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1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Ade Anike, devotee of Shango, Ile Iyalode” (Slides (photographs)).
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Adebayo Linford Kazim "Ade" Azeez(born 8 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Isthmian League Premier Division club Welling United. Azeez began his career with Charlton Athletic, spending time on loan to Wycombe…
2008–
Ademide Solanke (born 9 January 2008) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Bournemouth. He is a Republic of Ireland youth international.
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Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa (; born 10 May 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed "The Beast", he was renowned for his huge physical prowess and goalscoring ability, in a career where he amassed more than 200…
Biography
Adebe DeRango-Adem is a Canadian poet. She won the 2023 Raymond Souster Award for her poetry collection Vox Humana. She was previously shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Award in 2016 for Terra Incognita.
1999-08
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Adebisi Akanji and his screen at the Mbari Mbayo building, Oshogbo, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1970–
Adedayo Adeyemi Adebayo (born 30 November 1970 in Ibadan, Nigeria) is a rugby union footballer, who played on the wing for England 9 times between 1996 and 1998. He played club rugby for Bath and Parma and then went on to coach the Scottish-based sevens…
1982
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Adedayo, the Olata Ifa, Ile Obanla” (Slides (photographs)).
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Efuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefunmi (born Walter Eugene King, October 5, 1928 – February 11, 2005) was the first documented African-American initiated into the priesthood of the Yoruba religion, who would then go on to become the first African-American to…
Biography
Adegoke Fadare is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2024 general election, representing Clayton Park West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. Fadare is the former president…
1982-08-04
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Adehun, Esu devotee, Ile Obala” (Slides (photographs)).
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Adeiyewunmi "Ade" Osinubi (born 1996) is an American physician, documentary filmmaker, and writer. She is an emergency medicine Resident Physician at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and she is the producer of Black Motherhood through the…
Biography
Adejoke Bolanle Ayoola (born July 20, 1970) is a Nigerian-American academic and nursing researcher at Calvin University.
1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Adeki Oba Mask from the Edo Collection of the National Museum of Lagos, 62.17.50, Lagos, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
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Adelaide Damoah (born 16 November 1976) is a British painter and performance artist of Ghanaian descent who uses her body as the starting point for much of her work. Themes of particular interest include feminism, colonialism, religion and spirituality.…
1901–1993
Adelaide Louise Hall (20 October 1901 – 7 November 1993) was an American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer. Her career spanned more than 70 years from 1921 until her death. Early in her career, she was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance; she…
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Adelaide Luvenia Sanford (born November 27, 1925) is an American activist administrator, public speaker and national advocate for African-centered education for students of African descent. She served on the Board of Regents of the University of the State…
1919–2019
Adelaide McGuinn Cromwell (November 27, 1919 – June 8, 2019) was an American sociologist and professor emeritus at Boston University, where she co-founded the African Studies Center in 1959, and directed the graduate program in Afro-American studies from…
1988–
Adelayo Adedayo (; born 18 December 1988) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the TV series Some Girls (2012–2014), Timewasters (2017–2019), and The Responder (2022–2024).
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Adelbert H. Jenkins is an African American clinical psychologist who is known for his humanistic approach to Black psychology at the start of the field in the early 1970s. Jenkins was also one of the 28 founding members of the National Association of Black…
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Adele Addison (born July 24, 1925) is an American lyric soprano who was a figure in the classical music world during the 1950s and 1960s. Although she did appear in several operas, Addison spent most of her career performing in recital and concert. Her…
Biography
Adele Givens is an American comedian, actress and writer. Beginning her career during the late–1980s in comedy, Givens television appearances include The Hughleys, Moesha, The Parkers, Comedy Central Presents, Def Comedy Jam, Russell Simmons Presents Def…
1995–
Adele James (born 20 March 1994) is a British actress and screenwriter. She plays Tina Mollett in the TV series, Casualty. In 2023, James starred in the Netflix docuseries, Queen Cleopatra.
1938–
Adele Logan Alexander (born January 26, 1938) is an American professor and author. A history professor at George Washington University, she has written on her family history, gender, and social issues in African American communities.
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