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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Dennis Edwards

1943–2018

Dennis Edwards Jr. (February 3, 1943 – February 1, 2018) was an American soul and R&B singer who was best known as the frontman in The Temptations for Motown Records. Edwards joined the Temptations in 1968, replacing David Ruffin and sang with the group…

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Sports & Achievement

Dennis Green

1949–2016

Dennis Earl Green (February 17, 1949 – July 22, 2016) was an American professional football coach. During his National Football League (NFL) career, Green coached the Minnesota Vikings from 1992 to 2001 and the Arizona Cardinals from 2004 to 2006. He…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Dennis Morris

1966–

Dennis Morris is a British photographer, best known for his images of Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols. From 5 February to 18 May 2025, the Maison européenne de la photographie in Paris, France, showed Music + Life, a retrospective of Morris's work from…

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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Dennis Rodman

1961–

Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player, professional wrestler, and actor. Renowned for his defensive and rebounding abilities, his biography on the official NBA website states that he is "arguably the…

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Music

Denny Greene

1949–2015

Frederick Dennis Greene (January 11, 1949 – September 5, 2015) was an American singer who was a member of Sha Na Na who were formed in 1969 at Columbia University in New York as the Columbia Kingsmen. The television show Sha Na Na aired from 1978 to 1981.…

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

DeNorval Unthank Jr.

1929–2000

DeNorval Unthank Jr. (October 27, 1929 – November 2, 2000) was an American architect. In 1951 he was the first black man to earn an architecture degree from the University of Oregon (UO).

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Denys Baptiste

1969–

Denys Baptiste (born 1969) is an English jazz musician. A graduate of Tomorrow's Warriors, Baptiste plays tenor and soprano saxophone in addition to composing. Baptiste played with Gary Crosby and Nu Troop, before releasing in 1999 his debut album Be Where…

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Arts & Performance

Denys Cowan

1961–

Denys Cowan (; born January 30, 1961) is an American comics artist, television producer, media executive and one of the co-founders of Milestone Media.

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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Denzel Washington

1954–

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and film producer. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, an Actor Award, two Golden Globes, two Silver…

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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Denzel Whitaker

1990–

Denzel Dominique Whitaker (born June 15, 1990) is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, he acted in the films Training Day (2001) and The Ant Bully (2006) before portraying James Farmer Jr. in The Great Debaters (2007), earning an NAACP…

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BIOGRAPHY
Visual Arts

Denzil Forrester

1956–

Denzil Forrester (born 1956) is a Grenada-born artist who moved to England as a child in 1967. Previously based in London, where he was a lecturer at Morley College, he moved to Truro, Cornwall, in 2016.

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Arts & Performance

DeObia Oparei

1971–

DeObia Oparei (born 7 December 1971) is an English actor. They are best known for playing the Gunner in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Rongo in Dumbo (2019), Loki Hayes in Santa Clarita Diet (2017), and Boastful Loki in Loki (2021).

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Arts & Performance

Deon Cole

1972–

Deon Anthony Cole (born January 9, 1972) is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his role in the sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022), which earned him nominations for two NAACP Image Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. On June…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Deon Kipping

1979–

Deon Earl Maurice Kipping (born April 9, 1979) is an American gospel musician. He started his music career, in 2006, with the release of, Real Life. Real Worship., by Love & Life Records.

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Film & Television

Deon Richmond

1978–

Deon Richmond (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, who is best known for his recurring roles as Rudy Huxtable's friend Kenny (nicknamed "Buuud") on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show and Jordan Bennett on the ABC/The WB sitcom Sister, Sister. He has been…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Deon Taylor

Biography

Deon Taylor is an American filmmaker, known for his work in horror and thriller films. He is the founder of Hidden Empire Film Group.

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Deondray Gossfield

Biography

Deondray Gossfield (né Gossett) is an American television director, producer, and writer. He is best known for co-creating the LGBTQ+ anthology series The DL Chronicles alongside his husband, Quincy LeNear Gossfield, and for his work as a producer and…

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Arts & Performance

Deonna Craig

Biography

Deonna Craig is an American abstract visual artist and art instructor who is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is primarily known for her contribution to the Black Lives Matter street mural on Indiana Avenue, created by the Eighteen Collective of which…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

DēP

Biography

Donald DēP Paige, known professionally as DēP (pronounced Deep), is an American R&B singer. He released his debut single "For Me" in 2005.

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Music

Deraj

1987–

Jared Taylor Wells (born August 20, 1987), who goes by the stage name Deraj, is an American Christian hip hop musician. Mirrors & Medicine, his debut EP, was released by Reflection Music in 2014.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Derashe women near clothing stall, Konso market, Karat, Ethiopia

2010-10-11

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Original Carousel 27, slide 68.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3387
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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

DeRay Davis

Biography

Antoine DeRay Davis (born February 26, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Ray the Hustle Guy in the Barbershop films, Peaches in the FX TV series Snowfall, and as host of Hip Hop Squares. He is also known for his…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Costume

Derby hat worn by Slick Rick

2003 - 2004

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Powder blue derby stanton hat worn by Slick Rick. The hat has a purble cloth ribbon around the side band, covering the original powder blue ribbon. The inside of the hat is unlined and has a black sweatband that covers the shoulder joint. Gold letters are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.203.6.1
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