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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Rhys Walters

2005–

Rhys Anthony Walters (born 18 November 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Port Vale. He has previously played on loan at Leek Town. He was promoted out of League Two with Port Vale at the end of…

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Civil Rights

Riana Elyse Anderson

Biography

Riana Elyse Anderson is an American clinical and community psychologist focused on racial discrimination and Black families. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of…

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Clothing - Military Uniforms

Ribbon bars worn by Ensign Cassin Craig

1943-1946

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Ribbon bars used by Ensign Cassin Craig. The pair of attached ribbon bars include the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ribbon bar on the proper right, and the American Campaign Medal ribbon bar on the proper right. The ribbon bar on the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.113.6.1
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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Ribbon for Defense Distinguished Service worn by General Colin L. Powell

1981-1993

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One (1) Defense Distinguished Service ribbon with two (2) Oak Leaf clusters worn by General Colin L. Powell, earned for his non-combat related military service. The Defense Distinguished Service Award is the United States Department of Defense's highest…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.61
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Textiles and Quilts

Ribbons and fabrics from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Twenty-five (25) lengths of ribbon in varying widths, colors, and lengths, and two (2) pieces of fabric from Mae's Millinery Shop. .1) light blue 1 inch grosgrain ribbon .2) dark blue 1 1/2 inch grosgrain ribbon .3) dark green 1 inch grosgrain ribbon .4)…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.62.1-.27
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Sports

Ricardo Dinanga

2001–

Ricardo Flisberto Dinanga (born 6 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for AFC Telford United on loan from EFL League Two club Shrewsbury Town. Born in the Republic of Ireland, Dinanga also holds dual citizenship with the…

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Sports

Riccardo Calder

1996–

Riccardo Amos Calder (born 26 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender/midfielder for National League club Tamworth. Calder is a product of the Aston Villa academy but did not break into their first team following loan…

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Biography & Culture

Rich Constable

1972–

Richard E. Constable III is an American lawyer who was the 16th Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, serving from 2012 to 2015. A former Assistant US Attorney, he was also the Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of…

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Sports & Achievement

Rich Murray (baseball)

1957–

Richard Dale Murray (born July 6, 1957) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants in its 1980 and 1983 seasons. Listed at 6' 4", 195 lb., he batted and threw right handed. Born in Los Angeles, California,…

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Civil Rights & Community

Richard Allen

1760–1831

Richard Allen (February 14, 1760 – March 26, 1831) was an American minister, educator, writer, and one of the United States' most active and influential black leaders. In 1794, he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent…

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Arts & Performance

Richard Ayoade

1977–

Richard Ellef Ayoade ( EYE-oh-AH-dee; born 23 May 1977) is a British comedian, actor, writer, director, and presenter. He played the role of socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd (2006–2013), for which he won the 2014…

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Sports

Richard Brindley

1993–

Richard Michael Brindley (born 5 May 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Southern League Premier Division South club Havant & Waterlooville. Brindley progressed through the academy at Norwich City, but was released in…

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Civil Rights & Community

Richard DeBaptiste

1831–1901

Richard DeBaptiste (November 11, 1831 – April 21, 1901) was a Baptist minister in Chicago, Illinois. Before the abolition of slavery, he was an abolitionist and worked with his close relative, George DeBaptiste in the Underground Railroad, mainly in…

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Business & Enterprise

Richard Edward Dereef

Biography

Richard Edward Dereef (c. 1798–1876) was an African-American enslaver, lumber trader, and politician. A member of a wealthy family of mixed African and European descent, Dereef was a prominent figure in South Carolinian society but faced discrimination…

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Business

Richard Fillmore Tancil

1859–1928

Richard Fillmore Tancil (1859–1928) was a medical doctor, developer, and community leader who founded various institutions in Richmond, Virginia including Nickel Savings Bank in 1896. His office was at 601 North 30th Street. Tancil was an 1882 graduate of…

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Politics & Public Life

Richard H. Cain

1825–1887

Richard Harvey Cain (April 12, 1825 – January 18, 1887) was an American minister, bishop, abolitionist and politician. After the American Civil War, he was appointed by Bishop Daniel Payne as a missionary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in South…

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Civil Rights

Richard H. Harris

1918–1976

Richard Henry Harris, Jr. (August 22, 1918 – July 24, 1976) was a prominent civil rights leader and pharmacist. A personal friend, neighbor and collaborator of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

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Civil Rights & Community

Richard Henry Singleton

1865–1923

Rev. Richard Henry Singleton (September 11, 1865 – November 1923), also known as R. H. Singleton, was an American pastor and activist. He led the Big Bethel AME Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Literature

Richard Iton

1961–2013

Richard Iton (September 14, 1961 – April 21, 2013) was a professor of African American studies at Northwestern University, known for his work on the ways black popular culture forged community and affected politics. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Iton attended…

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Architecture

Richard Lewis Brown

1854–1948

Richard Lewis Brown Sr. (1854–1948) was a builder and state politician who lived in Jacksonville, Florida. An African American, Brown was born in South Carolina and moved with his family to Florida after the American Civil War, first to Lake City and then…

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Politics & Public Life

Richard McIver

1941–2013

Richard McIver (June 14, 1941 – March 9, 2013) was a member of the Seattle City Council. He was selected from 114 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Council in January 1997 after John E. Manning resigned due to a domestic violence arrest. McIver then ran…

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Civil Rights

Richard Preston (clergyman)

1791–1861

Richard Preston, (c. 1791 – 16 July 1861), was a religious leader and abolitionist. He escaped slavery in Virginia to become an important leader for the African Nova Scotian community and in the international struggle against slavery. He established the…

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Sports

Richard Taylor

2000–

Richard Akinfolarin Taylor (born 2 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Bromley, on loan from EFL Championship club Bolton Wanderers.

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Politics & Public Life

Richard Tucker (American politician)

?–1881

Richard Tucker (c. 1818 – August 12, 1881) was a carpenter, undertaker, and state legislator in North Carolina. He represented Craven County in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1870 and in the North Carolina Senate in 1874 during the…

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