Colin Prescod (born 1944) is a British sociologist and cultural activist, originally from Trinidad, who in a career spanning five decades has worked as an academic, documentary filmmaker, theatre maker, and BBC Television commissioning editor, as well as…
A collage of photographs of young men in Howard's Sphinx Club. There are fifteen images arrayed around the head of the Sphinx and a label stating: [Sphinx Club Howard University].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.54.7
College tweezers from Huck's red toolbox used on the set of Scandal. The college tweezers, or cotton pliers, are made of a silver-colored metal. At one end is a flat handle with a rounded bottom edge. The handle splits apart into two prongs. Each prong has…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.90.10.31.6
The Collegium of Black Women Philosophers (CBWP) is an organization which was created to increase the visibility of black women in the field of philosophy and to allow greater networking and mentoring opportunities for these women. The organization is…
Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association medal for the 100 yard special event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1939. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding a blue and orange ribbon attached to a medal. The gold tone pin is rectangular shaped…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.34
Commemorative bell from the 1883 Swiss National Exhibition. The metal bell has a rectangular handle at top. There is star detailing around the top border. The center front has raised relief text which reads [DIPLOME / L’EXPOSITION / NATIONALE SUISS /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2017.13.1.4
Commemorative coconut from the Bayou Classic. The top half of the coconut is dark brown and covered in lacquer. There is a circular design on top with paint and glitter. The design is red at the top and black on the bottom. It has white text which reads…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.75.15
A commemorative clear plastic plaque awarded at the 25th Anniversary National Council for Black Studies Conference to members of the Council of Elders. A white sticker on the base reads: [NATHAN WINSTON / SERVICES / 217 S. SECOND ST. / DEKALB, IL 60115/…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.22.7.2
A commencement announcement from Booker T Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, class of 1935, printed on a single sheet of off-white paper, folded to create four pages. On the cover, “1935” is embossed in gold over an imprint of a book and a quill…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.79.7
A commencement announcement from Booker T Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, class of 1932. The announcement is on off white paper with a blue leather tie on the left side. On the front is an art deco relief design of a skyscraper rising from a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.79.8
A commencement announcement from Booker T Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, class of 1940. The announcement is printed on a single sheet of off-white paper, folded to create four pages. An imprinted design on the front reads [1940] with a rolled…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.79.9
