Dr. Ionia Rollin Whipper was one of four female graduates of Howard University Medical School's class of 1903. After graduating, Whipper served as resident physician at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, before returning to Washington to open her own practice.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.101.6
A diploma from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute awarded to James Albert Parsons on June 16, 1922. The diploma is printed in black text on off-white paper and has a large header reading [Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute / Founded / In The Year Eighteen…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.246.1
A Maryland High School Diploma awarded to Sarah Elizabeth Wright by Wicomico County, Maryland. There is an embossed seal stamped at bottom center. There are five veritcal creases at regular intervals along the diploma where it was folded.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.29.19
This diploma from The Lelia College reads "The Lelia College" in large black ornate letters in a curve across the top. Beneath it reads "Indianapolis, Indiana/ For teaching Mme. C.J. Walker's Method of Growing Hair." For full text please see Notes Text…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.153.3
A diploma issued by the Muhammad University of Islam for the eighth grade graduation of Bobby 6X Jones on February 21, 1969. The diploma's cover is made of black vinyl and has gold etching.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.76.13ab
This is a Poro College diploma received by Lucille Brown. On the diploma in the lower left corner is a gold, embossed, seal with a purple ribbon. The diploma is printed in black text with blanks provided throughout for filling in information about the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.170.4
Colored Training School diploma issued to Regina Egertion Wright on June 25, 1918. This diploma was granted by the Authority of the State of Maryland and the Board of School Commissioners. Wright's years of study were from 1909 to 1911. The diploma was…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.156.15.1
Oludiran "Diran" Adebayo FRSL (born 30 August 1968) is a British novelist, cultural critic and academic best known for his 1996 novel Some Kind of Black.
Cataloged as “Directory of African American Architects...by the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio” (Text).
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.23_ref35
A black and white silver gelatin photograph of a man playing the trumpet. Dizzy Gillespie is captured performing at Hunter College, New York City, 1959, wearing horned rimmed eyeglasses, a bright long sleeve shirt and checkered jacket. There is a large…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.62.3
A black and white photograph of DJ Divine & Spyder D at WBAU Radio at Adelphi University. The two are pictured in front of a wall of sound and recording equipment. Both men are turned towards each other, clasping their proper right hands together in the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.29
Demetrius Jerome Stewart (born November 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets. He made his MLB debut in 2018.…
Djamila Taís Ribeiro dos Santos (born 1 August 1980) is a Brazilian academic, philosopher, writer, and activist. She is best known for her studies on racism and Black feminism.
Djems Kouamé (born April 5, 1989) is a Canadian former professional football wide receiver and defensive back in the Canadian Football League(CFL). He was drafted 18th overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2011 CFL draft and signed with the team on May…
DeKaylin Zecharius Metcalf (born December 14, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by the Seattle…
Charles "Doc" Gamble is an American college football coach. He most recently served as the co-special teams coordinator and running backs coach for Trine University, positions he held in 2025. Gamble served as the head football coach at the University of…
Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). An NBA player for 14 seasons, he was an NBA All-Star and was named one of the 15 Greatest Coaches…
Frank Jehoy Sykes (April 10, 1892 – November 10, 1986), nicknamed "Doc", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1910s and 1920s. A native of Decatur, Alabama, Sykes was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Melvin Sykes. He attended Atlanta Baptist…
Dock Jackson Jordan (October 18, 1866 – October 20, 1943) was an American lawyer, author, politician, educator, historian and civil rights activist. On July 14, 1917, a letter that Jordan wrote criticizing President Woodrow Wilson's segregationist policies…
Doctor Stites was a delegate to Mississippi's 1868 constitutional convention and a state legislator in Mississippi. He was a trustee of Alcorn University. He was a party to the dispute between new and old trustees after a changing of the guard. He was one…
A single page document consisting of typewritten black ink on white paper, adhered to the third page of the scrapbook compiled by Frances Albrier (2010.60.1). The document describes the actions undertaken to register voters and the results of the campaign…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.3
A document for the Parents Association of W. J. Damrosch, Junior High School. The paper also has Maxine Sullivan's name and address on the paper. The paper is pink and has black ink type. The back of the paper is blank.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.148
A two page document consisting of typewritten black ink on white paper, adhered to the fifth page of the scrapbook compiled by Frances Albrier (2010.60.1). The document outlines the activities of the second phase of the Citizenship Education Project.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.5
