A black and white gelatin silver photograph titled “Night Feeding” by Roy DeCarava. The photograph captures a woman, with her face illuminated, looking down at an infant in her arms who she is breastfeeding. The photograph is signed by the artist in the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.39.10
This image depicts a group of people gathered around a bonfire in Resurrection City on the National Mall. Two people sit on a variety of chairs around a bonfire in a barrel. Two individuals sit with their backs to the viewer, one man in a dark suit and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.116.41
A pair of black and white Nike Air Zoom soccer cleats worn by Briana Scurry. The cleats, 2015.58.3a (left cleat) and 2015.583b (right cleat), are US size 9.5 and made of black leather. The cleats have a white Nike Swoosh on each side. The cleats’ tongue is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.58.3ab
A pair of Nike cleats worn and signed by Jerry Rice. The cleats are mostly white with red and black accents and white laces. The outsole and insole sides of both cleats have large red Nike Swoosh symbols. The backs of both cleats have a smaller Swoosh…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.66.1ab
Nikita Josephine Parris (born 10 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club London City Lionesses and the England national team. She previously played for Division 1 club Olympique Lyonnais,…
Nikki Amuka-Bird is a British actress of the stage, television, and film. She is known for her appearances on TV series such as Small Island (2009), NW (2016), and I, Jack Wright (2025), and appeared in the 2019 film The Personal History of David Copperfield.
Nikkita Holder (born May 7, 1987 in East York, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete of Barbadian descent who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. Holder won the bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in her home country and city in Toronto.
Nicholas Antero "Niko" Hämäläinen (born 5 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for USL Championship club New Mexico United. Born and raised in the United States, he plays for the Finland national team thanks to his eligibility…
Nile Ranger (born 11 April 1991) is an English professional footballer who was a striker for Isthmian League Premier Division club AFC Whyteleafe but now left Previously with Crystal Palace and Southampton, Ranger finished his youth career at Newcastle…
An issue of Niles' Weekly Register, Fourth series. No. 3--Vol. XIII, published in Baltimore in black ink on white paper. On page 39, under the heading [INTERESTING ARTICLES] is commentary from the Charleston Patriot regarding Virginia's role as a "breeder…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.312.228
Nimrod Snoddy (July 4, 1821 - May 16, 1886) was an A. M. E. preacher who served in the Alabama Legislature during the Reconstruction era. He was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1876 representing Greene County, Alabama. He held…
Quilt from Lyle Station, Indiana, owned by the Russell family. The off-white quilt has blue diamonds in a nine-patch pattern. The pattern extends from selvage edge to selvage edge. The quilt is faded with small stains. There is no pattern on the reverse.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.96
Adeniyi Adeyemi Adelakun, better known as Niyi, is a British MC and singer from Crouch End North London, known for his flamboyant dress sense and unique mixing style. He is a producer and DJ commonly associated with the East London fashion scene.
Njacko Backo is a musician, poet, writer, composer, performer, and choreographer from Cameroon. He was born in 1958 and raised in a very musical family. He spent most of his childhood in a village called Bazou in western Cameroon where he was introduced to…
Nkechi Madonna Adeleine Agwu (born October 8, 1962) is a mathematics teacher. Agwu is a naturalized American citizen, tenured faculty at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, part of the City University of New York, and was a director of the…
Nkemjika Natalie Ezurike (born March 19, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player. She has played as a forward for the Canada women's national soccer team and Israeli club ASA Tel Aviv.
Nneka Onuorah (born 1988) is an American director and producer. She is best known for her directorial debut, The Same Difference (2015), about gender roles in the Black lesbian community. She received a 2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing…
A cabinet card with a black-and-white print depicting an unidentified woman standing in front of a small log cabin that is surrounded by corn stalks. The corn is higher than the roof of the cabin and other thick foliage can be seen in the background. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.166.14
A cabinet card with a black-and-white photograph of an unidentified woman and three (3) unidentified children sitting on the steps of a raised wooden breezeway between two wooden buildings. The woman sits one step above the children and uses a comb to pick…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.166.11
