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Clothing - Costume

Bra top worn on Soul Train by dancer Johnette "Suki" Dodson

2001-2004

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This hand-designed bra was worn as part of a costume along with customized blue jeans and hand-painted mid-calf boots. The bra is a hand-decorated ivory store-bought underwire bra with heavily padded cups, adjustable straps, and a hook-and-eye back…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.227.1.1
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Jewelry and Adornment

Bracelet from the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival

1997

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A sterling silver cuff bracelet presented to Jeff Friday by the Mexican government at the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF) held June 24-29, 1997. The bracelet is uniformly wide and tapers to rounded ends at the open gap area. The surface of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.55.4
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bracelet Motif Drawing with Extrusions from Nostrils

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Bracelet Motif Drawing with Extrusions from Nostrils” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0376
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bracelet with a bell on the wrist of a Kamberi dancer, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Bracelet with a bell on the wrist of a Kamberi dancer, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-0225
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bracelets in Gurunsi home

2004 November 10

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Bracelets in Gurunsi home. Original Carousel number, 2, Slide number, 7.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0141
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bracelets on a stool, Okhu, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Bracelets on a stool, Okhu, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4871
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Arts & Performance

Brad Blackburn

1977–

Brad Lavale Blackburn Jr. (born May 25, 1977) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2000 until 2011, he fought for the UFC, Bellator, the Maximum Fighting Championship, and the Seattle Tiger Sharks of the now defunct International…

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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Brad Keeler Artwares plate from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1949

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A Lobsterware plate designed by Brad Keeler Artwares from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The plate is shaped like a large lettuce leaf and has a small, red lobster claw attached on the left side, near the base of the leaf. The bottom of the dish is a gradient…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.43.2
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Brad Keeler Artwares three-part divided dish from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1949

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A three-part divided Lobsterware dish designed by Brad Keeler Artwares from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The dish is shaped with three (3) green, cupped, lettuce leaves. A large, red lobster sits on top with its claws extended outwards. The lobster’s tail…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.43.1
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Music

Bradley McIntosh

1981–

Bradley John McIntosh (born 8 August 1981), also known as City Boy, is an English-Jamaican singer, rapper, songwriter, actor and record producer. He is a member of the pop group S Club, where he enjoyed five years of hit singles, arena tours and awards.…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Brai Oba and another man standing with a Commemorative Omeshe Masquerader in Brai Oba's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Brai Oba and another man standing with a Commemorative Omeshe Masquerader in Brai Oba's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6511
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Historical photographs & visual records

Brai Oba, Brai Oba's Compound, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Brai Oba, Brai Oba's Compound, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2831
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Historical photographs & visual records

Brai Oba in his compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Brai Oba in his compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-6512
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Photographs and Still Images

Braiding Hair

1977-1981; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of children braiding their dolls' hair outside. The girl braiding her dolls hair is sitting in a chair while another girl watches and holds her own doll. A boy stands behind them with his back to…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.17
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Historical photographs & documents

Brake the Law Lyrics

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Brake the Law Lyrics” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref30
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bramah Okpetu, Imiekuri, Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Bramah Okpetu, Imiekuri, Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3395
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Historical photographs & visual records

Branches washed up on a beach, Libreville, Gabon

1972

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Cataloged as “Branches washed up on a beach, Libreville, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-3128
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Film & Television

Branden Miller

1991–

Branden Miller (born February 10, 1991) is an actor and comedian known for creating and portraying the fictional Joanne the Scammer, also known as Joanne Prada. The character gained notoriety for Miller's Twitter account, which posts from Joanne's…

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Music

Brandi Chavonne Massey

1979–

Brandi Chavonne Massey (August 12, 1979) is an American stage actress and singer. She graduated from The School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio. She made her Broadway debut in the 1997 production of Jekyll and Hyde as an ensemble…

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Film & Television

Brandon Adams (actor)

1979–

Brandon Quintin Adams (born August 22, 1979) is an American actor, known for having played Jesse Hall in the first two Mighty Ducks movies and Kenny DeNunez in The Sandlot. He also played Jimmy Bean in the 1989 film Polly.

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Arts & Performance

Brandon Armstrong

1994–

Brandon Kelly Armstrong (born June 5, 1994) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer best known for his appearances on the reality competition series Dancing with the Stars.

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Literature

Brandon Ash-Mohammed

Biography

Brandon Ash-Mohammed is a Canadian stand-up comedian, whose debut comedy album Capricornication was released in 2020. A Black Canadian of Trinidadian heritage, he is an alumnus of the comedy school at Humber College. He has some Arabic ancestry, but was…

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Music

Brandon Bell

Biography

Brandon Kenneth Bell, professionally known as Donut, is an American record producer and songwriter who has produced songs for Jeremih and PnB Rock, among others.

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Visual Arts

Brandon Breaux

1983–

Brandon Breaux is a multi-disciplinary artist from Chicago whose work includes oil-on-canvas and digital art.

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