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BIOGRAPHY
Politics

Kenneth Cockrel Sr.

1938–1989

Kenneth Vern "Ken" Cockrel Sr. (November 5, 1938 – April 25, 1989) was an American politician, prominent attorney, and revolutionary, community organizer, from the city of Detroit. Cockrel served as a member of Detroit's Common Council, from his…

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Politics & Public Life

Kenneth Hodges

1952–2025

Kenneth Hodges (February 11, 1952 – April 22, 2025) was an American politician and Baptist minister. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 121st District, serving from 2005 until 2017. He was a member of the Democratic…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Moving Images

Kenneth Royster Oral History Interview

July 14, 2016

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The oral history consists of 2016.129.4.1a and 2016.129.4.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording. Ken Royster was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Royster donated a collection of his…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.129.4.1a-.2a
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Kenny Bednarek

1998–

Kenneth Bednarek (born October 14, 1998) is an American track and field sprinter from Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He specializes in the 100-meter and 200-meter distances, having won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 World Championships, and at the…

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Sports

Kenny Coker

2003–

Kenny Temitope Temilade Coker (born November 10, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for National League South club Dover Athletic.

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Kenny Imafidon

1993–

Kenny Imafidon (born 1993) is an author, journalist and the co-founder of research company Clearview Research. Clearview specialises in projects focusing on diverse and under represented communities. In 2015, he was described by Huffington Post UK as a…

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

[Kenya]

c. 1910

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Cataloged as “[Kenya]” (Postcards [32056000022149]; Postcards).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA KE 1996-005-039
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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Kenya Kinski-Jones

1993–

Kenya Julia Niambi Sarah Jones Peltz (née Jones) (born February 9, 1993), known professionally as Kenya Kinski-Jones, is an American fashion model. She is the daughter of American record producer Quincy Jones and German actress Nastassja Kinski.

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Kenyon Farrow

1974–

Kenyon Farrow (born November 13, 1974) is an American writer, activist, director, and educator focused on progressive racial and economic justice issues related to the LGBTQ community. He served as the executive director of Queers for Economic Justice,…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Kerosene lamp

ca. 1890-1930

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A kerosene lamp with a cast iron filigree base and hand-painted glass body. The body of the lamp (2019.4a) features a green and white background with large pink roses. Numbers 346, in that order, are carved into the cast iron base, on the left and the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.4ab
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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Kerri K. Greenidge

Biography

Kerri K. Greenidge is an American historian and former academic. Her book Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter, a biography of civil rights activist William Monroe Trotter, won the 2020 Mark Lynton History Prize. In 2026 following…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Kerrick Jackson

Dates not recorded

Kerrick Jackson is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Missouri Tigers. He played college baseball at St. Louis Community College, Bethune–Cookman and Nebraska from 1994 to 1997. He then served as…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Kerwin Danley

1961–

Kerwin Joseph Danley (born May 25, 1961) is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League (NL) from 1992 to 1999 and throughout both leagues from 2000 to 2021. He wore uniform number 44. He was promoted to crew chief…

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Biography & Culture

Kevan Hall

Biography

Kevan Hall (born 1957, Detroit, Michigan) is an American fashion designer best known for his celebrity red carpet dresses and his role as the design and creative director of Halston (1997–2000). In 2001, he launched his eponymous brand, Kevan Hall…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Kevin Aviance

1968–

Kevin Aviance (born Eric Snead on June 22, 1968) is an American drag queen, club/dance musician, fashion designer, and nightclub personality. He is a personality in New York City's gay scene and has performed throughout North America, Europe and Asia. He…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Kevin Betsy

1978–

Kevin Eddie Lewis Betsy (born 20 March 1978) is a football coach and a former professional footballer having played at the Championship level, briefly in the Premier League, and for the Seychelles national team. Betsy is currently the first team…

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Kevin Brown

1972–

Kevin Brown (born April 4, 1972) is an American comedian and film and television actor, best known for his role on the series 30 Rock as "Dot Com". Brown also appeared as the lead in Marq Overton's one-man play Die Laughing in 2008 at the Diversity Players…

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Kevin Daniels

1976–

Kevin Dwight Daniels Jr. (born December 9, 1976), is an American actor who started his career with a supporting role in the 1998 film Twelfth Night, or What You Will by director Nicholas Hytner. He has appeared in the film Hollywood Homicide, as well as…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Kevin Gaines

1966–1997

Kevin Lee Gaines (February 6, 1966 – March 18, 1997) was an American police officer assigned to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) unit implicated in the Rampart scandal. Gaines had ties to Death…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Kevin Knight

1997–

Kevin Knight (born January 1, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. As of March 2025, he is signed to American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family. As of July 2020, he is also signed to Japanese…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Kevin Merida

1957–

Kevin Merida (born January 17, 1957) is an American journalist and author. He formerly served as executive editor at the Los Angeles Times, where he oversaw and coordinated all news gathering operations, including city and national desks, Sports and…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Kevin Mitchell (baseball)

1962–

Kevin Darnell Mitchell (born January 13, 1962) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball from 1984 to 1998. Mitchell was a two-time MLB All-Star and won the National…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Kevin P. Clark

Biography

Kevin Clark is a former commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, who held the position from early 2003 until November 2004. A former NYPD officer, Clark's term as police commissioner was strained with both the mayor and police department as Clark…

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Sports & Achievement

Kevin Roberson (baseball)

1968–

Kevin Lynn Roberson (born January 29, 1968) is a former professional baseball player. He played from 1993 to 1996 for the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was an outfielder. When Roberson hit a home run, broadcaster Harry…

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