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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Chris Stokes

Biography

Christopher B. Stokes (born 1969 or 1970) is an American filmmaker and former record executive. He founded the record label the Ultimate Group (or TUG Entertainment) in 1997, whose roster included B2K, Omarion, Jhené Aiko, Marques Houston, IMx and NLT,…

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Literature

Chris Strikes

Biography

Chris Strikes is a Canadian filmmaker. He is best known for his 2022 short documentary Patty vs. Patty, that won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.

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Arts & Performance

Chris Tucker

1971–

Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He made his debut in 1992 as a stand-up performer on the HBO comedy series Def Comedy Jam, where he frequently appeared on the show during the 1990s. He made his feature…

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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Chris Warren (actor)

1990–

Christopher Warren Jr. is an American actor. He is best known as Zeke Baylor in the High School Musical franchise, Ty in The Fosters and Jason Parker in Grand Hotel. Since 2020 he has played Hayden in BET TV series Sistas.

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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Chris Williams (actor)

1967–

Chris Williams is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian. His roles include starring as "Eddie" on the CBS series The Great Indoors.

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Arts & Performance

ChrisCross

Biography

Christopher Williams, who goes by ChrisCross, is a comic book illustrator, known mostly for his stints pencilling Milestone Comics' Blood Syndicate and Heroes, Marvel Comics' Captain Marvel and Slingers and DC Comics' Firestorm. He created Jason Rusch, the…

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Literature

Chrisette Michele

1982–

Chrisette Michele Payne (born December 8, 1982) is an American R&B and soul singer. She won a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2009 for her song "Be OK" (featuring will.i.am). She was previously signed to Motown Records, Capitol…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Christ and Mary at the Well

1960

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A linocut depicting Christ and Mary standing at a well in a wooded area. Mary and Christ stand together in the center of the print holding hands, the stone rim of the well just behind them. The pair are surrounded by large trees. The title of the print…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.111.115
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Christ and the Fisherman

1952

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The oil painting (a) in a wooden frame (b). The painitng depicts a coastal scene with a blue sky and gray and brown mountains in the background. In the foreground Christ is standing before a net with multiple large fish while two fishermen in boats cast…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.111.1ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Christ and the Fishermen

1964

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An oil painting depicting a coastal scene with the haloed figure of Jesus Christ standing on the shore. In front of him in the water are fish and a fisherman with two baskets. There is also a fisherman standing in a boat in the center of the painting with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.111.7
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciple

20th century

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A linocut print depicting Jesus Christ washing the feet of one of his disciples. Christ appears in the center, kneeling in front of a seated disciple. He holds one of the disciple’s feet in his hands above a bowl of water. Another figure stands at left,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.111.68
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Christansborg, Gold Coast, W.-A., The Governor's park

[ca. 1910]

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Orginal caption reads, "Christansborg, Gold Coast, W.-A., The Governor's park." Printed caption on verso reads, "Union Postale Universelle. Gold coast (Côte d'or). Post card. Copyright of Basel Mission Book Depot, Accra, W.-Africa. No67. Christansborg,…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-038
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Christelyn Karazin

1973–

Christelyn Karazin (born 17 July 1973) is an American writer, columnist, and blogger on the subject of interracial dating, particularly black women dating outside their race, and specifically black women dating white men. She hosts the blog "Beyond Black &…

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Christene Browne

1965–

Christene Browne was born on October 18, 1965 in Saint Kitts. is a Canadian director and writer. Browne is the first black woman to write, produce and direct a feature film in Canada.

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Military

Christian Abraham Fleetwood

1840–1914

Christian Abraham Fleetwood (July 21, 1840 – September 28, 1914), was an African American non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, a commissioned officer in the D.C. National Guard, an editor, a musician, and a government official. He received…

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Christian cemetery

[ca. 1910]

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Cemetery showing a Christian grave with a cross.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-018, Item EEPA 1995-180074
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Christian Cooper

1963–

Christian Cooper (born 1963) is an American television host, writer and editor. He hosted National Geographic's Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily in 2024.…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Christian "Foot Washing" at Hyattsville Md. Washington Baptist Church by Men's Club members

October 1979

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A black-and-white photograph of men sitting in a church. One man in the foreground is washing another man’s feet. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped on the back.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.15.21
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Historical photographs & visual records

Christian funeral- Chorus in black gowns, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-10-20

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Original text on slide reads, "Christian funeral- Chorus in black gowns. Body in Volkswagon. She was a Christian aged 55. She died Friday. Yesterday was the burial".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1289
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Historical photographs & visual records

Christian funeral moving down main road, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-11-10

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Original text on slide reads, "Christian funeral moving down main road toward the Christian cemetery (see SL19-9). Saturday 5 PM".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1376
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Historical photographs & visual records

Christian funeral procession had four Mercedes, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-10-20

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Original text on slide reads, "Christian funeral procession. There were about four Mercedes".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1291
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Christian funeral procession, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-10-20

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Original text on slide reads, "Christian funeral procession. Saturday 5 PM".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1290
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Christian funeral procession with leather fans, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-10-20

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Original text on slide reads, "Christian funeral procession with leather fans. Saturday 5 PM".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1292
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Arts & Performance

Christian Holder

1949–2025

Arthur Christian Holder (18 June 1949 – 18 February 2025) was a British-Trinidadian dancer. He was renowned for being "one of the most iconic dancers of the Joffrey company in the 1970s, perhaps in its history." Holder's artistic endeavors were as diverse.…

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