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1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alan Yates with architectural pictures, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1974–
Alana Schofield Davis (born May 6, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter. Her father, Walter Davis Jr., was an African-American pianist who played alongside such jazz greats as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Her mother was Ann Marie Schofield, and…
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Alanna Lynn Arrington (born November 18, 1998) is an American model from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She has been on the cover of Maxim and Elle U.K. She is a model for Victoria's Secret.
Biography
Alanna Bennett is an American writer and producer. Her debut novel The Education of Kia Greer was released in May 2025 (Knopf). She has written for the television series Roswell, New Mexico, XO, Kitty, and The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy.
1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alapinni addresses Oba William Adetona Ayeni and chiefs” (Slides (photographs)).
1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alapinni places gifts before Orangunigbo” (Slides (photographs)).
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alarer shrine, Ile Amowoyagi” (Slides (photographs)).
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alarer shrine, Ile Obasolo” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alarere shrine, ewu Alarere (ewu orisha Oko), Ile Obasolo” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alarere shrine, ewu Alarere, Ile Oshun (Ile Olorionioshun)” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alarere shrine, Ile Aba” (Slides (photographs)).
1982
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alarere shrine, Ile Oshun” (Slides (photographs)).
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Alaya High (born January 28, 2007), known professionally as That Girl Lay Lay, is an American rapper, singer, social media personality, and actress who began her career at the age of 6 on YouTube and is best known for starring in the Nickelodeon sitcom…
October 16, 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black-and-white photograph depicts a young man holding a sign in his right hand that reads "ALBANY / BLACK FAMILIES UNITED / NEW YORK." The slogan runs around a circle within which is a sketch of an African American Family. The young man, standing…
1896–1940
Albert Alexander Smith (September 17, 1896 – April 3, 1940) was an American artist, illustrator, and jazz musician. According to Theresa Leininger-Miller he was an "internationally renowned artist" throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Smith was born on…
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Albert Ayler (; July 13, 1936 – November 25, 1970) was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and composer. After early experience playing rhythm and blues and bebop, Ayler began recording music during the free jazz era of the 1960s. However, some…
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Albert B. Cleage Jr. (June 1911 – February 20, 2000) was a Black nationalist Christian minister, political candidate, newspaper publisher, political organizer, and author. He founded the prominent Shrine of the Black Madonna Church, as well as the Shrine…
1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Albert Collins playing a woodgrain Fender Telecaster with a white pick guard at a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He is wearing a dark floral shirt tucked into gray pants with a black belt and a guitar-shaped belt buckle.…
1968–2015
Albert Pierce Evans (December 29, 1968 – June 22, 2015) was an American ballet dancer and choreographer. He joined the New York City Ballet in 1988, became a principal dancer in 1995, making him the second African American dancer to hold this position, and…
1928–
Albert Fitzpatrick, also known as Al Fitzpatrick, (born December 30, 1928) is a journalist and media executive for the Akron Beacon Journal in Akron, Ohio, United States, where he was the only African American working for the company. He was inducted into…
1846–1912
Albert Francis Mando (June 18, 1846 - October 10, 1912) was a musician in the United States. He was a composer, conductor, and educator. The New York Age profiled him in 1907.
1916–2013
Albert L. Murray (May 12, 1916 – August 18, 2013) was an American literary and music critic, novelist, essayist, and biographer. His books include The Omni-Americans, South to a Very Old Place, and Stomping the Blues.
April, 1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Al Nellum standing with Mayor Marion Barry and actor Billy Dee Williams. All three men are dressed in formal attire. Billy Dee Williams and Al Nellum are holding glasses in their hands. Mayor Barry is looking at the camera…
1904–1984
Albert Walter Dent (September 25, 1904 – February 13, 1984) was an academic administrator who served initially as business administrator of Flint-Goodridge Hospital and later as president of Dillard University (1941–1969), a predominantly black liberal…
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