Three black-and-white political posters with photographs and names of 44 people killed by law enforcement, as well as their death dates. Text at the top of the poster reads [TUESDAY / APRIL 14 / #ShutDownA14] at left and [STOP / MURDER BY POLICE] at right.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.163.4.1-.3
This outfit was worn by Slick Rick at the World B-Boy Championships in London in 2004. The outfit is comprised of six pieces, a derby stanton hat (.1), powder blue suit jacket (.2), powder blue suit pants (.3), a white dress shirt (.4), and royal blue…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.203.6
An engraved powder horn with stopper. The ox horn is carved with images of a dove carrying a banner reading "LIBERTY," a deer, the sun with a face, and a pine tree. An intricate design featuring eyes encircles the outer edge of the horn. The name Prince…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.14.1
A practice jersey worn by Cheryl Miller. The jersey is a yellow mesh tank top with red text. The text is screen-printed onto the jersey and reads [USC / 31]. There is a red thread trim around the bottom of the jersey. There is a red number "31" on the back…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.222.1
Prada purse used by Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on Scandal. The purse is a cream-colored Prada Twin Pocket Tote Bag. It is made from a glace calfskin leather, which has a natural wax coating. There are two curved handles which stick up from both the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.90.25
A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of an unidentified woman. The woman is in the center of the image. She has her eyes closed and her head slightly bowed. She is raising both of her hands above her head, as though she is praying or singing.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.41.12
A hard cover case bound (adhesive) 256 page book (a), a novel written by Paule Marshall. The paper wrap around jacket (b) is printed with a thin black double line frame. At the top of the cover is [Paule Marshall] in brown, [Author of BROWN GIRL,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.158.4ab
Prathia Laura Ann Hall Wynn (January 1, 1940 – August 12, 2002) was an American leader and activist in the Civil Rights Movement, a womanist theologian, and ethicist. She was the key inspiration for Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
The prayer rug is a low-pile carpet with a primarily gray-blue background with black and white design details. The design featured in the top third of the rug is the image of an architectural dome with a small floral spire at the top. Below the dome is a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.133.1
This is a rectangular rug woven with burnt sienna, brown, and tan threads in a consistent geometric pattern. The central geometric design includes larger sections of tan framing a looser, open pattern of oblong shapes framed by a thick border of a tighter,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.117
A black prayer shawl (tallit gadol) with a repeating pattern of nine, embroidered, seven-branched menorahs lined across each end. Strips of white grosgrain ribbon have been appliquéd above and below the Menorah bands. Strips of black silk braid have been…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.88.4ab
A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster titled “Pre-Baptismal Prayer”. The image shows three (3) individuals standing waist-deep in water. The figures are wearing loose white garments, including one baptismal robe. They are turned to the center of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.41.18
Program from the Bethel A.M.E. Church for the pre-centennial in 1951. The blue paper cover has the title at the top with [BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH / 916 LAGUNA STREET / SAN FRANCISCO / CALIFORNIA / Rev. C. Wayne Love, Minister] printed in black in the center.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.40.17.1
Donor notes read: "Pre-excision Limba girls dressed in blue shirts and head bands; a small village near Bafodia. Trip to Bafodia (Kakoya), April 7-8, 1979. The date on the slide is JUN 79.".
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1550
Leo Henry (March 10, 1911 – May 16, 1992), nicknamed "Preacher", was an American professional baseball pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s in the Negro leagues. A native of Inverness, Florida, Henry made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the Jacksonville Red…
Precious Brady-Davis (born 1985) is an American politician. She is commissioner at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), a Chief Strategy Officer at the Center on Halsted, a transgender author, and a climate change and LGBT…
