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Tekedra Nzinga Mawakana (formerly Jefferson; née McGee; born 1971) is an American businesswoman and lawyer and is the co-chief executive officer of Waymo. Previously, she was the company's chief operating officer, and prior employers have included Steptoe…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTen taupe fabric tags with black printed text reading "Mae Reeves / of / Philadelphia" from Mae's Millinery Shop found in 2010.6.24.1ab.
ca. 1957
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a ten pound anchor with bolt and two rounded flukes. A twenty-four link chain is attached to the anchor and a yellow nylon rope is tied to the end of the chain. The weight is indicated on the anchor on either side of the base. The patent number is…
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Tendai Moyo, also known as Varaidzo Tendai Moyo, is the Zimbabwean-born co-founder and CEO of Ruka Hair, a direct to consumer hair extension brand for Afro-Caribbean women who prefer natural hair.
1967–2016
Jonathan Sutter (7 July 1967 – 17 June 2016), better known by his stage name Tenor Fly, was a British singer and rapper. He rose to prominence in the ragga movement of the early 1990s. Sutter was a solo artist and later a member of Freestylers. Fly was…
1958–
Terdema Lamar Ussery II (born December 4, 1958) is an American business executive and attorney who has worked in professional sports, corporate governance, and community development. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas Mavericks in…
1964–
Teri Williams (born 1964) is an American bank executive. She is the co-founder, president, and chief operating officer of OneUnited Bank, the largest black-owned bank in the United States, that strives to close the racial wealth gap. OneUnited Bank is…
1968–
Teri Woods (born March 8, 1968) is an American novelist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, associated with the urban fiction genre. Woods finished writing her first novel, True to the Game, in 1992 while working at a law firm in Philadelphia. She spent six…
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Terri Carmichael Jackson is the current executive director of the Women's National Basketball Players Association.
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Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell (; born January 1, 1965) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district as member of the Democratic Party since 2011. The district includes most of the Black…
1962–
Terry Jervis (born 1962) is a British media producer, entrepreneur and business executive, working for more than three decades across the entertainment industry in film, music and television, having begun his career as a broadcast journalist. Jervis has…
Dates not recorded
Terrance J. Tumey is an American former football player and coach. He became the director of athletics for Fresno State University on August 1, 2018, having been appointed June 21. Prior to Fresno State, he served as director of athletics at…
1781
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA testament of pay for Revolutionary War soldier Edward Carter. Handwritten in leaning print on a small square rag paper, this document certifies Carter’s three-year military service performed, 4th Regiment, based out of the Town of Colchester. It is dated…
1940
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis hardback text book has a blue cloth cover with white lettering that reads "TEXT BOOK / OF THE / MADAM C. J. WALKER SCHOOLS / OF / BEAUTY CULTURE / The Mme. C. J. Walker Manufacturing Co., Inc." Text at the top of the spine reads "TEXT BOOK / OF /…
1936
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPaperback copy of "Textile design as an occupation" with forty-eight (48) pages. The flexible paper binding is textured and tan in color. The front cover has red printed text that reads [TEXTILE / DESIGN] and at the bottom in smaller red text is [Published…
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTuxedo bow tie from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The black bow tie has a textured fabric. The reverse has a metal tie clip engraved with [ORMOND RUST RESIST].
Dates not recorded
Thaddeus Kenlock Sasportas was a state legislator in South Carolina during the Reconstruction era. He represented Chester County, South Carolina in the South Carolina House of Representatives. A document describes him as a slave before the American Civil…
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA thank you card from Jennifer White-Johnson. The front of the postcard sized card is features large centered black text that reads [YOU’RE / AMAZING!], with medium and small, centered text below that reads [THANK YOU, IN SOLIDARITY, JEN /…
August 10, 1934
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe Adviser Weekly vol. 1 no. 3, featuring an open letter from the United Economic & Commercial League (U. E. & C. League) and a photograph of the league’s president, Dr. Albert Heard. The magazine is printed on two (2) sheets of folded white newsprint…
1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “The African American Architect Initiative by Harry G. Robinson III, FAIA Howard University” (Text).
1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “The African Bank Limited sign, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
November/December 1993
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis issue of The Angolite magazine, Vol. 18, No. 6, has a blue-toned photograph on the cover featuring a woman barrel-racing in front of a crowd of spectators seated in bleachers at the annual prison rodeo. The featured story in this issue concentrates on…
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe Architectural Heritage of the Piscataqua by John Mead Howells. The hardback book has a paper dustcover that is primarily dark blue and features a large black-and-white photograph of a large, white, three-gabled house with black shutters. Printed across…
n.d.
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “The Artist” (Text).
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