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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Delois Blakely

Biography

Delois Blakely, also referred to with the honorary title Queen Mother, is an American former Catholic nun and current religious leader, pan-Africanist, writer, activist and humanitarian.

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Film & Television

Delores Hall

Biography

Delores Hall is an American stage and television actress who made her Broadway debut as a replacement in the ensemble of Hair.

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BIOGRAPHY
Medicine & Health

Delores Phillips

1950–2014

Delores Phillips (26 September 1950 – 7 June 2014) was an American author who is known for her acclaimed debut novel, The Darkest Child (Soho Press, 2005).

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Delores S. Williams

1937–2022

Delores Seneva Williams (November 17, 1934 – November 17, 2022) was an American Presbyterian theologian and professor notable for her formative role in the development of womanist theology and best known for her book Sisters in the Wilderness: The…

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Arts & Performance

Delroy Atkinson

1975–

Delroy Hugh Atkinson (born 30 September 1975) is an English actor. He has appeared in an array of productions on both stage and screen, and since 2021, he has portrayed the role of Howie Danes on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

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Music

Delroy Edwards

Biography

Brandon Avery Perlman (born 1989/1990), known professionally as Delroy Edwards, is an American electronic music producer and DJ based in Los Angeles. According to AllMusic's Paul Simpson, he produces "gritty, lo-fi house tracks in addition to trippy,…

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Music

Dels

1985–

Kieren Gallear also known as DELS, is an English art director, recording artist, rapper, graphics designer, and filmmaker who signed with the Ninja Tune imprint Big Dada in May 2010.

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Delta Airlines

n.d

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Cataloged as “Delta Airlines” (Ephemera).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 6
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Delta Airlines Warning Letter

12-8-2000

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Cataloged as “Delta Airlines Warning Letter” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 3
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Music

Dem Jointz

1976–

Dwayne Allen Abernathy Jr. (born July 17, 1976), known professionally as Dem Jointz, is an American record producer, songwriter and singer. He has been credited with production work for artists including Kanye West, Rihanna, Anderson .Paak, Eminem, Snoop…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Racist and Stereotypical Objects

Dem Watermillion

1888-1912

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A cabinet card with a yellowish black-and-white photograph depicting a family eating watermelons outside a log structure. The mother is seated at the far left in the swept yard. She holds one quarter of a melon to her mouth in her right hand and another…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.166.19
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Literature

DeMane Davis

1967–

DeMane Davis (born 1967 or 1968) is an American film and television director and producer. Originally from Roxbury, Massachusetts, Davis's first production was 1997's Black & White & Red All Over, which she co-wrote with Khari Streeter.

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Music

Demarre McGill

1975–

Demarre McGill is an American classical musician who is principal flutist of the Seattle Symphony. He is also one of the few African-American musicians who hold positions in professional orchestras.

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Film & Television

Demene Hall

1949–2018

Demene Hall (November 4, 1949—June 27, 2018) was an American actress. She is known for her performance in the 1977 horror film Death Bed: The Bed That Eats. In addition to her screen work, Hall was a prolific stage actress in the Seattle area for over…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Demetria McKinney

1979–

Demetria Dyan McKinney (born August 27, 1979) is an American actress, model, and singer. From 2006 to 2012, during its original run, she starred in the TBS sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne, and a BET revival of the show was announced in 2020. Her other…

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Film & Television

Demetria Obilor

Dates not recorded

Demetria Obilor is a television personality and former local news anchor. She is currently a host at REVOLT.

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Music

Demetria Taylor

1973–

Demetria M. Taylor (born February 28, 1973) is an American Chicago blues singer and songwriter. Her father was Eddie Taylor, a fellow Chicago blues musician. Her step-brother Larry Taylor is a blues drummer and vocalist, and her brother Eddie Taylor Jr.…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Demetria Tucker

Biography

Demetria Renee Tucker is Senior Family and Youth Librarian at Newport News Public Library, known for her youth programming work. In 2013, she was honored at the White House with the 2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award for her work with…

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Arts & Performance

Demetrious Johnson

1986–

Demetrious Khrisna Johnson (born August 13, 1986) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the inaugural and former UFC Flyweight Champion (125…

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Arts & Performance

Demetrius Joyette

1993–

Demetrius Joyette (born March 14, 1993) is a Canadian actor best known for portraying the role of Michael Theodore Davies in the sitcom The Latest Buzz, Porter Jackson on Wingin' It and Mike Dallas in Degrassi: The Next Generation.

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Arts & Performance

Demetrius Oliver

1975–

Demetrius Oliver (born March 2, 1975) is an American artist and educator based in New York City. He is known for site-specific, multi-disciplinary installations using photography, sculpture, and video. Using common materials and found imagery, his work…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Demi Adejuyigbe

1992–

Oluwademilade "Demi" Adejuyigbe ( DEH-mee ə-DIH-joo-EE-bay; born August 2, 1992) is a British and American writer, comedian, actor, podcaster, musician, and social media personality. He is best known for co-hosting the podcast Gilmore Guys and writing for…

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Music

Demi Singleton

2007–

Demi Patricia Singleton (born 27 February 2007) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is best known for her roles in the MGM+ crime TV series Godfather of Harlem, as the young Serena Williams in the biographical film King Richard, and as Sally…

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Literature

Demico Boothe

Biography

Demico Boothe is an African-American bestselling author of several books on the plight of African-American men in the American prison system. Boothe's book Why Are So Many Black Men in Jail? addresses the issue of racism in the Crack versus Cocaine Laws…

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