Bozoma Afiba Mamekyi Saint John-Watson (née Arthur; born January 21, 1977) is a Ghanaian-American businessperson and marketing executive who was the chief marketing officer (CMO) at Netflix from August 2020 to March 2022. Previously, she served as chief…
A gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts a group of men working on railroad tracks. It is possible that they are raising them out of the water to prevent rot and rust.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.13.48
This hand-designed bra was worn as part of a costume along with customized blue jeans and hand-painted mid-calf boots. The bra is a hand-decorated ivory store-bought underwire bra with heavily padded cups, adjustable straps, and a hook-and-eye back…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.227.1.1
A sterling silver “Warrior” Women’s March 2016 bracelet owned by civil rights activist and politician Stacey Abrams. The outside of the narrow cuff-like bracelet features the engraving “WARRIOR”. The inside of the bracelet continues engraving with “WOMEN’S…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.7.16
A sterling silver cuff bracelet presented to Jeff Friday by the Mexican government at the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF) held June 24-29, 1997. The bracelet is uniformly wide and tapers to rounded ends at the open gap area. The surface of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.55.4
Brad Lavale Blackburn Jr. (born May 25, 1977) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2000 until 2011, he fought for the UFC, Bellator, the Maximum Fighting Championship, and the Seattle Tiger Sharks of the now defunct International…
Bradley Lee Daugherty (born October 19, 1965), nicknamed "Big Train" and "El Gato Grande", is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and professionally with the Cleveland Cavaliers…
Brad Holmes (born July 29, 1979) is an American professional football executive who is the executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served with the St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams…
A Lobsterware plate designed by Brad Keeler Artwares from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The plate is shaped like a large lettuce leaf and has a small, red lobster claw attached on the left side, near the base of the leaf. The bottom of the dish is a gradient…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.43.2
A three-part divided Lobsterware dish designed by Brad Keeler Artwares from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The dish is shaped with three (3) green, cupped, lettuce leaves. A large, red lobster sits on top with its claws extended outwards. The lobster’s tail…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.43.1
Bradford Clyde Lomax (September 13, 1950 – August 28, 1984) was an American civil rights and disability rights activist. Born in Philadelphia, he attended Howard University. During his time at the university, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and…
Brad Pye Jr. (June 11, 1931 – July 5, 2020) was an American sports journalist, broadcaster, and Los Angeles community activist. He was the first recognized African-American sportswriter in Southern California and the first African-American scout for the…
Braden Abraham Montgomery (born April 16, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Montgomery played college baseball as both a pitcher and an outfielder for the Stanford Cardinal and…
