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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Loose Jewelry Designs and Stencils (f. 1 of 2)”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Loose Jewelry Designs and Stencils (f. 2 of 2)”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Loose Notes - Artistic Philosophy, and Contacts”.
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Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols (born December 25, 1958) is an American convicted former drug kingpin who ran a sophisticated drug trafficking organization in the 1980s in Jamaica, Queens. Members of Nichols' crew were Howard "Pappy" Mason, a friend from prison…
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Loretta Smith (born 1966) is an American politician and businesswoman who is a member of the Portland City Council from District 1. She previously served as a Multnomah County commissioner from 2011 to 2018. She ran unsuccessful campaigns for Portland City…
1997–
Lori Harvey (born January 13, 1997) is an American socialite, model and entrepreneur. She is the daughter of Marjorie Harvey (née Bridges) and the adoptive daughter of comedian Steve Harvey. She was signed to IMG Models Management agency in the United…
Biography
Lorna Brown (born 9 February) is a British actress and singer. She made her stage debut in the Olivier Award-winning West End production of Once on This Island in 1994, and since then has worked largely in television. Brown appeared in the long-running…
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Lorna Hamilton-Brown is an English artist, researcher, filmmaker and educator who has been called "the Banksy of knitting". Her primary medium is machine knitting. She is an advocate for the recognition of Black people's contributions to the crafts of…
Biography
Lorraine S. McGowen is an American lawyer. She is a restructuring partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in the New York office. McGowen works with financial institutions, lender groups and creditor committees who want to maximize recoveries in…
1944–
Lou Bellamy (born March 10, 1944) is an American stage director, actor, producer, entrepreneur, and educator. He is the founder and artistic director, Emeritus of Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Minnesota.
1956–
Louis Carr (born May 3, 1996) is an American business leader, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. In December 2025, Carr was appointed president of BET Media Group. He is the founder of Waymaker Media and the Louis Carr Internship Foundation,…
1889–1939
Louis Winston Douglas, sometimes spelled Douglass (May 14, 1889, Philadelphia - May 19, 1939, New York City) was an American dancer, choreographer, and music businessman. Douglas toured Ireland with a children's revue in 1903 and then went on tour in…
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Louis Hughes (c. 1832–1913) was an African-American slave born in Virginia. He is the writer of the memoir Thirty Years a Slave.
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Louise Broni-Mensah is the founder of UK start-up Shoobs (pronounced Shubz), an event discovery and booking platform with an emphasis on music pioneered by Black people, which is often labelled as urban music. In 2019 the Financial Times named her as one…
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Louise Tanner Brown (1883 – November 18, 1955) was an American businesswoman from Scranton, Pennsylvania. She took over her husband's transportation company in 1923 after his death and quickly doubled the size of the firm, building a fleet of 14 modern…
1962–
Love L. Sechrest (born October 14, 1962) is Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Columbia Theological Seminary and was previously an associate professor of the New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California.…
1900-1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLoveseat with late Baroque style carved wooden frame and red velvet upholstry. The loveseat has curved front legs with trifid feet and splayed back legs. The high sides have rounded front rails with carved shells at the corners and a scalloped top rail…
1912–2008
Lovie Yancey (January 3, 1912 – January 26, 2008) was an American entrepreneur and founder of the Fatburger restaurant chain.
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Lowell Wesley Perry (December 5, 1931 – January 7, 2001) was an American professional football player and coach, government official, businessman, and broadcaster. He was the first African-American assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL), the…
1919–2014
Lowell Steward (February 25, 1919 – December 17, 2014) was born in Los Angeles and was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen who flew missions during World War II. For his service, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross and other medals.
1922–2004
Lutrelle Fleming "Lu" Palmer, Jr. (March 28, 1922 – September 12, 2004) was an American reporter, political activist, radio show host, and newspaper publisher in Chicago.
1879–1957
Lucean Arthur Headen (26 August 1879 – 17 September 1957) was an American aviator, inventor, and entrepreneur. An early African-American barnstormer in the 1910s, he later co-founded the first United States-wide African-American automobile racing…
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Luciana Mendes Santos Servo is a Brazilian economist and researcher. Servo has been the President of the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) since February 2023 when she was appointed by the Minister of Planning Simone Tebet.
1803–1895
Lucie "Ruthie" Blackburn (1803–1895) was a self-emancipated West-Indian, American former slave who escaped to Canada with her husband Thornton Blackburn and helped him establish the first taxi company in Toronto.
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