A 1972 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine shows a collage of black and white photographic portraits of men and women printed against a blue tinted band on the top third, a white band in the middle, and a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.167.6
A 1973 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine shows a collage of black and white portrait photographs tinted in bright pink, green, yellow, purple, orange, and blue. In the top left corner is a purple ribbon…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.167.7
A 1974 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine shows a collage of black and white photographic portraits cropped and tinted in bright pink, green, yellow, orange and blue. There are two (2) ribbon badges at the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.167.8
A 1975 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine shows a collage of black and white photographic portraits with a red tinted band on the top third, a white band in the middle, and a blue tinted band on the bottom…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.167.9
Delia Jarrett-Macauley , also known as Dee Jarrett-Macauley, is a London-based British writer, academic and broadcaster of Sierra Leonean heritage. Her debut novel, Moses, Citizen & Me, won the 2006 Orwell Prize for political writing, the first novel to…
Delisha Boyd is an American politician and real estate broker serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 102nd district. She assumed office on November 29, 2021.
Delmos J. Jones (1936–1999) was an African American anthropologist who devoted his intellectual career to working for social justice for all peoples. Delmos Jones identified with the political marginality and socioeconomic struggles of his subjects and…
Delois Blakely, also referred to with the honorary title Queen Mother, is an American former Catholic nun and current religious leader, pan-Africanist, writer, activist and humanitarian.
Demetria Hester (born (1974-11-30)November 30, 1974) is a Black activist, speaker, and hate crime survivor based in Portland, Oregon. She is a frequent organizer of and speaker at Portland's George Floyd protests, Black Lives Matter rallies, and vigils for…
Demetrius Harmon (born March 1, 1998), who previously went by the internet name MeechOnMars, is an American internet personality, entrepreneur, activist, and actor. Harmon first gained popularity on Vine, building a mass following, before branching out to…
Demetrius Jifunza (born 1977) is an American Christian Methodist Episcopal pastor and activist who is among the most visible spokespersons and leaders in the felony disenfranchisement, Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative. Born in Florida,…
Demita Frazier is a Black Feminist, thought leader, writer, teacher, and social justice activist. She is a founding member of the Combahee River Collective (CRC). While it has been more than fifty years since the Combahee River Collective released their…
A pamphlet of a speech written and delivered by Max Yergan. The cover consists of white text on black background. At center, there is a black-and-white photograph of Max Yergan. The upper right corner of the image has a handwritten inscription that reads:…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.3
A digital image of black and white student demonstrators pointing to a segregated business during a march in downtown Chapel Hill. Harold Foster is at front left.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.11.20
A digital image of black and white demonstrators staging a sit-in and stopping traffic on Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill. They were later arrested for blocking traffic.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.11.11
Dempsey Travis (February 25, 1920 – July 2, 2009) was a real estate entrepreneur and civil rights activist who, later in life, became a prominent historian and author, writing extensively on African-American history, politics, social issues, and music.
Brandeis Denham Jolly, OD, , LL.D (born August 26, 1935) is a Jamaican-Canadian businessman, publisher, broadcaster, human rights activist, philanthropist and author of In the Black: My Life. He was the president and CEO of Milestone Communications.
Deni Taveras (born December 13, 1972) is a Dominican American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 47B in Prince George's County, Maryland. She was previously a member of the Prince George's County Council,…
Denice Santiago Santos do Rosário (born 1971) is a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Brazilian military police force. She was the creator of Ronda Maria da Penha, a programme of the Military Police of Bahia (PMBA) aimed at combatting domestic violence. An active…
Denise Lorraine Majette (born May 18, 1955) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A Democrat, she represented Georgia's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005.
A black-and-white photograph of Carol Denise McNair’s dress, by Platon. The child sized dress was owned by McNair, one of the four girls killed during the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing in Birmingham, Alabama that took place on September 15, 1963.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.18
Denise Lynn Nappier (born June 16, 1951) is an American who served as Connecticut State Treasurer, from 1999 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected in 1998 and was re-elected in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. She is the first…
Denise Donna Nicholas (born July 12, 1944) is an American actress. Nicholas played high-school guidance counselor Liz McIntyre on the ABC comedy-drama series Room 222 and Councilwoman Harriet DeLong on the NBC/CBS drama series In the Heat of the Night.
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Denise Oliver, a member of the New York Young Lords Organization, at the 1969 takeover of the First Spanish United Methodist Church in East Harlem. The image captures Oliver from the neck up. She…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.53.31
