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1948–2005
Ahmos Zu-Bolton II (October 21, 1948 – March 8, 2005) was an activist, poet, and playwright also known for his editing and publishing endeavors focused on African-American culture. Zu-Bolton's work was associated with the Black Arts Movement and with…
Biography
Ahuva Gray (born 1944 or 1945) is an American writer on religion and memoirist. She is a former Baptist minister who converted to Judaism and chronicled her changing beliefs in the book My Sister, the Jew, published in 2001.
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Ahya Simone (born September 4, 1992) is an American multidisciplinary artist. Based in Detroit, she is best known for her work as a harpist and for creating and starring in the web series pilot Femme Queen Chronicles.
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Florence Ai Ogawa (born Florence Anthony; October 21, 1947 – March 20, 2010) was an American poet and educator who won the 1999 National Book Award for Poetry for Vice: New and Selected Poems. Ai is known for her mastery of the dramatic monologue as a…
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “AIA Convention News Cincinnati, Ohio with article on Sklarek 'First Black Woman Fellow'" [photocopy]” (Text).
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Aida Osman (born July 11, 1997) is an American writer, stand-up comedian, and actress. She is a former co-host of the podcast, Keep It. She has written for Big Mouth, Betty, and the HBO Max series Rap Sh!t, on which she was also a staff writer and co-star.
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Aidomo Abraham Emakhu (born 26 October 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for English EFL League One club Oxford United.
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aihmi Anugbeme Mask, Aihmi Anugbeme Masquerade, Iviukhwe, Weppa Wano, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aihmi Ede Mask, Aihmi Ede Masquerade, Iviukhwe, Weppa Wano, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aihmi Ede Mask, Profile, Aihmi Ede Masquerade, Iviukhwe, Weppa Wano, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aihmi Igboloja Mask, Aihmi Igboboloja Masquerade, Iviukhwe, Weppa Wano, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aihmi Okakagbe Dancer, Ilo Masquerade, Ulomai Quarter, Fugar-Avianwu, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aihmi Okakagbe Dancers, Ilo Masquerade, Aigbona's Compound, Ivhia Iyokhile Quarter, Fugar-Avianwu, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aihmi Okakagbe Dancers, Ilo Masquerade, Ulomai Quarter, Fugar-Avianwu, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aihmi Okakagbe Masqueraders at an Ilo Masquerade in Aigbona's Compound in the Ivhia Iyokhile Quarter, Fugar-Avianwu, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aihmi Okakagbe Masqueraders dancing during an Ilo Masquerade in Aigbona's Compound in the Ivhia Iyokhile Quarter, Fugar-Avianwu, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aihmi Okakagbe Masqueraders performing during an Ilo Masquerade in Aigbona's Compound in the Ivhia Iyokhile Quarter, Fugar-Avianwu, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aihmi Okakagbe Masqueraders standing with a group of musicians and spectators, Iyora, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aikemokhoe at an Olimi festival, Ogiriga, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aikemokhoe, Olimi Festival, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1893–1997
Aileen Cole Stewart (1893–1997) was a prominent, pioneering African American United States Army Nurse Corps nurse during World War I. One of the first African American United States Army Nurse Corps nurses during World War I, Stewart is best known for her…
1926–2017
Aileen Hernandez (née Clarke; May 23, 1926 – February 13, 2017) was an African-American union organizer, civil rights activist, and women's rights activist. She served as the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) between 1970 and 1971, and…
1924–2015
Aileen Theodora Williams (1924-2015) was a Black Canadian activist and founding member of the Canadian Women's Negro Association (CANEWA).
1913–2008
Césaire used poetry, drama and politics to affirm Black identity and confront colonial domination.
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