A pillbox hat made from a yellow, velveteen material. The hat features a circular, flat crown and slightly curved, upright sides. The front of the hat is slightly shorter than the sides and back. The interior of the hat is lined in a yellow, synthetic…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.586
A pale-yellow hat with a wide brim composed of two gathered organza layers. The crown of the hat is made from a yellow, transparent, plastic crin material. Rows of evenly spaced yellow stitches go around the circumference of the crown and part of the brim.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.548
A yellow woven Breton hat with a yellow ribbon. The base of the hat is made of woven synthetic raffia and is blocked to shape. The top of the crown is flat, and the sides of the crown fit closely to the head. The hat has a deep brim that wraps upwards…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.507
A yellow woven pillbox hat with a yellow nylon net veil. The understructure of the hat is made from nylon bobbinet that has been blocked to shape. Gold colored synthetic raffia material, which consists of alternating strips of shiny and matte faux raffia…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.516
Zainab Yewande Omoyila Balogun (born 28 September 1989) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Première Ligue club Saint-Étienne. She was born in the United States but represented Nigeria at the international level.
Olay Yinka Ilori (born April 1987) is a British-Nigerian artist and designer known for his playful design language and the bold use of bright colours. His work includes architecture, public spaces and sculptural installations, interior design, graphic…
Yirleidis Quejada Minota (born 10 November 2002), known as Yirleidis Minota, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX Femenil club Pachuca and the Colombia national team. From Carepa in Antioquia's Urabá region, Minota…
Yo-yo coverlet made from plain muslin by female students of Tuskegee Institute for Jennie Dee Booth Moton. The yo-yos are made by gathering the edges into the middle of one side and pulling tight into pleats. Each yoyo has an empty circle in the middle of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.15ab
This black and white photograph shows Yolanda King arriving at the first commemorative event on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969 at Ebenezer Baptist Church. King can be seen, center, in profile in a solid, knee-length coat holding a white handbag.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.39
Michael Todd Robinson Jr. (born October 14, 1981), better known as Yolo Akili, is an American activist, writer, poet, counselor, and community organizer who advocates for addressing mental and emotional health needs in the Black community. He is the author…
Yonnette Fleming (born 1968) is an American urban farmer and community earth steward based in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Fleming is part of the environmental movement, her work focusing on urban community gardens and black farmers.
Cataloged as “Yoruba Art Objects and Domestic, Work, and Festival Scenes, including the Odudua, Balufon, and Shango Festivals in Ikoye, Ishara, Ibeji (Oya Region), and Ila Orangun” (Slides [32056000030571]).
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2005-002_ref560
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