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Autumn Adeigbo is an American designer of Nigerian heritage. She is the founder of the eponymous women's ready-to-wear and accessories brand. Adeigbo's company became the first brand led by a female, black designer to raise more than $1 million in venture…
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Autumn Roxanne Burke (born November 23, 1973) is an American consultant and former politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly from 2014 until her resignation in 2022. The daughter of U.S. Congresswoman Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, she…
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Autumn Cheyenne Durald Arkapaw (née Durald; born December 14, 1979) is an American cinematographer. For her work on the film Sinners (2025), she became the first woman of color to be nominated, and the first woman and first Black person to win, an Academy…
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Autumn Knight (born 1980) is an American interdisciplinary artist working with performance, installation, and text from Houston, Texas who lives and works in New York City.
1981; printed after 2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photographic print of children running. The child in the center is wearing a striped collared shirt, pants, gym shoes and a coat. The girl on the left is wearing a collared shirt, pants and shoes. Both children are smiling and sticking…
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Autumn Rowe (born May 25, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, TV personality, DJ, and activist from New York, NY. In 2010, she helped write the song "Happiness" by Alexis Jordan, with producers Stargate and Deadmau5, which FIFA named the official song…
1987–
Ava Brennan (born 7 January 1987) is an English film and theatre actress from Liverpool, Merseyside, England. She is best known for her portrayal of Nala in the musical The Lion King in the West End and in Hamburg.
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Ava Cherry (born 1953) is an American singer and model. She collaborated with English musician David Bowie between 1972 and 1975; the two met in New York City when she was a nightclub waitress and Bowie was touring for The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust…
1972–
DuVernay became a leading filmmaker whose work spotlights civil rights, mass incarceration and Black history.
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Ava Beverley Vidal (; born 1976 in Lambeth, London) is an English comedian. She has taken part in E4's Kings of Comedy. Her career in comedy began on the BBC's Urban Sketch Show.
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Avel Louise Gordly (February 13, 1947 – February 16, 2026) was an American activist, community organizer, and politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 1996, she became the first African-American woman to be elected to the Oregon State Senate, serving…
1993–
Achi Avelino (born 4 June 1993), better known mononymously by his stage name Avelino, is a British rapper and singer known for his "unique tone" and "deep wordplay".
[ca. 1920]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted text on recto reads: "Avenida da Republica / Mossamedes.".
Biography
Caleb Odidi (born 2002 or 2003), known professionally as Avenoir, is a Canadian R&B singer and songwriter born in Cape Town, South Africa, but raised primarily in Edmonton, Alberta. He first embarked on his musical career in 2022 with the release of his…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG2 CONAKRY. -- Avenue du Gouvernement; [publisher's logo]; CARTE POSTALE. Published by Edition H. G. F.
1910–1999
Avery Caesar Alexander (June 29, 1910 – March 5, 1999) was an American reverend, civil rights leader and politician. He graduated from Union Baptist Theological Seminary and was ordained into the Baptist ministry in 1944. He was elected to the Louisiana…
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Avery August (born January 28, 1964) is a Belizean-born American scientist who is currently a professor of immunology and vice provost at Cornell University.
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Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an American actor, director, singer, narrator and educator. He is best known for his television roles as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A…
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Avery DeWitt Johnson (born March 25, 1965) is an American basketball television commentator, former player and coach who previously served as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team. He is an NBA and college basketball analyst for CBS…
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Avery Wilson (born July 18, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. Wilson first gained notice as a contestant on season 3 of The Voice. In 2015, he released "If I Have To", the first single from his debut album, which reached the top…
1975–
Denise Nicole White (born May 22, 1975), known professionally as AverySunshine, is an American singer, songwriter and pianist.
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAviator cap from The Wiz costume ensemble worn by André De Shields in the original 1975 Broadway production. The cream headpiece has goggles and rhinestone decorations. The crown of the headpiece is constructed of panels of cream twill synthetic fiber that…
ca. 1942
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silk aviator's scarf worn by Woodrow W. Crockett. The scarf is slightly yellowed and has several small brown stains throughout. One end of the scarf is stamped with faded black stenciled letters, reading [W. W. CROCKET] on the left side and [CENTURY…
1978-1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of avocado green polka dot lace pants worn on Soul Train by dancer Sheri Byers in the late 1970s. The pants are made from avocado green lace with woven polka dots of various sizes woven into the fabric. There’s gathering in the waist area creating a…
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