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1916–1981
Bradford Bennett (born Brandsford Bennett; October 31, 1916 – July 8, 1981), was an American Negro league outfielder, first baseman and second baseman active in the 1940s.
1988–
Bradford Jerome Blackmon (born December 21, 1988) is an American attorney and Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate from the 21st district since 2023. A son of state representative Edward Blackmon Jr. and state senator Barbara Blackmon, he was elected…
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Bradford Redder Jamieson IV (born October 18, 1996) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward or left winger.
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Bradford Marcel Young, A.S.C (born July 6, 1977) is an American cinematographer. For his work on Arrival (2016), he became the first African-American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
Born 2003
Bradley Osezele Akhigbe Philip Ihionvien (born 23 December 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Colchester United, on loan from EFL League One club Peterborough United.
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Bradley John McIntosh (born 8 August 1981), also known as City Boy, is an English-Jamaican singer, rapper, songwriter, actor and record producer. He is a member of the pop group S Club, where he enjoyed five years of hit singles, arena tours and awards.…
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Bradley Edward Wright-Phillips (born 12 March 1985) is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker. He is currently a studio host on MLS Season Pass. Wright-Phillips is the son of Ian Wright and younger brother of…
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K. Braeden Anderson is a lawyer and former college basketball player. He played for the Seton Hall Pirates where he won the Big East Conference Championship with the team in 2016. Anderson made headlines in college for playing Division I basketball while…
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Brai Oba and another man standing with a Commemorative Omeshe Masquerader in Brai Oba's compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Brai Oba, Brai Oba's Compound, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Brai Oba in his compound, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1850s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA long leather snake-style whip. Singled leather braided strip with multiple leather strip tails on the end, acting as the popper. By the handle, there are two different adjacent butt knots. One closest to the handle is braided but appears to be made up of…
ca. 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA braided hat with a purple pleated hatband. The body of the hat is made of woven shiny polypropylene covered paper. The crown of the hat is ovoid shaped with the center indented. There is a mauve acetate satin ribbon hatband that has five pleats. A…
mid-20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA braided straw hat with a blocked flat crown and short stiff brim. The crown and the brim are made of two separate pieces of braided straw that are stitched together. The rows of braid making up each section of the hat are machine stitched together. The…
1977-1981; printed 2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of children braiding their dolls' hair outside. The girl braiding her dolls hair is sitting in a chair while another girl watches and holds her own doll. A boy stands behind them with his back to…
2023
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA headwrap with a milticolored striped design throughout the exterior. The exterior has stripes of red, pink, blue, yellow, purple, and black printed in multiple directions. Some of the red, pink, yellow, and blue stripes are designed to resemble braided…
n.d.
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Brake the Law Lyrics” (Text).
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Bramah Okpetu, Imiekuri, Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1895–1959
Branch Lee Russell (October 9, 1895 – May 1, 1959) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1920s and 1930s. A native of South Boston, Virginia, Russell grew up in Winchester, Massachusetts, and attended Henderson Institute in Henderson, North…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Branches washed up on a beach, Libreville, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).
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Brandeis Marshall is an American data scientist, CEO of DataedX Group, a data ethics and strategy management agency. She's formerly a Full Professor of Computer Science at Spelman College (2019-2023), where she served as Chair of the Department of Computer…
1991–
Branden Miller (born February 10, 1991) is an actor and comedian known for creating and portraying the fictional Joanne the Scammer, also known as Joanne Prada. The character gained notoriety for Miller's Twitter account, which posts from Joanne's…
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Brandi Chavonne Massey (August 12, 1979) is an American stage actress and singer. She graduated from The School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio. She made her Broadway debut in the 1997 production of Jekyll and Hyde as an ensemble…
1983–
Brandi Alexis Runnels (née Reed; born June 23, 1983), known professionally as Brandi Rhodes, is an American ring announcer and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE and as the former chief brand officer and executive vice…
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