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CJ Jones (born September 29, 1950) is an American actor. He is one of the subjects of See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary (2009). Jones made his feature film debut with Edgar Wright's Baby Driver (2017), in which he portrays Joseph, the…
1941
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Los Angeles Local 767 Music Union claim sheet form for unpaid salary for performances at Los Angeles' Mayan Theater in July of 1941 filed by musicians against Duke Ellington's "Jump for Joy, Inc.". The single sheet form is partially printed with…
1941
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Los Angeles Local 767 Music Union claim sheet form for unpaid salary for performances at Los Angeles' Mayan Theater in July of 1941 filed by musicians against Duke Ellington's "Jump for Joy, Inc.". The single sheet form is partially printed with…
Aug. 1863–Jan. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Claims for Bounty and Back Pay”.
1957–
Claire Hartfield (born July 3, 1957) is an American writer of history-inspired novels, best known for her Coretta Scott King Award-winning non-fiction novel A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919.
1945–
Claire Prieto (born 1945) is a Canadian film director and producer, known as one of the first black filmmakers in Canada. Along with Roger McTair, Prieto was a partner in the Toronto-based production company, Prieto-McTair Productions, which operated from…
Biography
Clairmont II Humphrey, known professionally as Clairmont The Second, is a Canadian producer/director & rapper from Toronto, Ontario. His 2017 album Lil Mont from the Ave received a Juno Award nomination for Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of…
1948–
Clamma Churita Dale (born 1948) is an American operatic soprano. She portrayed "Bess" in the highly successful 1976 Houston Grand Opera production of Porgy and Bess. The show was transferred from Houston to Broadway and Dale was awarded a 1977 Drama Desk…
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Clara Adams-Ender (née Leach; born July 11, 1939) is a retired United States Army officer who served as Chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps from September 1987 to August 1991. She was the first woman to receive her master's degree in military arts…
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Clara Amfo is a British radio broadcaster, television presenter, podcast host and voice-over artist. She is known for presenting her shows on BBC Radio 1.
1869–1949
Clara Ann Thompson (1869–1949) was an African-American poet, teacher and civil rights advocate. Thompson was born in Rossmoyne, Ohio. Thompson's parents, John Henry and Clara Jane Gray Thompson, were previously enslaved in Virginia. Thompson's most notable…
1885–1994
Clara Belle Williams (October 29, 1885 – July 3, 1994) was the first African-American graduate of New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now New Mexico State University), became an educator, and raised three sons who became doctors.
1931–2019
Clara Johnson Scroggins was a collector and author on the subject of Christmas ornaments, and was considered an expert in the field as well.
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Ana Clara Silva de Lima (born 13 July 1999), better known as Clara Lima, is a Brazilian rapper, singer, composer, and actress. She became famous in the mid-2010s after winning various rap battles in the Duelo de MCs matches in Belo Horizonte, later…
1948–
Clara McDaniel (born November 26, 1948) is an American blues singer and songwriter. She released her debut album, Unwanted Child, in 1997 and has worked with notable blues musicians including Albert King, Tommy Bankhead, Bobby Bland, Little Milton, Oliver…
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Clara Onyinyechukwu Mariano Moneke (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈklaɾɐ moˈnɛki]; born 16 December 1998) is a Brazilian actress and model. She gained notoriety when playing the character Kate in the soap opera Vai na Fé, on TV Globo.
1894–1935
Clara Smith (March 13, 1894 – February 2, 1935) was an American classic female blues singer, billed as the "Queen of the Moaners", although she had a lighter voice than many of her contemporaries.
1930–
Clara Villarosa is an American entrepreneur, author, publisher and motivational speaker. She is the co-founder of Villarosa Media and was the founder of Hue-Man Bookstores in Denver, Colorado and Harlem, New York, one of the highest earning…
1987–
Clare-Hope Ashitey (born 12 February 1987) is a British actress. She attended the Centre Stage School of Performing Arts, Southgate while being educated at The Latymer School, in the Edmonton area of London, for seven years. She took a gap year between…
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Clarence Acox is an American band director and jazz drummer. He is a native of New Orleans, and has been heard in a variety of settings in the Pacific Northwest. He is the former director of jazz bands at Garfield High School, where he has taught since…
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Clarence Adams (January 4, 1929 – September 17, 1999) was an African-American GI during the Korean War. He was captured on November 29, 1950, when the People's Liberation Army overran his all-black artillery unit's position. Adams was held as a POW until…
1931–2023
Clarence Alexander Avant (February 25, 1931 – August 13, 2023) was a prominent American music executive, businessman and film producer. Widely recognized as "The Black Godfather", Avant's career was characterized by his advocacy for equitable treatment and…
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Clarence Benjamin Jones (January 8, 1931 – May 22, 2026) was an American lawyer and the personal counsel, advisor, draft speech writer and close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. He was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest…
April 15, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of twelve digital files: 2011.174.84.1a, 2011.174.84.1b, 2011.174.84.1c, 2011.174.84.1d, 2011.174.84.1e, 2011.174.84.1f, 2011.174.84.1g, 2011.174.84.1h, 2011.174.84.1i, 2011.174.84.1j, and 2011.174.84.1k, 2011.174.84.1l. Dr.…
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