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Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji ( born 19 June 1993), known professionally as KSI, is a British YouTuber, influencer, musician, and former professional boxer. He is a co-founder and former member of YouTube group the Sidemen, the co-founder of…
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J. Kurt Barling (born November 1961) is a British professor of journalism at Middlesex University. He previously worked as a journalist for the BBC for 25 years and before that as a lecturer at the London School of Economics. In 1997, he won the CRE's…
1949–
Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong (born July 24, 1949) is a Ghanaian American economist who is a professor of economics and economics department chair at the University of South Florida, and a former president of the National Economic Association. He serves on the…
1984–
Kwame Mbalia (born May 12, 1984) is an American author and publisher, best known for the bestselling Tristan Strong series, the first of which was a recipient of the 2020 Coretta Scott King Author Award and a Children's Africana Book Award Winner in Best…
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Kwanza Hall (born May 1, 1971) is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district. He previously served as a member of the Atlanta City Council for the 2nd…
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Akwasi Addo Alfred Kwarteng (born 26 May 1975) is a British politician who served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer from September to October 2022 under Liz Truss and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2021 to 2022…
1954–2025
Kwesi Owusu (24 October 1954 – 22 March 2025) was a Ghanaian writer, filmmaker and creative entrepreneur. He was considered "one of Ghana’s leading filmmakers and communications specialists" and was also the author of five books. In the 1980s, he was a…
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Kylar William Broadus (born August 28, 1963) is an American attorney, entrepreneur, and trans rights activist. He founded the Trans People of Color Coalition in 2010. In 2012, he became the first trans person to testify in front of the United States Senate…
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Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid (born June 7, 1956) is an American record executive, A&R executive, and record producer who served as president and CEO of Arista Records from 2000 to 2004, as well as chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group from 2004…
[ca. 1920]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPhotograph by Casimir d'Ostoja Zagourski, between 1926-1937, from the series, "L'Afrique qui disparait," no. 122. Text on verso reads: "L'Afrique Qui Disparait! 122. Ruanda. Ventre du Vin; Ruanda. Wine Merchants; 2e Serie, Photogr. C. Zagourski,…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMaurice Ascani [printed signature]; 202 - Village de FAKAHA.[,] L'artisan dessine des motifs symboliques[,] Sénoufo sur un panneau de toile écrue; © photo Maurice ASCANI; M. Photographed by Ascani, Maurice. Published by EDICART. 01 - BP 1570 - ABIDJAN 01.
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Louis Kossuth Atwood, also documented as L. K. Attwood (December 15, 1850 - January 8, 1929) was a lawyer, bank founder and president, minister, teacher and state legislator in Mississippi.
1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover copy of La Cucina: The Complete Italian Cookbook by Rose L. Sorce and a forward by John Ciardi. The hardcover book is covered in orange leather and has a stitched binding. The book’s front cover features centered black text of varying fonts and…
1-14-1998
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Label Copy Not Final” (Text).
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA salmon pink synthetic fiber and lace doily. The doily has a solid fabric rectangular center surrounded by a ruffled lace border that is hand sewn to the center fabric.
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Lachi (whose legal name is Lachi Music) is an American recording artist, songwriter, touring performer, record producer, media personality, author, and disability culture advocate based in New York City. Lachi's music is often described as pop or dance music.
1943–2012
Lacy J. Banks (August 11, 1943 – March 21, 2012) was an American sportswriter who worked for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1972 until his death. The newspaper's first African-American sportswriter, Banks covered the National Basketball Association and the…
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Lafayette Robinson was a bank cashier who served as a delegate to Alabama's 1867 Constitutional Convention representing Madison County, Alabama. He also served on the Huntsville School Board. He worked at the Freedman's Savings Bank in Huntsville.…
1948–
Lalita Tademy (born December 26, 1948) is an American novelist, speaker, businesswoman, and literary critic who is regarded as one of the central figures in African feminism of African diaspora. Her first novel and magnum opus, Cane River (2001), focused…
1936–2023
LaMar Lemmons Jr. (June 23, 1936 – November 7, 2023) was an American businessman and politician who was a Democratic member of the Michigan State House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010.
1977–2023
Lamin Swann (December 2, 1977 – May 14, 2023) was an American politician and businessman who was a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from January 2023 until his death.
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA mounted and laminated Memorial Obituary for Samuel M. Jackson, Sr. The front of the card contains a copy of a tribute that was printed in the Tulsa Daily World on January 14, 1975, including a photograph of Jackson. On the back of the card is printed a…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA metal lamp base with a painted porcelain decoration of an English maiden. The lamp base is oval in shape with a brass finish and a tiered decorative design. The base stands on four feet. A metal stem protrudes upward from the back of the base and bends…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA metal lamp base with a painted porcelain decoration of an English maiden. The lamp base is oval in shape with a brass finish and a tiered decorative design. The base stands on four trifid feet. A metal stem protudes upward from the back of the base and…
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