A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Rosa Santiago standing in front of her zinc roofed house and shack in Puerto Rico. Santiago is leaning on the entrance of what is to be presumed the main house. The house and shacks appear to be…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.53.9
Rosalind G. Brewer (born 1962) is an American businesswoman and former CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, before stepping down in September 2023. Brewer is the first woman to become CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, group president and COO of Starbucks, and…
Rosalind Eleazar (born 29 August 1988) is a British actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC One series Howards End (2017), the ITV series Harlots (2017–2018), the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses (2022–2026) and the Netflix series Missing…
Roscoe Conkling Simmons (June 20, 1881 – April 27, 1951) was an American orator, journalist, and political activist. The nephew of Booker T. Washington, he wrote a column from Washington, D.C. about African-American issues for the Chicago Tribune and was…
Dusty rose pink wool shirt dress (a) and matching belt (b) designed by Arthur McGee. The A-line dress has a short standing collar decorated with lines of heavy top stitching in similar colored thread, a slit at the center front, elbow length sleeves, and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.64ab
Rose Theodora Piper (October 7, 1917 – May 11, 2005) was an American painter best known for her semi-abstract, blues-inspired paintings of the 1940s. In the 1950s, out of financial necessity, she became a textile designer. For nearly thirty years, she…
A raffia hat with a rose printed fabric covering the crown. The rose printed fabric is cream colored with red roses and green stems. Synthetic green leaves are stitched to the center front, along with a fabric bow made from the rose print material. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.585
Rose Stone (born Rose Mary Stewart, March 21, 1945) is an American singer and keyboardist. She is best known as one of the lead singers in Sly and the Family Stone, a popular psychedelic soul/funk band founded by her brothers, Sly Stone and Freddie Stone.
Marlene Rosemarie Mallett (born 1959) is a British Anglican bishop and sociologist. Since June 2022, she has served as the Bishop of Croydon, an area bishop in the Diocese of Southwark, and is the first female bishop in the diocese. She became in 2023 a…
Rosemary Brown (née Wedderburn; June 17, 1930 – April 26, 2003) was a Canadian politician, social worker, and human rights advocate. As a member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly from 1972 to 1986, she was the first black woman elected to a…
Rosemary Elaine Phelps (born 1955) is an American counseling psychologist whose work has focused on racial identity and the race-related stress experienced by racially diverse students and faculty in higher education. She is known for her advocacy and…
Rosemary Reed Miller (June 22, 1939 – August 2, 2017) was the owner of Toast and Strawberries, a landmark boutique in Washington, D.C. She was also a published author on African-American dressmakers from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries.
A black-and-white photograph of Rabbi Matthew holding an open book next to an altar surrounded by several men. The photograph is signed by the photographer in the bottom right corner.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.38.10
Roshumba Williams (born August 1, 1968) is an American supermodel who first became known for her appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in the early 1990s. She also works as an actress and reality TV show judge. As a teenager in 1987, she…
Roslyn Pope (October 29, 1938 – January 18, 2023) was an American civil rights activist and academic. Pope is best remembered as an author of An Appeal for Human Rights while the president of the student government at Spelman College during the 1960…
Ross Davidson (born 6 September 1989) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder. A youth player at Port Vale, he was a professional at the club from 2008 to 2010. After two loan spells at Stafford Rangers and one at Nantwich Town, he signed…
Rotimi Fani-Kayode (20 April 1955 – 21 December 1989), born Oluwarotimi Adebiyi Wahab Fani-Kayode, was a Nigerian photographer who at the age of 11 moved with his family to England, fleeing from the Biafran War. A seminal figure in British contemporary…
A wooden round plane. There is evidence of older dents, abrasions, and scratches, but a dark stain disguises damage from past use. There is white paint splatter spots on the stock's side. In relief on the toe, oriented vertically, is [CE*CHELOR / LIVING*IN…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.8.16
Pair of round rhinestone clip-on earrings worn by Ophelia DeVore. Each earring features a large clear faceted rhinestone in the center of a pewter colored metal setting. The edges of the setting have deep thin grooves around them. A hinged pressure clip is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.25.3.3ab
Faux flower accessory owned by Mary Church Terrell. The accessory has a bunch of yellow round flowers with black detailing. The bunch is attached to synthetic thread . There is a separate bag of yellow flower tops that are detached.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2017.13.1.19.1
This black and white photograph depicts a row of Victorian houses along a tree lined street. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#24.".
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.117.24
Rowena Moore (September 10, 1910 – December 15, 1998) was an African-American union and civic activist, and founder of the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation in Omaha, Nebraska. She led the effort to have the Malcolm X House Site recognized for its association…
