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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Michael Kiwanuka

1987–

Michael Samuel Kiwanuka (born 3 May 1987) is a British singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is currently signed to Polydor Records. His debut album Home Again (2012) went gold in the United Kingdom, while his second album Love & Hate…

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Education & Scholarship

Michael McMillan

1962–

Michael McMillan (born 1962) is a British playwright, artist, curator and educator, born in England to parents who were migrants from St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). As an academic, he focuses his research on "the creative process, ethnography, oral…

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Film & Television

Michael Michele

1966–

Michael Michele Williams (born August 30, 1966) is an American actress and fashion designer. She began her career on stage before appearing opposite Wesley Snipes in the 1991 film New Jack City. In the 1990s, Michele had leading roles in two CBS television…

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Sports

Michael Obafemi

2000–

Michael Oluwadurotimi Obafemi (born 6 July 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Burnley. He is a Republic of Ireland international.

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Sports

Michael Olakigbe

2004–

Michael Oluwakorede Olakigbe (born 6 April 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Austrian Bundesliga club WSG Tirol, on loan from Premier League club Brentford. Olakigbe is a product of the Fulham and Queens Park Rangers…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Michael Olise

2001–

Michael Akpovie Olise (; o-LEE-say; Urhobo: [à.k͡pɔ̀.vjɛ̀ ɔ̀.lí.sɛ̀]; French: [maikəl olisɛ]; born 12 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the France national team.…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Michael Reindorf

2005–

Michael Douglas Kwabena Amponsah Reindorf Junior (born 10 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Farnborough.

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Civil Rights & Community

Michael S. Hinson Jr.

1966–2022

Michael S. Hinson Jr. (1966–2022) was an American Black and LGBTQ activist, educator, and researcher who lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the chief executive officer of SELF, Inc.

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Civil Rights & Community

Michael the Black Man

1959–

Maurice Woodside (born April 24, 1959), nicknamed Michael the Black Man, also known as Michael Symonette and Mikael Israel, is an American political figure from Miami, Florida. An outspoken supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, he is known for…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Michail Antonio

1990–

Michail Gregory Antonio (born 28 March 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford and the Jamaica national team. Antonio began his career at non-League club Tooting & Mitcham United before signing with…

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Sports & Achievement

Michel Faulkner

1957–

Michel J. Faulkner (; born May 21, 1957) is a former New York Jets football player who is the pastor of New Horizon Church in New York City. Faulkner was the 2010 Republican nominee for U.S. Representative for New York's 15th congressional district, and…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Michelle Agyemang

2006–

Michelle Agyemang (Akan: [ad͡ʒɛmaŋ]; born 3 February 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the England national team. Agyemang was part of the England squad which won the UEFA Euro…

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Civil Rights & Community

Michelle Charters

Biography

Michelle Charters is an activist and museum head known for her work to make black history and experiences more widely known.

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Archival documents & files

Michelle Henderson Family — Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection

circa 1955 - 1975

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The Michelle Henderson Family home movies features travel footage, family outings, and gatherings with family and friends.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref19
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Historical photographs & documents

Michelle Henderson home video #1

Date not recorded

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"The Hendersons: A Vintage View" Footage filmed during the 1950s and 1960s. Accompanied with music.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.SC.0001, Item SC_0001_20170712_Henderson_VHS_01
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Sports & Achievement

Michelle Johnson (hurdler)

1974–

Michelle Johnson Skog (born April 12, 1974) is an American female former track and field hurdler who specialized in the 400-meter hurdles. She set personal records of 54.15 seconds for the 400 m hurdles in 1999 and 12.88 seconds for the 100-meter hurdles…

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Civic Life

Michelle Obama

1964–

Obama championed education, healthy living and military families as First Lady and became one of the most popular public figures of her era.

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Arts & Performance

Michelle Ross

1954–2021

Michelle Ross was the stage name of Earl Barrington Shaw (August 5, 1954 – March 27, 2021), a Jamaican Canadian drag queen who was active from 1974 until her death in 2021. She was considered one of the key icons of the LGBTQ community in Toronto,…

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Arts & Performance

Michelle Thomas

1968–1998

Michelle Doris Thomas (September 23, 1968 – December 23, 1998) was an American actress. She played Justine Phillips on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1988–1990), Myra Monkhouse on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters (1993–1998), and Callie Rogers on the CBS…

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Michelle Wilkinson Family — Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection

circa 1965 - 1975

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The Michelle Wilkinson Family home movies features travel footage, family outings, and gatherings with family and friends.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref116
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Historical photographs & documents

Michelle Wilkinson home movie #1

Date not recorded

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Video includes a group of friends sitting together opening gifts from one another, a community outdoor gathering, and a childs' birthday party.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.SC.0001, Item SC_0001_20170316_Wilkinson_S8
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Mickel Miller

1995–

Mickel Carlos Miller (born 2 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who last played as a wing-back for EFL League One club Bromley.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Mickey Bowers

1949–

Allen LaGrant "Mickey" Bowers (born February 27, 1949, at Maxton, North Carolina) is an American retired professional baseball player, scout, coach and manager whose entire uniformed career took place in minor league baseball.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Props and Set Design

Microphone box used by Ralph McDaniels on the television show Video Music Box

ca. 1988

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A cube shaped black microphone box used on the television show The Video Music Box. The microphone box has a circular cut out through the center at the top and bottom of the cube. The interior of the cube is lined with dark gray foam. Taped to the four…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.188
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