A black and white photograph of an unidentified group of performers by Arthur Leipzig. There are six (6) individuals in the image and another figure wearing a hat partially visible on the right. At the left there is a woman in a dark top tucked into a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.60.2
Dwight Equan Grant (born March 6, 1974), better known by his stage name Beanie Sigel, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his association with Jay-Z and his label Roc-A-Fella Records, to which he signed in 1998. His…
Donor notes read: "Beans growing on an upland farm. Taken Oct.- Nov. 1978 during P.C. Agriculture Training at Mabonto. The date on the slide is FEB 79.".
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1320
Matt Jewel (August 31, 1935 – April 7, 1996) was an American professional wrestler who became popular in the 1960s. Despite racial tension in the United States, he became wildly popular as a babyface in Alabama. During his career he teamed with Len Rossi…
1 black and white vintage photograph and 1 black and white postcard. Picture of Rosa Kennedy, Rosa Catherine Bearden Cummings, Harry Bearden, and Romare Bearden; and picture of Rosa Catherine Bearden Cummings.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref489
This black-and-white photograph depicts two men standing next to each other in front of the crowd. The figure on the left wears a knitted cap, plaid button down shirt, and coat. His coat has a button pin that reads "Million Man March." He is holding a flag…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.35
Victor Ray Wilson (February 20, 1959 – April 30, 1996), better known as Beatmaster V, was an American musician, best known as the original drummer of metal band Body Count.
A black-and-white photograph of two young women, Beatrice Cloman and Beatrice Dedman, sitting in a grassy field. Both women are wearing light-colored dresses. Cloman is wearing glasses and a light-colored hat, and she has some flowers in her lap. Dedman is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.114
A black and white photo of Beatrice Ferguson is standing in a yard. She is wearing a short sleeve dress that goes to below the knees. It is a darker color and has white "O" shapes all over the dress. There is a collar with pointed flaps and a bow at the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.137.1
William Hargis Bowman Jr. (April 21, 1941 – February 22, 2011), better known by his stage name Beau Dollar, was an American soul vocalist and drummer for King Records. He performed on many studio albums for various artists under contract with King,…
A brightly colored acrylic painting of drummer Philly Joe Jones. Jones is depicted sitting on stage, behind a drum set, smoking a cigarette. He wears a dark purple vest over a yellow sweater and white collared shirt. He sits behind a white bass drum, in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.38.3
Beauford Delaney (December 30, 1901 – March 26, 1979) was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in…
Cataloged as “"Beauty of the Tigre" drawing by Demoz Russom at the United States Information Services Group Exhibition, Asmara, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0582
Cataloged as “"Beauty of the Tigre" drawing by Demoz Russom at the United States Information Services Group Exhibition, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-0565
Beauty B. Turner (October 23, 1957 – December 18, 2008) was an American housing activist and journalist from Chicago, Illinois. At the time of her death, Turner was compared to the civil rights leader Ida B. Wells.
Bebe Moore Campbell (February 18, 1950 – November 27, 2006) was an American author, journalist, and teacher. Campbell was the author of three New York Times bestsellers: Brothers and Sisters, Singing in the Comeback Choir, and What You Owe Me, which was…
Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa (born March 20, 1980), better known by his stage name BeBe Zahara Benet, is a Cameroonian drag performer, television personality, and musician best known for winning the first season of the reality-television drag competition…
Becky Birtha (born October 11, 1948) is an American poet and children's author who lives in the greater Philadelphia area. She is best known for her poetry and short stories depicting African-American and lesbian relationships, often focusing on topics…
