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1986–
Bolu Fagborun (born 28 March 1986) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who has played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Nigeria, and at club level for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, the…
1986–
Boluwaji Ogunyemi (born 1986) is a Nigerian-born Canadian dermatologist based in Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2024, he was elected president of the Canadian Medical Association and took office in 2026, making him the first black president of the…
ca. 1890
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGStreet lined with thatched roofed huts, Lagos, Nigeria, between 1877-1895. Accompanying inscription reads, "Bolugun street Lagos." Photographer unknown.
ca. 1909
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted caption on recto reads: "Boma; La musique militaire." Translated postcard caption reads: "Boma; Military band." Manuscript message and address on verso, message reads: "Nos meilleures voeux pour la noël et la nouvelle année. Boma, 28/11/09."…
Biography
Boman Martinez-Reid, also known as Bomanizer, is a Canadian creator of TikTok comedy videos. His videos parody reality television by featuring his own family and friends getting into overly dramatized fights and feuds about small, everyday matters.…
1978–
Bomani Armah (previously known as Darel Hancock), also known as D'mite, or Not a Rapper, is an American poet, rapper and motivational speaker, who is known for the 2007 single "Read a Book."
1980–
Bomani Babatunde Jones (born August 26, 1980) is an American sports journalist. Jones hosts the podcast The Right Time with Bomani Jones, which first premiered in 2018. From 2004 through 2023, Jones was employed by ESPN. He began as a columnist for…
1967–
Bomani Parker (born September 30, 1967), formerly named Parker White, is an American boxer born in Cincinnati, Ohio. His parents moved to California shortly after his birth.
1942-1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bombardier wing insignia. The insignia has a pair of horizontally extended wings with a central round piece with a bomb overlaid on top. The center has two (2) concentric rings behind the bomb. The bomb is pointed down with tail wings at the top. Two (2)…
1852
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBond dated 1852 from Virginia Central Railroad Company promising to pay $100 to Robert King of Albemarle [Virginia?] "for the hire of Negro Harry" "to be employed on the Virginia Central Railroad, and to be returned well clothed in the usual way and with a…
October 28, 1808
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document is a bond for the debt of ten pounds due to Susanna Faver from Edward Rouzee for the hire of an enslaved man named Jacob. The document is dated October 28, 1808. In the bottom left is the signature of the witness Elizabeth M. Rouzee. There is…
February 16, 1838
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document records a bond of $1,854.50 from Charles Crouch to Thomas Gadsden dated February 16, 1838 in Charleston, South Carolina. The document is a pre-printed form with handwritten text written in ink. On the reverse of the document is handwritten…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBONDOUKOU COTE D'IVOIRE flag shield [image] COTE D'IVOIRE; 7494 - COTE D'IVOIRE - BONDOUKOU[,] 1. Samory - 2. Marché[,] 3. Hôtel du MontZANZAN- 4. VIILLAGE de singes[,] 1. Samory - 2. Market[,] 3. Hotel du MontZANZAN- 4. monkey VIILLAGE[,] 1. Samory - 2.…
Dec. 1864–May 1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bonds to Transport Products”.
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound bonds to transport products, December 1864–May 1865, are arranged chronologically.
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Wayne Hardnett Jr. (born August 23, 1971), known professionally as Bone Crusher, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He was discovered by record producer Jermaine Dupri, and is best known for his 2003 crunk single, "Never Scared" (featuring Killer…
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bone models at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute, Pretoria (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1989–
Uforo Imeh Ebong (born 1989), known professionally as Bongo ByTheWay and Bongo on the Beat (formerly Bongo the Drum Gahd) is a Nigerian record producer, best known for producing songs for Kanye West, The Game, Lecrae, and Teyana Taylor, among others.…
1973-1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bongwa, Makotakota Dlamini's son , a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).
1973-1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bongwa, Makotakota Dlamini's son, emerging from a grain-drying building , a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).
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Boniface Hardin, OSB (born James Dwight Randolph "Randy" Hardin; November 18, 1933 – March 24, 2012), was a Benedictine monk, social activist and founding president of Martin University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Don Bonifacio Pinedo (1888 – 1954) was the King of the Afro-Bolivians from 1932 to 1954. As the ceremonial king, he presided over religious festivities celebrating Saint Benedict the Moor and was responsible for matchmaking in the Afro-Bolivian community.…
Biography
Bonita Grace Anthony, born 1967 or 1968, is an American engineer, university administrator, and politician serving as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 92nd district since 2024. The district is composed of parts of the cities of…
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Bonita J. Brown is an American lawyer and academic administrator who is currently the fourteenth Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University, as of July 1, 2024. Her formal investiture ceremony was held September 19, 2025.
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