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Adeiyewunmi "Ade" Osinubi (born 1996) is an American physician, documentary filmmaker, and writer. She is an emergency medicine Resident Physician at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and she is the producer of Black Motherhood through the…
1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Adeki Oba Mask from the Edo Collection of the National Museum of Lagos, 62.17.50, Lagos, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
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Adelaide Damoah (born 16 November 1976) is a British painter and performance artist of Ghanaian descent who uses her body as the starting point for much of her work. Themes of particular interest include feminism, colonialism, religion and spirituality.…
1901–1993
Adelaide Louise Hall (20 October 1901 – 7 November 1993) was an American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer. Her career spanned more than 70 years from 1921 until her death. Early in her career, she was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance; she…
1988–
Adelayo Adedayo (; born 18 December 1988) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the TV series Some Girls (2012–2014), Timewasters (2017–2019), and The Responder (2022–2024).
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Adele Addison (born July 24, 1925) is an American lyric soprano who was a figure in the classical music world during the 1950s and 1960s. Although she did appear in several operas, Addison spent most of her career performing in recital and concert. Her…
Biography
Adele Givens is an American comedian, actress and writer. Beginning her career during the late–1980s in comedy, Givens television appearances include The Hughleys, Moesha, The Parkers, Comedy Central Presents, Def Comedy Jam, Russell Simmons Presents Def…
1995–
Adele James (born 20 March 1994) is a British actress and screenwriter. She plays Tina Mollett in the TV series, Casualty. In 2023, James starred in the Netflix docuseries, Queen Cleopatra.
1979–
Adele Claire Roberts (born 9 March 1979) is a British broadcaster and reality TV personality and DJ, known for her work on BBC Radio 1. Her best known television appearances were in Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, Celebrity Coach Trip…
1944–
Adélia Sampaio (born 1944) is a Brazilian filmmaker, the first black woman to direct a film in Brazil, the 1984 feature Amor Maldito (Cursed Love).
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Adella Hunt Logan (February 10, 1863 – December 10, 1915) was an African-American writer, educator, administrator and suffragist. Born during the Civil War, she earned her teaching credentials at Atlanta University, an historically black college founded by…
ca. 1982
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of a young woman, identified as "one of the classy 3 M.C.'s." She stands in the center of the image, visible from the shoulders up, against a light background. She wears a leather jacket with faux fur collar over a white button…
ca. 1982
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph portrait of a woman identified as "Shiela." Shiela is pictured from the shoulders up, her body facing the right side of the image and her face turned in 3/4 view to look directly at the camera. She is wearing a light colored…
1973-10-20
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Ademola in front of a lawyer's house. (Near St. Savior's Church). Mr. Kehinde Shofola's House. Ademola is driver. Saturday 12 Noon. Market Day".
1941–
Ademola Olugebefola (né Bedwick Lyola Thomas; born October 2, 1941) is an American multidisciplinary visual artist, designer, educator, musician, and businessperson from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He is considered a founder within the Black Arts…
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Adena Clothilda Eugenie Minott (born about 1879 – April 13, 1955) was a Jamaican-born American educator, writer, editor and consultant. She was the only Black woman to be a fellow of the American Institute of Phrenology.
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAdeosun holding Elefon sculpture, Ile Jagun. Adeosun carved the sculpture and is a son of Fakeye, Ile Obajisun.
1989–
Adesuwa Oni is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Queen Njinga in the Netflix docudrama series African Queens: Njinga and Ngozi Okoye in the BBC medical drama series Casualty.
1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Adetoyi, Beadworker for Orangun-lla, Efon Alaye” (Slides (photographs)).
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (born 22 August 1967) is a British actor. He is known for playing Simon Adebisi in the television series Oz.
1953–
Adewale Maja-Pearce (born 1953) is an Anglo-Nigerian writer, journalist and literary critic, who is best known for his documentary essays. He is the author of several books, including the memoirs In My Father's Country (1987) and The House My Father Built…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Adeyanji standing outside Eshu shrine, Ile Obala” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Adeyanji, the Arugba Eshu, bowl carrier, Ile Obala” (Slides (photographs)).
1972; printed February 2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Kamoinge Workshop member, Adger Cowans, captured by Anthony Barboza. The close-up portrait depicts Cowans from the neck up. His body turned towards the right side of the photograph and his face is turned towards the viewer.…
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