Lloyd Eugene Stallworth (April 15, 1941 – October 27, 2002), also known as Baby Lloyd, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, choreographer and dancer who was a member of the R&B vocal group The Famous Flames on King Records from…
Tate Sequoya Farris (born May 13, 1996), known professionally as Baby Tate (formerly known as Yung Baby Tate), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. The daughter of singer Dionne Farris, she released her debut project, ROYGBIV, in…
Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has written and produced 26 number-one R&B hit songs and won 13 Grammy Awards. He was ranked number 20 on NME's…
An inkjet print self-portrait depicting the photographer, Lola Flash, as the lone figure on a New York City streetscape. Pictured from behind, Flash is handcuffed, standing in the center of the cobblestone street wearing a bright orange prison uniform, a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.57.5
A black-and-white group portrait photograph of African American World War II servicemen in uniform posing while making the "V" for victory sign with their hands. An inscription on the verso reads [-Brooklyn WII Vets / Kingsboro Housing Project].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.147
This is a color archival pigment print from the negative. The photograph depicts a full-length image of two youths as they pose on a busy sidewalk in Times Square, each in a b-boy stance with arms crossed and one foot slightly forward. The youth on the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.69.3
The back piece of a man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida. The back piece is pear shaped and features an intricate design of paisley shapes, diamonds, triangular shapes, and curved shapes in red, white, yellow,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.140.6
A "Back to Africa" meeting Ledger from Nobletown, Oklahoma. The green, cloth-bound ledger has the word "DAYBOOK" at the center of the cover surrounded by decorative scrollwork. Around the outside of the ledger book is a geometric decorative border. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.58.1
A "Back to Africa" meeting Ledger from Nobletown, Oklahoma. The green, cloth-bound ledger has the word "DAYBOOK" at the center of the cover surrounded by decorative scrollwork. Around the outside of the ledger book is a geometric decorative border. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.58.2