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Arts & Performance

Brandon Broady

1986–

Brandon A. Broady (born 1986) is an American comedian, actor and television host best known for hosting BET's The Xperiment.

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Literature

Brandon Hackett

Biography

Brandon Hackett is a Canadian sketch comedian, writer and actor. He is most noted as a three-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series, receiving two nods at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020…

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Film & Television

Brandon Hammond

1984–

Brandon La Ron Hammond (born February 6, 1984) is an American former child actor who appeared in several movie and television roles mainly during the 1990s. He appeared in the feature films Waiting to Exhale (1995), Mars Attacks! (1996) and Soul Food…

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Arts & Performance

Brandon Jay McLaren

Biography

Brandon Jay McLaren is a Canadian actor. He made his first screen appearance in the television series Just Cause (2002). He has been known for his main and supporting roles in shows such as Graceland, Power Rangers S.P.D., Ransom, Harper's Island, The…

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Arts & Performance

Brandon Landers

1985–

Brandon D. Landers (born in 1985) is an American contemporary figurative painter and art educator. His compositions often depict portraits of family and friends as well as imagined and daily scenes of Black life with written text embedded in them.

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Literature & Journalism

Brandon Leake

1993–

Brandon Leake (born May 4, 1992) is an American spoken word poet, educator and motivational speaker and the winner of the fifteenth season of America's Got Talent. He was the first spoken–word poet to be on America's Got Talent and received the Golden…

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Literature

Brandon Massey

1973–

Brandon Massey (born June 9, 1973) is an American writer of thriller fiction, specializing in the horror and suspense genres. He is the author of several published novels, short story collections, and is the editor of three anthologies. Massey lives with…

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Music

Brandon Meeks

Biography

Brandon Meeks is an American Jazz bassist based in Indianapolis, Indiana. He appeared in the 2015 film "Miles Ahead" in the role of Ron Carter and is the first Hoosier recipient of Creative Capital's State of the Art Prize. Meeks also established the "3rd…

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Arts & Performance

Brandon Montrell

1979–2022

Brandon Montrell (October 14, 1979 – December 23, 2022), known professionally as Boogie B, was a comedian from New Orleans, Louisiana. Montrell was born in New Orleans and spent part of his childhood in Tampa, Florida, before returning to New Orleans,…

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Music

Brandon Mychal Smith

1989–

Brandon Mychal Smith (born May 29, 1989) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Bug Wendal in Gridiron Gang, Sam in You're the Worst, Li'l Danny Dawkins in Phil of the Future, Nico Harris in Sonny with a Chance and So Random!, Stubby…

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Music

Brandon Patrick George

Biography

Brandon Patrick George is an American flutist. He is the flutist of Imani Winds as well as a soloist and chamber musician, and has been a guest artist with various orchestras. With Imani Winds he won a 2024 Grammy Award.

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Music

Brandon T. Jackson

1984–

Brandon Timothy Jackson (born March 7, 1984) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his roles in the films Roll Bounce (2005), Tropic Thunder (2008), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Lottery Ticket (2010), Big…

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Literature

Brandon Taylor

1989–

Brandon Taylor (born June 1, 1989) is an American writer. He holds graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Iowa and has received several fellowships for his writing. His short stories and essays have been published…

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Literature

Brandy Colbert

Biography

Brandy Colbert is an American author of young adult fiction and nonfiction. In 2018, her novel Little & Lion won the Stonewall Book Award for children's and young adult literature. In 2022, her nonfiction book Black Birds in the Sky won the Boston…

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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Brandy Norwood

1979–

Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979) known mononymously as Brandy, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her intricate vocal riffs, and is regarded as an influential figure in contemporary R&B. Born into a musical…

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Music

Branford Marsalis

1960–

Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles and…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Branford Marsalis, 1991

1991

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A black-and-white photograph of Branford Marsalis playing saxophone at a performance in Moscow, Idaho. He is wearing a vertically striped suit with occasional horizontal stripes and a black shirt. The photo is taken from a relatively low angle and part of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.164.25
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Visual Arts

Branly Cadet

1966–

Branly Cadet (born c. 1966) is an American sculptor who is trained in the classical tradition of both figurative and portrait sculpture. Born and raised in New York City, Cadet trained from Cornell University and the New York Academy of Art as well at the…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Brass Amulet, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Brass Amulet, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0716
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Historical photographs & visual records

Brass amulets against a wall, Okhu, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Brass amulets against a wall, Okhu, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4860
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Historical photographs & visual records

Brass bells against a wall, Okhu, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Brass bells against a wall, Okhu, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-4861
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Historical photographs & visual records

Brass Bells, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Brass Bells, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0717
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Historical photographs & visual records

Brass Bowl with Monkeys

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Brass Bowl with Monkeys” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0054
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Brass Fan, Imiaguese, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Brass Fan, Imiaguese, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0686
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