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Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association (NBA). An All-American player at West Virginia…
1954–
Earle Stewart Banks Sr. (born June 25, 1954) is an American politician, representing the 67th district in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 1993.
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Earlean Collins (born September 4, 1937) is an American politician. In 1976, Collins became the first African-American woman elected to the Illinois Senate, where she rose to leadership positions. In 1994, she was the Democratic Party candidate for…
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival photograph of Destini Riley making early animations for her short film, I, Destini. Destini, wearing a sweater and pants, looks intently at an Apple computer as she holds a stylus in her proper right hand. Two explorers on the…
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival process photograph of Nicholas Pilarski Rotoscoping a frame for I, Destini. Captured from behind, the photograph shows Pilarski holding a stylus in his gloved proper right hand as he sketches on a screen.
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white digital image of a young man standing in profile wearing a large rain poncho. He is standing on a large grass lawn. Standing further back on the lawn to the left of the young man stands another man holding an umbrella over himself and a…
Loading image…1927–2008
Eartha Mae Kitt (née Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby".…
Loading image…1876–1974
Eartha Mary Magdalene White (November 8, 1876 – January 18, 1974) was an American humanitarian, philanthropist, and businesswoman.
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Ebenezer (Eben) Hayes (1798 - 1881) was a farmer, Methodist preacher and a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, during the Reconstruction era. Ebenezer Hayes was born in Marion, South Carolina, in 1798, the eldest of three sons to William…
1992–
Eboni Davis (born November 16, 1992), known professionally as Ebonee Davis, is an American model and activist. She appeared in season 18 of America's Next Top Model. She gave a TED Talk on the experience of being an African-American model in the fashion…
1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGEbony magazine, volume 24, number 10 featuring a large black and white image of a portrait painting of a man. The man is seen from the neck up and is looking to the right. In the upper left corner is the magazine title in white text bound within a red…
1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe premier issue of Ebony South Africa (November/December 1995), published by Johnson Publishing Company, with a profile of Consul General of Durban Pamela E. Bridgewater. Along the top is gold banner with black text reading “Premiere Collector’s Issue”…
June 1948
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe June 1948 issue of Ebony magazine featuring a cover story written by Jackie Robinson. The cover features a large color portrait of Robinson's face as he looks directly at the viewer. He wears a white t-shirt and a navy baseball cap with green under the…
April 1956
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe April 1956 issue of Ebony magazine. The cover features a full-sized color photograph of Thurgood Marshall and Cecelie Suyat on their honeymoon in the Virgin Islands. The couple is pictured smiling at center, Marshall in a blue tropical print shirt and…
June 1964
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Ebony magazine, June 1964, featuring the cover article, “Annual Vacation Guide: New York World’s Fair,” Vol. XIX No. 8. The front cover features a color photograph of cover models Dolph Prince, Pat Prince, Jeffrey Curtis, and Gail Samuels at the 1964…
August 1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Ebony magazine, August 1963, featuring the cover article, “The King Cole Twins,” Vol. XVIII No. 10. The front cover features a color photograph of Nat King Cole, his wife Maria Cole and his twin daughters, Casey and Timolin Cole standing in front of…
September 1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Ebony magazine, September 1963 Special Issue, featuring the cover article, “In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation,” Vol. XVIII No. 11. The front cover features a reproduction of a black-and-white lithograph of…
August 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Ebony magazine, August 1965 Special Issue, featuring the cover article, “The White Problem in America,” Vol. XX No. 10. The front cover features a white illustration of a man’s profile facing the left edge of the magazine, set against a black…
June 1966
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Ebony magazine, June 1966, featuring the cover article, “The Natural Look: New Mode for Negro Women,” Vol. XXI No. 8. The front cover features a color photograph of a Diana Smith. Smith is depicted from the neck up and she is looking at the viewer. She…
October 1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Ebony magazine, October 1967, featuring the cover article, “The Fifth Dimension: White Sound in a Black Group,” Vol. XXII No. 12. The front cover of the magazine features a color photograph of the band 5th Dimension. From left to right is Ronald…
September 1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn issue of Ebony Magazine from September 1968. On the cover, Martin Luther King, Jr. holding hands with Coretta Scott King during a march, with the headline "Coretta King: In Her Husband's Footsteps." Inside, a Pepsi ad with integrated kids’ baseball team.
August 1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Ebony magazine, August 1969 Special Issue, featuring the cover article, “The Black Revolution,” Vol. XXIV No. 10. The front cover features a black-and-white painted portrait of a man. The man is depicted from the neck up and is facing the viewer. He is…
1934–2004
Edward Norval "Ed" Blankenheim (March 16, 1934 – September 26, 2004) was an American civil rights activist and one of the original 13 Freedom Riders who rode Greyhound buses in 1961 as part of the Civil Rights Movement, in an effort to desegregate transit…
1964–
Edward Forchion (born Robert Edward Forchion Jr., July 23, 1964), also known as NJWeedman, is an American Rastafari cannabis rights and free speech activist, perennial candidate, actor, writer, and restaurateur. He is the founder of the Legalize Marijuana…
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