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Accessories and Personal Effects

Jar for Carol's Daughter Healthy Hair Butter

ca. 2014

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A round, plastic hair cream container for Carol's Daughter Healthy Hair Butter. The container has clear body (2014.269a) with a black round lid (2014.269b). The container body has a light tan label with the name of the product in green and black text in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.269ab
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Education & Scholarship

Jared Rollins

Dates not recorded

Jared Rollins (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He was formerly a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Hughes. He received his brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from…

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Sports

Jarell Quansah

2003–

Jarell Amorin Quansah (born 29 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the England national team.

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Literature

Jarena Lee

1783–1864

Jarena Lee (February 11, 1783 – February 5, 1864) was the first woman preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). Born into a free Black family in New Jersey, Lee asked the founder of the AME church, Richard Allen, to be a preacher. Although…

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Literature

Jarid Arraes

1991–

Jarid Arraes (born 12 February 1991, Juazeiro do Norte) is a Brazilian poet and writer. She is the writer of such books as As Lendas de Dandara, Heroínas Negras Brasileiras em 15 cordéis, Um buraco com meu nome, and Redemoinho em dia quente. Arraes lives…

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Music

Jarvis Church

1971–

Gerald Eaton (born November 22, 1971) is a Jamaican-Canadian R&B singer, songwriter and music producer, also known by his stage name Jarvis Church.

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Film & Television

Jas Waters

1980–2020

Jas Waters (October 21, 1980 – June 9, 2020), also known as Jas Fly, was an American screenwriter and journalist. She was a staff writer for the television series This Is Us and also wrote for The Breaks, Hood Adjacent with James Davis, and Kidding. Waters…

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Sports & Achievement

Jasmin Stowers

1991–

Jasmin Marie Stowers (born September 23, 1991) is a former American track and field athlete, who competed in the 100-meter hurdles. Her personal best for the event is 12.35 seconds, set in 2015, which ranks her 14th on the world all-time lists. Stowers ran…

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Biography & Culture

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

1996–

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (born 21 August 1996) is a Stateside Puerto Rican track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she became the first Puerto Rican of Afro-Latino descent and the second person…

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Arts & Performance

Jasmine Richards

1990–

Jasmine Denise Richards (born June 28, 1990) is a Canadian former actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Margaret "Peggy" Dupree in the Camp Rock series, as well as Margaret Browning-Levesque in the Family Channel sitcom Naturally, Sadie and…

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Biography & Culture

Jasmine Sanders

1991–

Jasmine Sanders (born June 22, 1991), also known as Golden Barbie, is an American model and fashion influencer.

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Sports & Achievement

Jasmine Todd

1993–

Jasmine Todd (born December 23, 1993) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump and short sprinting events. She holds personal bests of 6.84 m (22 ft 5+1⁄4 in) for the long jump and 10.92 seconds for the 100-meter dash. She…

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Medicine & Health

Jasmine Zapata

Biography

Jasmine Y. Zapata is an American physician and epidemiologist. She is the chief medical officer and state epidemiologist for community health at Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Her career includes work as a pediatrician, public health researcher,…

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Literature

Jasmyne Cannick

1977–

Jasmyne Ariel Cannick (born October 22, 1977) is an American politician, journalist, and pop culture, race issues and politics commentator. She is also known for her work as an advocate for underrepresented and marginalized communities. She was selected as…

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Sports

Jason Banton

1992–

Jason Steve Banton (born 15 December 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a winger. An England under-17 international, he had a number of clubs as a young player, spending time at Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool and Leicester City, before…

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Biography & Culture

Jason Bolden

1982–

Jason Bolden (born February 27, 1982) is an American entrepreneur, creative director and fashion stylist. Bolden is a co-founder of JSN Studio, along with his husband, interior designer Adair Curtis.

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Literature & Journalism

Jason Reynolds

1983–

Jason Reynolds (born December 6, 1983) is an American author of novels and poetry for young adult and middle grade audiences. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in neighboring Oxon Hill, Maryland, Reynolds found inspiration in rap and had an early focus…

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Civil Rights

Jasper Brown

1918–1997

Jasper Brown (1918–1997) was an African American farmer and civil rights activist from Caswell County, North Carolina. Local historical accounts describe him as a community leader who helped lead efforts to desegregate Caswell County's public schools in…

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Arts & Performance

Javicia Leslie

1987–

Javicia Leslie ( jə-VEE-see-ə; born May 30, 1987) is an American actress. After landing her first major role in the Lifetime film Killer Coach (2016), she appeared as a series regular on the BET drama The Family Business (2018–2025) and the CBS…

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Education & Scholarship

Javon Johnson

Biography

Javon Johnson is an American spoken word poet, writer, and professor. He is the director of African American and African Diaspora Studies in the Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the…

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Sports

Jay Bothroyd

1982–

Jay Bothroyd (born 5 May 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. A product of the Arsenal Academy, he left in 2000 and signed with Coventry City, spending three years with the Sky Blues and becoming the club's top-scorer…

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Sports

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas

1990–

Jay Aston Emmanuel-Thomas (born 27 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Isthmian League Premier Division club Whitehawk. A product of the Arsenal Academy, he is a versatile forward and can play as a winger or…

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Biography & Culture

Jay Jaxon

1941–2006

Eugene Jackson (August 30, 1941 – July 19, 2006), known professionally as Jay Jaxon, was an American fashion designer, costumer, and couturier. He was the first American and the first Black person to work as a couturier for a fashion atelier in Paris. He…

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Literature

Jay King

1962–

Jay King is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, record label executive, music manager, and radio show host. In 1986, he produced, independently released, and promoted Timex Social Club's, Rumors, which charted at #1 on…

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