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1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Yamaha F1030 amplifier. The front of the amplifier is all black with off-white text. The text at the top center reads: [YAMAHA / FREQUENCY DIVIDING NETWORK / MODEL F1030]. The front also includes a power button and nine dials that include: mode selector,…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA BGW professional power amplifier, model number 100B. The metal amplifier is black in color with white type. The front plate has three dials and an earphone jack. There is a BGW logo on the proper right of the front plate and cursive text that reads:…
Loading image…1988–
Ashley Charles (born 9 April 1988), also known as A.Dot or Dotty, is an English rapper, DJ, and radio and television presenter. She is best-known for presenting on BBC Radio 1Xtra from 2014 to 2020 and co-presenting the BBC One show Sounds Like Friday…
1944–2001
Amryl Johnson (6 April 1944 – 1 February 2001) was a writer born in Trinidad who lived most of her life in Britain.
1953–2018
Amsale Aberra (1 March 1954 – 1 April 2018) was an Ethiopian American fashion designer and entrepreneur. Her main field of design was in couture wedding gowns, and her flagship store is located in SOHO in New York City. She was a member of the Council of…
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Amuda, Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
17th century-18th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA miniature pair of shackles used as a protective amulet by the Lobi tribe of West Africa in what is now Ghana. The bronze shackles consist of a pair of loops linked to a single bolt. There is a third loop at the top of the amulet. The bronze is covered…
1984–
Amy Aniobi (born August 28, 1984) is an American writer, producer and director. She was the head writer and co-executive producer of Insecure and was also an executive producer for the HBO special 2 Dope Queens. Aniobi signed a two-year overall deal with…
1897–1969
Ashwood Garvey helped launch the UNIA alongside Marcus Garvey and remained a lifelong Pan-Africanist organizer, feminist and writer in London and West Africa.
1906–1988
Amy Barbour-James (25 January 1906 – 4 May 1988) was a British-born Guyanese Black civil rights activist and civil servant.
1969
Amy DuBois Barnett (born 1969) is an American magazine editor. She was formerly editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine. Barnett was also the editor-in-chief of Honey and Teen People magazines, and the deputy editor of Harper's Bazaar. She was the first…
1973–
Amy Mulenga Holmes (born July 25, 1973) is a Zambian-born American journalist and political commentator. Holmes co-hosted, with fellow commentator Michael Gerson, a politically conservative-oriented talk show on PBS titled In Principle. She is a former…
1966–
Amy Hunter (born May 6, 1966) is an American actress and model. She has had roles on a number of television series and daytime soaps. She co-hosted The Comedy Channel's Night After Night, and went on location for ESPN's Women in Sports.
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Amy Euphemia Jacques Garvey (31 December 1895 – 25 July 1973) was a Jamaican-born journalist and activist. She was the second wife of Marcus Garvey. She was one of the pioneering female Black journalists and publishers of the 20th century.
1809–1856
Amy Matilda Williams Cassey (August 14, 1808 – August 15, 1856) was an African American abolitionist, and was active with the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society. Cassey was a member of the group of elite African Americans who founded the Gilbert…
Loading image…Born 1905
Amy Surginer Northrop (1905–2010) was an American cosmetologist, businessperson, entrepreneur, and activist.
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Amythyst Kiah (born 11 December 1986) is an American singer-songwriter. Kiah is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee and currently lives in Johnson City. She plays guitar and banjo.
1911–1982
Amzie Moore (September 23, 1911 – February 1, 1982) was an American civil rights leader and entrepreneur in the Mississippi Delta. He helped lead voter registration efforts. His former home in Cleveland, Mississippi, is a Mississippi Landmark. A historical…
1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “An abadoifo Mask from the Edo Collection of the National Museum of Lagos, 62.17.34, Lagos, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “An abandoned house in Djenné, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).
1990s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “An abandoned military tank, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “An abandoned village on shore of Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “An Abetheme Masquerader in front of a crowd at an Otsa festival, Azukhala-Experi, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “An Abetheme Masquerader on the playing ground at an Otsa festival, Azukhala-Experi, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
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