver medal for the Run Broad Jump event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1934. The medal consists of a silver colored pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a silver medal. The pin is rectangular shaped with a “C”…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.3
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) silver medal for the Indoor Run Broad Jump event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1935. The medal is round, silver colored, and has a bezel attached to a jump ring. The obverse of the medal is edged with two concentric circles. In…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.4
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) gold medal for the 60 Meter Run event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1936. The medal consists of a gold colored pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold medal. The gold pin is rectangular shaped with a safety…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.5
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) gold medal for the Pentathlon event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1937. The medal consists of a gold colored pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold medal. The gold pin is rectangular shaped with a safety…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.6
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) gold medal for the 60 Meters Run event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1939. The medal consists of a gold colored pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold medal. The gold pin is rectangular shaped with a safety…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.7
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) bronze medal for the 100 Meter Run event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1940. The medal consists of a bronze colored pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a bronze medal. The bronze pin is rectangular shaped with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.8