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Susan Margaret Collins (born 1958/1959) is an American economist who has served as the 14th president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston since July 1, 2022. She is the first African American woman and first woman of color to lead any of the 12…
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Susan Mboya is a corporate executive, entrepreneur and philanthropist who is the principal and international advisor for Navigators Global, a Washington, DC–based consulting firm. Mboya is the founder/owner of a number of businesses in the hospitality and…
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Susan Smith Richardson is an American journalist, news editor and media executive. She is the former managing editor at The Guardian US. Prior to that, she was the chief executive officer of the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C. Until 2019,…
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSuspenders from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The white suspenders have ribbed elastic fabric. There are metal clasps at the ends to connect the suspenders to a waistband.
Mid to late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of polka dot suspenders worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The Y suspenders feature a button end made from two two-pronged leather ends – one on each side. Connected to each button end via brass hardware is a panel of stretchy purple polyester fabric with…
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Sutton Elbert Griggs (June 19, 1872 – January 2, 1933) was an American author, Baptist minister, academic administrator, educator, publisher, and social activist. He is best known for his novel Imperium in Imperio (1899), a utopian work that envisions a…
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Suzanna Celeste de Passe (born July 19, 1946, 1947 or 1948) is an American businesswoman, television, music and film producer. De Passe serves as the co-chairwoman of de Passe Jones Entertainment Group.
2016
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTYR swim suit worn by Simone Manuel. The one-piece bodysuit is knee-length, has a high neckline, and is black, white, and grey. There is a geometric pattern and a pattern resembling snake skin. White text reads [TYR] at the top near the neckline, and there…
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SwinDoe is an American rapper and entrepreneur originally from Tucson, Arizona. He is best known for his 2010 self-titled debut album, Swindoe, which peaked at number 123 on the Billboard 200.
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Sybil Lenora Collins Mobley (October 14, 1925 – September 29, 2015) was Dean Emerita of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) School of Business and Industry. She led its business program and was the founding dean of its Business…
1952–
Sylvia Rhone (born March 11, 1952) is an American record executive. A fifty-year veteran of the music industry, she is the first Black woman to chair a major record company imprint and the first Black woman to hold dual CEO and chair positions at a major…
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Sylvia Woods (February 2, 1926 – July 19, 2012) was an American restaurateur who founded the restaurant Sylvia's in Harlem on Lenox Avenue, New York City with her husband, Herbert Woods, in 1962. The soul food eatery is a popular gathering place for Harlem…
?–1898
T. B. Stamps (March 10, 1846 - November 27, 1898) was a businessman, coroner, and newspaper editor who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and Louisiana State Senate during the Reconstruction era.
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Thomas Jefferson Huddleston Sr. (June 1, 1876 – October 1959) was a prominent African American entrepreneur and community leader in Mississippi. He owned dozens of funeral homes in Mississippi.
1911–2006
Thomas Jerome Sellers (1911 - 2006 ), was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, newspaper publisher, and educator from Charlottesville, Virginia.
Biography
Theodore Parker Smith (April 1855 – August 12, 1937) was a leader at business colleges in the U.S. He ran Smith's Business College in Lynchburg, Virginia.
1908–1976
Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard (March 4, 1908 – May 1, 1976) was an American civil rights leader, fraternal organization leader, entrepreneur and surgeon. He was a mentor to activists such as Medgar Evers, Charles Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, Amzie Moore,…
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Terran Jerrell Gilbert (born December 7, 1984), known by his stage name T-RAN, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, music video director, actor, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He has shared the stage with…
1950-1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white cotton t-shirt with yellow and brown silk-screening. At the center of the shirt there is a graphic of a pair of brown boxing gloves between text that reads: [Chris Dundee's / FIFTH ST. GYM / MIAMI BEACH, FLA.].
1990s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black t-shirt with the Milestone Media company logo owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The logo is yellow and depicts a large letter “M” inside a circle. The word “MILESTONE” is under the circle. A wavy yellow line is at the bottom of the logo. The logo is…
Jul. 18-19, 1932
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “T & T Infantry Packing Slip” (Text).
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Timothy Thomas Fortune (October 3, 1856 – June 2, 1928) was an American journalist, newspaper publisher, orator, and civil rights activist who was best known as the managing editor of the The New York Age. Fortune was born into slavery in Marianna,…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA decorative, ceramic, table lamp. The base is white ceramic with an abstract red, blue, and green floral motif painted on the front. The back is plain. The metal brass toned lamp harp is lightbulb shaped is metal with a brass toned finial at the top. The…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA decorative table lamp (2011.12.37.1a) with shade (2011.12.37.1b) from Rock Rest Tourist Home. The lamp base is white ceramic with an abstract red, blue, and green floral motif painted on the front. The back is plain. The metal brass toned lamp harp is…
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