Sondra Perry is an interdisciplinary artist who works with video, computer-based media, installation, and performance. Perry's work investigates "blackness, black femininity, African American heritage" and the portrayal or representation of black people…
Omatsone Folarin Aluko (born 19 February 1989) is a professional football coach and former player who played as a forward or winger. He is currently a first team coach at Ipswich Town. Aluko began his career at Birmingham City, graduating from the club's…
A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of musicians. There are three (3) musicians performing in the image. Two (2) women are in the foreground, both wearing white. The woman on the left is singing into a microphone and has her arms raised. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.41.14
Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin (born 1951 in Joplin, Missouri) is an American fiber artist, author, designer, community organizer, and curator. Ruffin creates quilts using fabric, symbolism, and references to African textile motifs that explore issues dealing…
Sonja L. Lanehart (; born November 4, 1966) is an American linguist and professor of linguistics in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona who has advanced the study of language use in the African American community. Her…
Sonya Clark (born 1967, Washington, D.C.) is an American artist of Afro-Caribbean heritage. Clark is a fiber artist known for using a variety of materials including human hair and combs to address race, culture, class, and history. Her beaded headdress…
Sophia Omotola Omidiji (born June 18, 1997) is a Nigerian-American football player. She played for the Nigerian U-20 Women National team and is signed to Dutch Division I Club S.B.V. Excelsior after completing a switch from KAA Gent in Belgium in June 2017.
A portfolio titled Soul City. Printed below the title of the portfolio is "The Bold New Alternative." The portfolio contains printed material promoting a planned community in North Carolina to be developed with federal and state funds. The portfolio…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.109.13
A pamphlet titled Soul City. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio. The pamphlet is printed using red, pink and black ink. The pamphlet is an overview for the planned community of Soul City and features sections on shopping areas, residential…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.109.13.8
A purple lamé top (a) and multicolored fringe skirt (b), the “Soul Train Flame”, designed by Tamechi Briggs and worn by Cheryl Song on Soul Train, 1985. The body of the top is made from a purple lamé and has a scoop neck design. The long sleeves are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.41.3ab
An International Silver soup spoon from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The silver-plated spoon is from International Silver’s 1847 Rogers Bros. line, Eternally Yours pattern. The neck of the spoon is narrow and tapers outwards towards the end of the handle.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.59.5
A color digital photograph of engaged couple, Maria Macias and William Archie captured outside of the AM PM Quick Stop in Hopkins, South Carolina. The couple is sitting on one of the tables of a set of two yellow booths outside of the store. Archie,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.72.10
South Caroline State University football jersey worn by Donnie Shell. The jersey is burgundy with a v-neck and two slits at the bottom, one on either side. The neckline has white and blue stripes along it. The sleeves have white and blue bands around them.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.57.2
A black-and-white photograph of a young man and a television in a darkened room in a trailer home in South Carolina by the photographer Leonard Freed. The young man stands to the extreme left of the frame and wears a patterned white shirt. His left hand is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.10.8
Souvenir program for the golden jubilee of the Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. The program has a gold-colored textured cover with green text and images. There is a graphic of the church between the title. The location in Jacksonville, Fl. and the date…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.40.67
Photograph of four women dressed in traditional Creole ensembles, chemise jupes and douillettes. Three women are standing and the woman at the left center is seated. The two women on the ends are wearing traditional chemise jupes with long white chemises…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.151.10
A black and white photograph (TA2014.306.4.3.3a) of Robert and Ellen Love Scurlock. The are pictured seated at a table at teh Cafe Zanzibar in New York, New York. Unidentified men sit at the tables on either side of the Scurlocks. The back of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog TA2014.306.4.3.3ab
Souvenir program from the Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Brotherhood Alliance for men's day activities. The faded orange cover has black printed text at the top with the title and date, March 18th, 1956, of the program. The program is fastened with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.40.64