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BIOGRAPHY
Business & Enterprise

Sharon Blyfield

1966–

Sharon Marcia Blyfield is a British marketing executive and human resources expert. She has championed early career development at The Coca-Cola Company. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2022.

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Business & Enterprise

Sharon Epperson

1968–

Sharon Emily Epperson (born April 12, 1968) is a senior personal finance correspondent for CNBC. She also appears on NBC News shows, Today and NBC Nightly News.

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Business & Enterprise

Sharon White, Baroness White of Tufnell Park

1967–

Sharon Michele White, Baroness White of Tufnell Park, (born 21 April 1967) is a British businesswoman, economist, and civil servant. She is the current Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Affairs at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)…

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Politics & Public Life

Shaun Bailey, Baron Bailey of Paddington

1971–

Shaun Sharif Bailey, Baron Bailey of Paddington (born 30 May 1971), is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been a member of the London Assembly since 2016 and the House of Lords since July 2023. Born in North Kensington to a…

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Film & Television

Shavar Ross

1971–

Shavar Ross is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, editor, photographer, author, online retail entrepreneur, and spiritual mentor and teacher. He is known for his recurring television role as Dudley Johnson, Arnold Jackson's…

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Business

Shawty Lo

1976–2016

Carlos Rico Walker (March 22, 1976 – September 21, 2016), better known by his stage name Shawty Lo, was an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is a founding member of the Southern hip hop group D4L, who were best known for their 2005 single "Laffy…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Sheer black scarf with sequin embellishments from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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A rectangular sheer black scarf with sequin decorations near one end. Flowers were dyed or painted onto the fabric, which have now almost completely faded. Green, blue, and pink sequins further embellish the flowers. A cream fabric label is sewn along the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.183
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Politics & Public Life

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

1979–

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (née Cherfilus; SHUR-fill-əss; born January 25, 1979) is an American politician and businesswoman who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 20th congressional district from 2022 until her resignation in 2026. She is a…

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Sports

Sheila Johnson

1949–

Sheila Crump Johnson (born January 25, 1949) is an American businesswoman, who co-founded BET and is the CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts. In 2001, she became the first Black female billionaire after the purchase of BET by Viacom. Johnson is a vice…

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Medicine & Health

Sheldon D. Fields

1970–

Sheldon D. Fields is a Registered Professional Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner, educator, researcher, health policy analyst, and nurse entrepreneur who is known for his work in the field of behavioral health research specializing in the area of HIV/AIDS…

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Politics & Public Life

Shella Bowlin

Biography

Shella Bowlin is a Cherokee government official and business executive serving as the secretary of state of the Cherokee Nation since 2023.

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BIOGRAPHY
Scholarship

Shennette Garrett-Scott

Biography

Shennette Monique Garrett-Scott is an American historian. She specializes in African-American women in economic history and wrote the 2019 book Banking on Freedom: Black Women in U.S. Finance Before the New Deal. She has been a professor at the University…

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Shepherds and goats on River Bank

2000-02-01

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Shepherds and goats on River Bank. Original Carousel number, 12, slide number, 70.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1471
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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Shereé Whitfield

1970–

Shereé Monique Whitfield (née Fuller; born January 2, 1970) is an American TV personality and entrepreneur. She is best known as an original cast member of the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

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Politics & Public Life

Sherman Copelin

1943–

Sherman Nathaniel Copelin, Jr. (born August 1943), is an American politician and businessman from his native New Orleans, Louisiana. The son of a funeral director, Copelin graduated from St.

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Business & Enterprise

Sherman H. Dudley

Biography

Sherman Houston Dudley (1872 – March 1, 1940) was an African-American vaudeville performer and theatre entrepreneur. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century he was a performer, composer of ragtime songs, and member and later owner of various…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Shine Parlor II - 1970

1970; printed 2014

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A black-and-white gelatin silver print of the interior of a barber shop. At left, a seated customer waits wearing a dark colored suit and smoking a cigarette. His legs are crossed and he is gesturing with both of his hands held out, palms up. Next to the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.206.14
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Ship manifest detailing the transport of 92 enslaved persons

October 30, 1833

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A handwritten ship's manifest, detailing the transport of ninety-two (92) enslaved persons. The document consists of a single sheet of off-white paper folded in half, with text handwritten in black ink on all pages. On the first page is a sworn, signed…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.6
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Historical photographs & documents

Ship route of the Brigantine Fanny bound from the Port of Providence, Rhode Island for Surinam, back again to Providence

1798

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Cataloged as “Ship route of the Brigantine Fanny bound from the Port of Providence, Rhode Island for Surinam, back again to Providence” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref98
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Historical photographs & documents

Ship South Boston manifest from Liverpool to Savannah

1825

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Cataloged as “Ship South Boston manifest from Liverpool to Savannah” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref124
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Shipping and Receiving Reports — Financial Records

1922- 1927

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Cataloged as “Shipping and Receiving Reports” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref211
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Shipping Ticket — Financial Records

Jan. 21, 1931

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Cataloged as “Shipping Ticket” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.39_ref229
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Shocking Vibes HQ, Craig Town, Kingston, JA., Oct. 2003

October 2003

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A color photograph of the exterior of Shocking Vibes HQ. The image shows a painted mural on a wall outside of Shocking Vibes Studio. The mural consists of bust portraits of nine Jamaican dancehall artists against a blue background. To the top left of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.235
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Accessories and Personal Effects

Shoe horn from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Small silver colored metal shoe horn curved up at the top end with a hole in the center. Engraved text on one side reads, “Merry Oaks / Shopping Center / Nashville, Tenn.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.100
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