This is a small flat metal pan with a long handle and an attached hinged lid. There is a small flange attached to the lid just about the handle. In the center of the lid is a large, raised letter “E” inside a raise circle. The circle, as well as the edge…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.66
João da Cruz e Sousa (24 November 1861 – 19 March 1898), also referred to simply as Cruz e Sousa, was a Brazilian poet and journalist, famous for being one of the first Brazilian Symbolist poets. A descendant of African slaves, he has received the epithets…
Crystal Renee Aikin (born September 21, 1974) is an American gospel singer-songwriter from Tacoma, Washington, and the winner of the first season of Sunday Best. Her eponymous debut album was released on January 13, 2009, through Verity Records.
This is a Lalique champagne glass belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a tall narrow bowl of clear crystal, with frosted figures at the base of the bowl, and a long clear stem. The frosted figures are two nude female figures twining around the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.44
Crystal Lacey Winslow is an American author, agent, and book publisher from Brooklyn, New York. She is the founder of Melodrama Publishing, an American independent publishing house based in East Patchogue, New York, that specializes in urban fiction novels…
Crystal Gail Mangum (born July 18, 1978) is an American former stripper from Durham, North Carolina, who was incarcerated for murder from 2013 until her release in February 2026. In 2006, she came to attention in national news reports for having made false…
Crystal Marie Fleming (born November 26, 1981) is an American sociologist and author. She is full professor of sociology and Africana studies at Stony Brook University. Fleming is the author/editor of four books about race and white supremacy.
Crystal Nicole Johnson-Pompey (born November 10, 1983), also known by her stage name as Cristyle (stylized as Cri$tyle), is an American singer and songwriter. She signed with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings in a joint venture with EMI in 2007, but…
Crystal Powell is an American comedian, actress and singer best known for her roles in Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City on Comedy Central and America's Got Talent on NBC.
Crystal Renee Emery (February 25, 1961 – May 5, 2026) was an American filmmaker, playwright, theatre director and founder and CEO of URU The Right To Be, Inc., a nonprofit content production company. She also was featured in the Smithsonian's #IfThenSheCan…
Crystal Waters (born November 19, 1961) is an American house and dance music singer and songwriter, best known for her 1990s dance hits "Gypsy Woman" and "100% Pure Love", and 2007's "Destination Calabria" with Alex Gaudino. All three of her studio albums…
Crystal E. Wilkinson is an African-American feminist writer from Kentucky, and proponent of the Affrilachian Poet movement. She is winner of a 2022 NAACP Image Award and a 2021 O. Henry Prize winner; she is a 2020 USA Fellow of Creative Writing. She…
