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Lizelia Augusta Jenkins Moorer (September 1868 - May 24, 1936) was an African-American poet and teacher in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
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Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of 10. After college, she moved to…
Biography
Lizzy Dijeh is a British playwright and poet of Nigerian origin. Born in London, Dijeh is a graduate of the University of York, where she read English and Related Literature. She is a former member of the Royal Court Young Writer's Programme and its…
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James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to realize crossover commercial success, alongside fellow new-school hip-hop…
1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of LL Cool J performing at Benjamin Franklin High School, the second in a series of four photographs. Cool J is pictured to the right of frame, higher than the crowd in front and to his right. He is holding a microphone to his…
1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of LL Cool J performing at Benjamin Franklin High School, the third in a series of four photographs. Cool J is pictured to the right of frame, higher than the crowd in front of and to his right. He is holding a microphone to…
1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a crowd of teenage boys and girls at a performance by LL Cool J at Benjamin Franklin High School, the fourth in a series of four photographs. In the center left a girl in the foreground looks to the right of frame, smiling…
1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of LL Cool J performing at Benjamin Franklin High School, the first in a series of four photographs. Cool J is pictured to the right of frame, higher than the crowd behind and to the left of him. He is facing away from the…
Biography
The Reverend Lloyd Alexander "Tony" Lewis, Jr. served on the faculty of Virginia Theological Seminary from 1978 through 1991 and from 2000 to his retirement in 2012. He was the Molly Laird Downs Professor of the New Testament.
1925–2002
Lloyd Augustus Barbee (August 17, 1925 – December 29, 2002) was an American lawyer and politician who worked for civil rights. He led the effort to integrate the Milwaukee Public School system. He was a Democrat.
1959–
Lloyd Carter (born 1959) is a coach, retired firefighter and former Head Diversity Officer, BCFD; and former president of the Vulcan Blazers, a black fraternal organization of firefighters in Baltimore, Maryland. He recently was made head coach of the…
Born 1911
Lloyd Lionel Gaines (born 1911 – disappeared March 19, 1939) was the plaintiff in Gaines v. Canada (1938), one of the most important early court cases in the 20th-century U.S. civil rights movement. After being denied admission to the University of…
1919–2006
Lloyd George Richards (June 29, 1919 – June 29, 2006) was a Canadian-American theatre director, and actor. While head of the National Playwrights Conference, he helped cultivate many of the most famous theater writers of the 20th century. He was also the…
1917–1985
Lloyd George Sealy (January 4, 1917 – January 4, 1985) was the NYPD's first African-American officer to graduate from the FBI National Academy. A graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn) and the first African-American officer in the NYPD to make…
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Lloyd Warren "Fig" Newton (born December 24, 1942) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) four-star general who served as Commander, Air Education and Training Command (COMAETC) from 1997 to 2000. He was also the first African-American pilot in the…
1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color lobby card from the film To Sir, With Love featuring an image of Sidney Poitier pouring a drink while talking to Judy Geeson and Christian Roberts. A white rectangle at the bottom left of the contains the title, billing and production information…
1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color lobby card from the film To Sir, With Love featuring Sidney Poitier and Judy Geeson sitting at a table together. Poitier has a plate of food in front of him and Geeson holds her eyeglasses in her hands. A white rectangle at the bottom left of the…
2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA soft-cover book with blue cover and gold lettering on the front reading [Lockland Wayne / High School / 1938-1958 / [image of school building] / Lest We Forget]. The pages are bound by metal studs at the top left and bottom left corners. A…
1919–2001
James Loften Mitchell (April 15, 1919 – May 14, 2001) was an American playwright and theatre historian who was part of the black American theatre movement of the 1960s.
2000–
Logan Eggleston (born November 13, 2000) is an American professional volleyball player for LOVB Austin. She played college volleyball for the Texas Longhorns, winning the NCAA championship and being named AVCA National Player of the Year in 2022.
1975–
Logic Seven Allah Amen (born 1975), better known as Logic Amen, is a community activist and organizer from Seattle, Washington, as well as an educator, actor, and hip-hop songwriter. He is the creator and organizer of the Griot Party Experience event…
ca. 1918
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAlpha Kappa Alpha metal logo with a small metal loop attached to the top of each. The pendants are gold ovals with a portrait of Nellie Quander on embossed one side. Text under the portrait reads “Nellie/Quander / 1911-1918 / FIRST SUPREME BASILEUS.” On…
ca. 1918
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAlpha Kappa Alpha metal logo with a small metal loop attached to the top of each. The pendants are gold ovals with a portrait of Nellie Quander on embossed one side. Text under the portrait reads “Nellie/Quander / 1911-1918 / FIRST SUPREME BASILEUS.” On…
1998
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn Alpha Kappa Alpha metal logo with a small metal loop attached to the top. The brass and silver pendant has a woman holding up a torch embossed on it at the top center. Text at the center reads “ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA / BLAZING NEW TRAILS.”
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