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Amina Claudine Myers
1942–
Amina Claudine Myers (born March 21, 1942) is an American jazz pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and arranger.
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Amina Gerba
1961–
Amina Gerba (born March 14, 1961) is a Cameroonian-Canadian businesswoman and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Afrique Expansion, Afrique Expansion Forum, and Afrique Expansion magazine. She also founded the beauty care brands Kariliss and…
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Biography & Culture
Amina Kamara
1987–
Amina Kamara (born 31 January 1987 in London, England) was the first winner of the title Miss West Africa in 2008, where she represented Sierra Leone at the inaugural Miss West Africa pageant in London.
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Science & Inventions
Amina Pollard
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Amina Pollard is an American limnologist and ecologist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Pollard leads the U.S. EPA National Lakes Assessment, which seeks to provide information on the health of lakes, ponds, and reservoirs across the…
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Amina Wadud
1952–
Amina Wadud (born Mary Teasley, September 25, 1952) is an American Muslim theologian. Wadud serves as visiting professor at 4 Consortium for Religious Studies and was also a visiting scholar at Starr King School for the Ministry. Wadud has written…
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Aminah McCloud
1948–
Aminah Beverly McCloud (born 1948) is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Islamic World Studies program at DePaul University. Her areas of expertise include Islam in America, Muslim women, Islamic studies and the history, geography, politics,…
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Arts & Performance
Aminah Robinson
1940–2015
Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson (February 18, 1940 – May 22, 2015) was an American artist who represented Black history through art.
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Aminatta Forna
1965–
Aminatta Forna is a British writer of Scottish and Sierra Leonean ancestry. Her first book was a memoir, The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest (2002). Since then she has written four novels: Ancestor Stones (2006), The Memory of Love…
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Historical photographs & visual records
Aminetu, Iyeluwa, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aminetu, Iyeluwa, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3161
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Aminta H. Breaux
1959–
Aminta H. Breaux (born February 11, 1959) is an American psychologist and academic administrator. She is the 10th president of Bowie State University. Breaux previously held leadership positions at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, University of the…
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Amir Garrett
1992–
Amir Jamal Garrett (born May 3, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher. His Major League Baseball career includes the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, and Los Angeles Angels.
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Amir Imam
1990–
Amir Imam (born November 5, 1990) is an American professional boxer who challenged once for the WBC super lightweight title in 2018.
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Amir Obè
1989–
Amir Obeid, known professionally as Amir Obè (born August 26, 1989), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer who started his music career in 2009 as Phreshy Duzit and signed to Atlantic Records. He later left the label to reinvent his…
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Amir Wilson
2004–
Amir Wilson (born 6 February 2004) is an English actor. On television, he is known for his roles as Will Parry in the HBO and BBC One series His Dark Materials (2019–2022) and Tiuri in the Netflix series The Letter for the King (2020). He starred in the…
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Business
Amira Rasool
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Amira Rasool is an American entrepreneur and former fashion journalist. She is the founder of The Folklore, a company that distributes fashion and lifestyle products from Africa and the African diaspora.
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Amira Unplugged
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Amira Daugherty-Thomas, known by her artist name Amira Unplugged, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and producer. Known for her genre bending style, Amira combines elements of country-western, soul, hip-hop, rock, and orchestral music.
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Amirah Ali
1998–
Amirah Iman Ali (born December 7, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Damallsvenskan club Piteå IF. Ali played college soccer for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, where she was a four-time All-American selection. She was…
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Amirah Muhammad Oral History Interview
July 20, 2016
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of 2016.129.7.1a and 2016.129.7.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording. Amirah Muhammad was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Muhammad donated a platinum…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.129.7.1a-.2a
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Amiri and Rahiem Taylor
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Amiri and Rahiem Taylor (born c. 1994) are American singer-songwriters. They lead the psychedelic rock band Blac Rabbit and are identical twin brothers.
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Amiri Baraka
1934–2014
Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry…
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Photographs and Still Images
Amiri Baraka, Poet
1976
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack and white photograph of Amiri Bakara. Bakara stands on the right side of the image with his hands clasped behind his back wearing a dark turtleneck shirt and trousers. He stands in front of a paneled background where light ripples in waves on the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.157.2
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Amiyah Scott
1988–
Amiyah Scott (born January 11, 1988) is an American actress, model, author, and dancer. She is known for her presence on social media apps such as Instagram, as a fixture in the LGBT ball community, and for her role as Cotton in the Fox television series…
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Aml Ameen
1985–
Aml Ameen (born 30 July 1985) is a British actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his roles as Trevor (Trife) in Kidulthood (2006), Malcolm Davies in Harry's Law, Lewis Hardy in the ITV television series The Bill, Capheus in the first season of the…
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Amma
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Lauren Amma Keen (born 3 November 2001), known professionally as Amma, is a British singer-songwriter. She is currently signed to Stellar Songs Publishing. Keen is known for her writing contributions to "Home for My Heart" by friends ArrDee and Cat Burns,…
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