Marvin Bernard (born March 31, 1978), better known by his stage name Tony Yayo, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of G-Unit, a hip hop group he formed in 1999 with fellow New York City-based rappers 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks.
Tonya Linnette Lee (née Lewis; born March 30, 1966) is an American attorney, film and television producer, author, entrepreneur, and advocate for women and infant health. She founded her production company, Madstone Company Inc., in 1998, and has been…
This is a small urn with a wide rim. The rim has a raised rope pattern. The urn body narrows near the middle, with the middle portion bulges out in a narrow ring. Below the ring is a tapered base, wider at the bottom. The bottom of the urn has series of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.257.4
A torn printed cover of a sales book from Mae's Millinery Shop. The cover is printed with red and blue ink as well as written on with ink. It is torn at the top, across the word Salesbook.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.10
Torrei Hart (born as Torrei Skipper on February 28, 1978) is an American actress, producer, comedian, and TV personality. She is known for her roles in films such as American Bad Boy and Perfectly Single, and for appearing on the VH1 reality series Atlanta…
Tourmaline (born 1983; formerly known as Reina Gossett) is an American artist, filmmaker, activist, editor, and writer. She is a transgender woman who identifies as queer. Tourmaline is most notable for her work in transgender activism and economic…
Toy Styles (born 31 January), pen names T. Styles, Reign and Mikal Malone, is an American author, screenwriter and film producer of urban fiction. According to Styles her first novels, Black & Ugly and A Hustler's Son, were written in a week. Black & Ugly…
Tracey D. Brown is an American businesswoman. She was the CEO of the American Diabetes Association until 2021, when she left to become President of Retail Products and Chief Customer Officer at Walgreens. She was the first ADA CEO to have been diagnosed…
Tracey Elaine Edmonds (née McQuarn; born February 18, 1967) is an American businesswoman and television producer. She is the CEO of Edmonds Entertainment Group Inc and Alrightnow.com, and was a host of the television program Extra. She was on the national…
A tracing wheel found in drawer B of the Singer cabinet table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The needlework tool has a black wooden handle with a tear shaped grip and a squared steel shaft angled towards the tip. Attached to the end of the shaft is a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.18.2.2
Tracy D. Gray is an American investor and a Forbes 50 over 50 recipient. Gray is the founder of The 22 Fund, a social-impact investment firm focused on supporting women and minority-owned businesses in green technologies, manufacturing, and export, and We…
A trade card with printed black type for the slave traders Hill, Ware and Chrisp. Text on the obverse reads, "GREAT / NEGRO MART, / No. 87, ADAMS STREET, / MEMPHIS, --- TENN. / The undersigned would announce to the community at large, that they will…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.63.17
A letterpress printed trade card for the slave dealers Blount and Dawson, printd in black ink on off-white paper stock. Large text in various decorative fonts reads: [A CARD. / BLOUNT & DAWSON, / GENERAL BROKERS / For the Purchase and Sale of Negroes and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.9.8
A trading card owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The front of the card features a colored image of Dwayne McDuffie wearing glasses, a grey jacket and a black shirt with a white Milestone Media logo on the chest. At the top center of the card is a green box with a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.96.29
A transcript of a court document testifying that William Webb of Essex County and John Dunn of Essex County are "held and firmly bound unto" Apphia Rouzee in the sum of two thousand (2000) dollars. At the bottom left is the signature of witness Dorothy…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.16
Transcript of a court document from the Essex County court office. It certifies that Apphia Rouzee has fully satisfied the bond owed William Webb and James Webb by paying to William Webb the sum of one thousand (1000) dollars for "the hires of the negroes…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.15
A travel guide published by the Afro-American Newspaper, Baltimore. This is a very rare guide to hotels and guest houses for African-Americans during the Jim Crow era, stamped for “The Allen Hotel, Kentucky’s finest hotel for colored guests,” in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.35.2.50
Traverse Benjamin Pinn Sr. (November 6, 1840 - March 26, 1888) was an African American politician, civic leader, and entrepreneur. He served as a farmer, teamster, baseball player, barber, politician, storekeeper, clerk, messenger, businessman, journalist,…
Tre Jean-Marie (born 13 April 1993) is a Grammy nominated British songwriter and record producer. His writing and production credits include AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Burna Boy, Craig David, FLO, Jacob Banks, Joy Crookes, Kaytranada, Labrinth, Little Mix,…