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Historical photographs & visual records

Alice, Udiegwa, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Alice, Udiegwa, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3342
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Historical photographs & visual records

Alice, Uwo, Okhu, Edo State, Nigeria

1979

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Cataloged as “Alice, Uwo, Okhu, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-3378
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Literature

Alice Walker

1944–

Walker became the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and is a leading voice in literature and activism.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Alice Walker, Author, Northern Calif.

1989

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Color photograph of Alice Walker leaning against a wooden bin on the porch of a house. She is in the center of the photograph wearing a blue and red patterned sweater, jeans, rubber boots, and geometric patterned head wrap. She grips the edge of the bin…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.157.1
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Arts & Performance

Alice Whitman

1900–1968

"Baby" Alice Whitman (1900–1968) was an African-American tap dancer and the youngest member of the Whitman Sisters ensemble. Known as the "Queen of Tap", she was considered the troupe's star dancer and was known as the finest woman tap dancer of the 1920s–30s.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Alicia Brown

1990–

Alicia Brown (born January 21, 1990, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the sprint events, predominantly the 400m event. Brown attended the University of Toronto Mississauga, earning the title of OUA women's track MVP in…

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Education & Scholarship

Alicia D. Williams

1970–

Alicia Diane Williams (born September 26, 1970) is an American author and teacher. Her debut novel, Genesis Begins Again, published in 2019, received wide praise and won a Newbery Honor, the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award for New Talent, and was a…

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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Alicia Fox

1986–

Victoria Elizabeth Crawford (born June 30, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. She performs on the independent circuit under the ring name Vix Crow. She is best known for her seventeen-year tenure in WWE, where she performed under the ring name…

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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights

Alicia Garza

1981–

Alicia Garza (née Schwartz; born January 4, 1981) is an American civil rights activist and writer known for co-founding the Black Lives Matter movement. She is a recognized advocate for social and racial justice, with a particular focus on issues affecting…

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Education & Scholarship

Alicia Graf Mack

Biography

Alicia Graf Mack (née Alicia J. Graf, born 1978/1979) is an American dancer, teacher, and artistic director. She was a member of Dance Theatre of Harlem and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and has performed with Beyoncé, John Legend, and Alicia Keys.…

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Biography & Culture

Alicia Holloway

1996–

Alicia Mae Holloway (born August 31, 1996) is an American ballerina and television personality. Holloway danced as an apprentice with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet before joining the corps de ballet at Dance Theatre of Harlem. She competed in the Miss West…

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Literature

Alicia K. Harris

Biography

Alicia K. Harris is a Canadian film director and screenwriter based in Scarborough, Ontario. She attracted critical acclaim for her 2019 short film Pick, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards…

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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Alicia Keys

1981–

Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys began composing songs at the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records at 15. After…

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Literature

Alicia Myers

1957–

Alicia Myers (born November 20, 1957) is an American R&B musician. Beginning her music career with the band Al Hudson & the Soul Partners, who later evolved into One Way, Myers went on to a moderately successful solo career in the early 1980s, scoring hits…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Alicia Warrington

1980–

Alicia Warrington (born August 30, 1980) is an American drummer and professional wrestling ring announcer. She has played drums for Kate Nash, Kelly Osbourne, Lillix, Hannah Montana, Uh Huh Her, Gore Gore Girls, Dawn Robinson, The All-Girl Boys Choir, The…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Alidotun of Idotun- Oba #2 of Ikenne, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-09-29

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Original text on slide reads, "Alidotun of Idotun- Oba #2 of Ikenne. Saturday 4 PM. last day of Balufon".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1226
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Alika

1977–

Alicia Dal Monte Campuzano (born 28 June 1977), better known by her stage name as Alika, is a Uruguayan–Argentine rapper, singer, songwriter, and reggae musician. She is better known for heading the reggae act Alika & Nueva Alianza.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Alikali devil masqueraders

1979

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Donor notes read: ""Alikali"; Child devil Kabala, Christmas, 1979. "ta/la/be" = devil-Krio. Alakali or "jolly" seems to be used by Koranko. The child devils I saw were mostly Koranko boys. There were no girls involved in the dancing. The date on the slide…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1675
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Arts & Performance

Alile Sharon Larkin

1953–

Alile Sharon Larkin (born May 6, 1953) is an American film producer, writer and director. She is associated with the L.A. Rebellion (also known as the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers), which is said to have "collectively imagined and created a Black…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Aline Wirley

1981–

Aline Wirley da Silva (born 18 December 1981) is a Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter. In 2002, she won the talent show Popstars and joined the Brazilian girl group Rouge until 2005, with which she released four studio albums, Rouge (2002), C'est La…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Alis Curio Market, downtown Mombasa, Kenya

1994 August 4

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Cataloged as “Alis Curio Market, downtown Mombasa, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0269
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Arts & Performance

Alisha Morrison

1986–

Alisha Morrison (born April 23, 1986) is a Canadian actress known for roles in Harriet the Spy and Mean Girls.

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Alison Duke

Biography

Alison Duke is a Canadian film director, producer, and writer. She is the co-founder and director of Oya Media.

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Biography & Culture

Alison Hammond

1975–

Alison Hammond (born 5 February 1975) is a British broadcaster and television presenter. Since 2021, she has been a main co-presenter of ITV's This Morning on Fridays, school holidays and bank holidays alongside Dermot O'Leary. She has also co-presented…

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