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Sports

Aisha Alfa

Biography

Aisha Alfa is a Canadian comedian and actress, best known for her recurring role as teacher Ms. Grell in the Degrassi franchise and her appearances as a reporter on the mock newscast series The Beaverton. Born in Nigeria and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba,…

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Arts & Performance

Aisha Brown

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Aisha Brown is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actress. She is most noted for her 2020 comedy special Aisha Brown: The First Black Woman Ever, which was the first Crave Original comedy special ever taped by a Black Canadian comedian. The special received…

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Aisha Burns

1987–

Aisha Burns (born July 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and violinist. She is a member of the instrumental ensemble Balmorhea, and has toured and recorded with Adam Torres and Thor & Friends, among others. She has released two solo albums on…

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Aisha Evelyna

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Aisha Evelyna is a Canadian actress and filmmaker, most noted as co-creator and co-star of the comedy web series The Drop. She was a triple Canadian Screen Award nominee at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024 for The Drop, in the categories of Best…

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Music

Aisha Kahlil

1954–

Aisha Kahlil (Born: Marva Johnson, November 16, 1954) is an African-American singer born in Buffalo, New York. Kahlil has been a member of the female acapella group Sweet Honey in the Rock since August 1981, after she was invited by another member of the…

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Aisha Tyler

1970–

Aisha Tyler (born September 18, 1970) is an American actress, talk show host and director. She is known for playing Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer, Dr. Tara Lewis in Criminal Minds since 2015, Mother Nature in the final two The Santa…

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Film

Aïssa Maïga

1975–

Aïssa Maïga (born 5 May 1975) is a Senegal-born French actress, director, writer, producer, and activist. Maïga has worked with major auteurs like Michael Haneke, Abderrahmane Sissako and Michel Gondry, and recently starred in Chiwetel Ejiofor’s…

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Film

Aïssatou Diallo Sagna

1983–

Aïssatou Diallo Sagna (born 1983) is a French actress. In 2022, she received the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Divide.

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Literature

Aita Ighodaro

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Aita Ighodaro is a British author with two published books, Sin Tropez and All that Glitters, a journalist, an art collector with the Tate Africa Acquisitions Committee, and a former model.

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Biography & Culture

AJ Odudu

1988–

Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu (born 12 February 1988) is a British television presenter. She co-presents the ITV2 reality shows Big Brother (since 2023) and Celebrity Big Brother (since 2024) alongside Will Best, and previously the spin-off show Big Brother's Bit…

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Music

AJ Tracey

1994–

Ché Wolton Grant (born 4 March 1994), known professionally as AJ Tracey, is a British rapper and record producer from Ladbroke Grove, London. Tracey rose to popularity in 2016 and was listed by The Guardian in a list of "best new acts to catch at festivals…

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Aja Barber

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Aja Barber is a writer, sustainability consultant, and activist who promotes ethical consumerism and warns against the environmental impact of fashion, especially fast fashion. Barber advocates for ethical and sustainable fashion and fair treatment of…

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Aja Masquerade performer dancing, Olimi Festival, Imiamune Quarter, Afokpella, Okpella, Etsako, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Aja Masquerade performer dancing, Olimi Festival, Imiamune Quarter, Afokpella, Okpella, Etsako, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1975
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Aja Masquerade performer entering the playing ground, Olimi Festival, Imiamune Quarter, Afokpella, Okpella, Etsako, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Aja Masquerade performer entering the playing ground, Olimi Festival, Imiamune Quarter, Afokpella, Okpella, Etsako, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1974
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Aja Masquerade performer entering the playing ground with supporters, Olimi Festival, Imiamune Quarter, Afokpella, Okpella, Etsako, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Aja Masquerade performer entering the playing ground with supporters, Olimi Festival, Imiamune Quarter, Afokpella, Okpella, Etsako, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1976
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Aja Masquerader, Olimi Festival, Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Aja Masquerader, Olimi Festival, Iddo, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2292
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Aja Masquerader, Omeshe, Olimi Festival, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Aja Masquerader, Omeshe, Olimi Festival, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0746
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Aja Masquerader with Ogute Clan Chief, Olimi Festival, Ogute, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Aja Masquerader with Ogute Clan Chief, Olimi Festival, Ogute, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-0814
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Literature

Aja Monet

1987–

Aja Monet Bacquie ( AH-zhə moh-NAY; sometimes stylized in all lowercase) is an American contemporary poet, writer, lyricist and activist based in Los Angeles, California.

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Aja Ogie Eoe Masquerader (Detail-Head), Olimi Festival, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Aja Ogie Eoe Masquerader (Detail-Head), Olimi Festival, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2035
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Aja Ogie Eoe Masquerader, Olimi Festival, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Aja Ogie Eoe Masquerader, Olimi Festival, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2032
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Film & Television

Ajahnis Charley

Biography

Ajahnis Charley is a Canadian sketch and stand-up comedian and actor. They are most noted for their work as part of the writing team for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, who collectively won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy…

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Arts & Performance

Ajai Sanders

1967–

Ajai Sanders (born Angela Marrine Wilson; April 24, 1967) is an American actress and stand-up comedian, best known for her supporting role as Gina Deveaux in the sitcom A Different World from 1991 until the series original ending in 1993.

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Visual Arts

Ajamu X

1963–

Ajamu X (born 1963 in Huddersfield) is a British artist, curator, archivist and activist. He is best known for his fine art photography which explores same-sex desire and the black male body, and his work as an archivist and activist to document the lives…

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