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Blondell Reynolds Brown (born October 16, 1952) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. She served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council.
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Blondie Robinson, also sometimes written as Blondi Robinson, was an African American renowned vaudeville comedic act performer.
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Bruce Stan Falson (born April 17, 1975), better known by his stage name Blood Raw, is an American rapper. He was part of the Atlanta-based rap-group U.S.D.A. until 2010. His debut album, My Life: The True Testimony, peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top…
2010-09-29
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 23, slide 103.
1986–
Blossom Chrishelle Brown (born 1986) is an American transgender rights advocate and public speaker. Brown gained national attention in 2019 for criticizing the lack of Black transgender representation during the CNN and HRC LGBTQ Equality Town Hall in Los…
Sept. 1864–Feb. 1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Blount – Knox Counties”.
2001
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCustom-made blouse worn by Patti LaBelle. The blouse is made of a shiny gold, bronze, and black plaid lamé fabric. It has a v-neck with black lace trim around the collar that has been re-embroidered in an abstract pattern. Down the front center is a black…
1960-1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack and pink blouse. The blouse has an alternating black and pink vertical striped pattern. Within the stripes there is a repeating diagonal grey stripe. It is part of a matching set. The blouse has a square neckline and elbow length sleeves with a full…
Loading image…1939–2016
Clarence Henry Reid (February 14, 1939 – January 17, 2016) was an American musician, songwriter and producer also known by the stage name and alternate persona Blowfly. He released over 25 parody albums as Blowfly and another three albums as Clarence Reid.
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Johnson Barnes III (born April 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Blu, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He performs as one half of the duo Blu & Exile, which was formed in 2007 and who released their debut…
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Tiffany Cobb (born March 16, 1976), known professionally as Blu Cantrell, is an American singer-songwriter. Cantrell rose to fame in 2001, with the release of her debut single, "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)", which peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot…
2022
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue bone china accent plate from the Wedgwood X Sheila Bridges collaboration, featuring the basketball vignette from Bridges' Harlem Toile de Jouy design. On the face of the small, round blue plate is a scene of three young men playing basketball. The…
1979–
Danny L. "Blue" Adams (born October 15, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats, he was selected by the…
1990s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and black print men’s ensemble by Jon Webb. This ensemble features a blue and black print men’s shirt (a) pants (b), and a brimless hat (c). The men’s shirt features a batwing-like silhouette and a curved ‘U’ shaped bottom hem. The crew neck is made…
2000-2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlue and gold dashiki pants worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The pants are constructed from royal blue cotton, heavily decorated with gold embroidery at the pant cuffs. The pants have a drawstring as well as two (2) metal button closures and side pockets.…
2000-2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and gold dashiki robe worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The robe is constructed from royal blue cotton, heavily decorated with gold embroidery on the front and back. The robe is a large rectangle of fabric that has been folded over to make arm holes and…
2000-2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and gold dashiki tunic worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The tunic is constructed from royal blue cotton heavily decorated with gold embroidery at the neckline. The neckline of the tunic has a single scallop on the front and back. It is embellished with…
mid - late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and gold floral brocade fabric panel with selvages. The fabric features a turquoise satin ground with gold and metallic gold flowers. Each group of flowers has leaves of various sizes with gold veins. There’s a 25” wide gold metallic selvage that…
2000-2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and gold crown style kufi worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The cap is brimless, short, and rounded. The cap is constructed from royal blue cotton heavily decorated with gold embroidery. The top of the cap is decorated with an Adinkra Akoma symbol. The…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and green sleeveless dress with a jacket designed by Zelda Wynn. The dress (a) is made of aqua silk crepe de Chine with two layers of silk chiffon on the top half. It has a V neckline with a horizontal bust dart on each side with two shaping darts…
1980s-1990s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and green hat with fabric petals. The base of the hat is made of blue synthetic; it is made of two panels and is finished with machine overcast stitching. Blue and green synthetic organza petals are machine sewn to the top of the hat. A three and a…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and green iridescent hat with a leather hat band. The hat is constructed from wool fur felt that has been blocked into shape. The green underside of the hat has no pile, while the outside of the hat has a blue pile with green iridescence. The crown…
2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLength of printed textile by GTP (Ghana Textiles Printing Company) customized with added printed graphic portraits of Barack Obama. The fabric has a large scale stylized floral design of the same flower printed in repeating columns. The flowers are wider…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and pink short sleeve printed dress with a collar. The dress is made of cotton sateen printed with clusters of arabesque shapes in pink, white, blue and black and has a self-fabric collar. A seven-inch long button placet is sewn at the center front…
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