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MUSEUM OBJECT
gelatin silver prints

Young Men in Prayer

1940

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A black-and-white photograph of four young men in tallitot and kippot read out of prayer books. The photograph is signed by the photographer in the bottom right corner.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.38.2
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Historical photographs & visual records

Young metal smith family with new puppy, Natitingou, Benin

2004 November 15

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Young metal smith family with new puppy. Original Carousel number, 4, slide number, 18.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0418
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Historical photographs & visual records

Young Peul (Fula) woman surrounded by family, Niafunke, Mali

1968

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Cataloged as “Young Peul (Fula) woman surrounded by family, Niafunke, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0462
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Photographs and Still Images

Young Trombone Players

1997

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A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of a group with young trombone players. In the foreground of the image are two (2) young boys each playing a trombone. The boy on the left has his trombone angled up and has a towel on his head. There are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.41.6
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Historical photographs & visual records

Young Tunshe- self portrait, Nigeria

1983-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Young Tunshe- self portrait".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0972
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Historical photographs & visual records

Young woman in traditional clothing, Nhlangano (Swaziland)

1947

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Cataloged as “Young woman in traditional clothing, Nhlangano (Swaziland)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063188
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Historical photographs & visual records

Young woman wearing textile with English flag on it, Nhlangano (Swaziland)

1947

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Cataloged as “Young woman wearing textile with English flag on it, Nhlangano (Swaziland)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063185
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Historical photographs & visual records

Young women exiting church, Harare (Zimbabwe)

1979

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Cataloged as “Young women exiting church, Harare (Zimbabwe)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065810
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Young women in traditional clothing, Nhlangano (Swaziland)

1947

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Cataloged as “Young women in traditional clothing, Nhlangano (Swaziland)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063186
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Young Yoruba woman wearing shawl and carrying ashere (rattle?), Nigeria

Date not recorded

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Original text on slide reads, "Young Yoruba woman wearing shawl and carrying ashere (rattle?)".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0082
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Youngman (MC)

Dates not recorded

Youngman (born Simon Smith) is a British urban MC and vocalist signed to Shy FX’s label Digital Soundboy Records. He has been awarded MistaJam’s Jam Hot, Zane Lowe’s Next Hype and Annie Mac’s record of the week. Son of Simon “Bassline” Smith, Youngman grew…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Youth usher Vivica Brooks passes out fans to congregants during Deacons', Deaconesses', and Evangelists' ordination service at Righteous Church of God, Washington, D. C., 2003

2003; printed 2012

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A black-and-white photograph of Vivica Brooks handing out fans to church goers. She is wearing a white blouse and is holding several fans with her left arm while passing out an individual fan with her right. The fans have a picture of a man, woman and baby…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.141.3
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Ysaye M. Barnwell

1946–

Ysaye Maria Barnwell (Born: February 28, 1946) is an American singer and composer born in New York City. Barnwell became the 15th member of the African American a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, she was in the group from 1979 to 2013. In…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Yung Tory

1996–

Tory Lester Zellars (born April 24, 1996), better known by his stage name Yung Tory (or Mr. Yaw Yaw), is a Canadian rapper from Mississauga, Ontario. He initially signed with Lil Durk's Only the Family in 2017, but parted ways the following year in favor…

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Sports

Yunus Musah

2002–

Yunus Dimoara Musah (born November 29, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan. He also plays for the United States national team. An alumnus of Arsenal's Hale End academy, Musah began his…

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Music

Yusef Lateef

1920–2013

Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in the United States. Although Lateef's main instruments were…

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Literature

Yvette Flunder

1955–

Yvette A. Flunder (born July 29, 1955) is an American womanist, pastor, activist, and singer from San Francisco, California. Currently, she is the senior pastor of City of Refuge United Church of Christ in Oakland, California and Presiding Bishop of The…

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Historical photographs & documents

Yvette LaGonterie Family Home Movie #1

Date not recorded

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The wedding ceremony of Marcella Marie Goode to Donald Edwin LaGonterie at the St. Augustine's Protestant Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York on May 29, 1949. The opening slide shows the bride, Marcella, escorted by her father, Joseph Foster Goode. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref1096
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Historical photographs & documents

Yvette LaGonterie Family Home Movie #2

Date not recorded

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The wedding reception for Marcella Marie Goode and Donald Edwin LaGonterie, May 29, 1949, Brooklyn, New York. Marcella (1925-2018) was the daughter of Joseph Foster Goode and his wife, Anna Marie (Skeete). Donald (1919-1979) was the son of Ralph Harry…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref1097
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Historical photographs & documents

Yvette LaGonterie Family Home Movie #3

Date not recorded

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Footage taken at the residence and business of Joseph and Anna Goode on Albany Avenue in North Amityville, New York. Joseph and Anna Goode, with their son, Joseph F. Goode, Jr, established the J.F. Goode Funeral Home in Amityville in 1955.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref1098
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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Yvette McGee Brown

1960–

Yvette McGee Brown (born 1960) is a judge who became the first African American female justice on the Ohio Supreme Court when she took office on January 1, 2011. She was the founding president of the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide…

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Medicine & Health

Yvette Miller

Biography

Yvette Marie Miller is an American physician specializing in transfusion medicine who is known for her advocacy for sickle cell patients and increasing blood donations in the Black community.

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Yvette Nicole Brown

1971–

Yvette Nicole Brown (born August 12, 1971) is an American actress, producer, writer, and host. She starred as Shirley Bennett on the NBC and Yahoo Screen sitcom Community, as Dani in the 2015 reboot of The Odd Couple on CBS, and as Dina Rose on the ABC…

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