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Celeste Beatty (born 1964) is the first Black woman to own a brewery in the United States. She established her brewery, Harlem Brewing Company, in 2000.
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Celeste Brackett Newcomer (June 12, 1871 – February 19, 1951) was an American educator, bank director, and clubwoman based in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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Celeste Headlee (born December 30, 1969) is an American radio journalist, author, public speaker, musician, and co-host of the weekly series Retro Report on PBS. In her 20-year career in public radio, Headlee has served as the host of the Georgia Public…
1998–
Celeste O'Connor (born December 2, 1998) is an Kenyan-born American actor. They played Paloma Davis in the Amazon original film Selah and the Spades.
1959–
Celeste O. Norfleet (born February 11, 1959, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a contemporary African-American novelist known for romance and young adult novels.
circa 1981-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Celestial Objects” (Slides (photographs)).
1924–1985
Celestine Cook (1924 – 1985 in New Orleans) was an African American businesswoman, and community and political activist. She was the first African American to serve on the National Business Committee of the Arts.
1903–1975
Celestine Louise Smith (May 31, 1903 – December 19, 1975) was an American psychotherapist who became the first Black Jungian psychoanalyst, certified in 1964. As of 2017, she is the only African American woman to graduate from a Jung Institute. She also…
Biography
Celestino Barcala, the warrior son of Independence Colonel Lorenzo Barcala, was a key player on the Argentine civil wars in the north-west, reaching the rank of major national army.
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Celia (c. 1835 – December 21, 1855) was an enslaved woman who was convicted of murdering her enslaver, Robert Newsom, in Callaway County, Missouri. Her defense team, led by John Jameson, argued an affirmative defense: Celia killed Robert Newsom by accident…
1925–2003
Cruz brought Afro-Cuban musical traditions and an unmistakable voice to global audiences across a six-decade career.
1857–1935
Celia Dial Saxon (October 1, 1857 – January 29, 1935) was an African-American schoolmistress, who taught in Columbia, South Carolina, for 55 years. She was one of the founders of the Fairwold Industrial Home for Negro Girls and the Wilkinson Orphanage of…
Biography
Celia Judith Maxwell is an American infectious disease physician and academic administrator. She serves as the co-director of clinical trials and the clinical trials unit at the Howard University College of Medicine.
1995–
Celia Quansah (born 25 October 1995) is an English rugby sevens player who plays for Trailfinders Women. She was selected as a member of the Great Britain women's national rugby sevens team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Celia Rose Gooding (; born February 22, 2000) is an American actor and singer. They rose to prominence for their Broadway debut as Mary Frances "Frankie" Healy in the rock musical Jagged Little Pill for which they won a 2021 Grammy Award for Best Musical…
Biography
Celina Benavidez is a former state legislator in Colorado. She served in the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented Denver in the Colorado House of Representatives.
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Celina R. Caesar-Chavannes (born June 24, 1974) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Whitby in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019. Elected as a Liberal in the 2015 federal election, she later…
2010–
Celine Obinna-Alo (born 28 April 2010) is a British sprinter. In 2025, she set the British women's under-17 best time for the 60 metres.
2012-2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCell phone from the set of Scandal. The grey and silver phone is vertically rectangular in shape and has rounded corners and edges. There is a smashed screen on the front top half of the phone. The bottom half of the phone has buttons. There are two…
1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cellar and museum at Groot Constantia, Cape Town (South Africa)” (Photographic transparencies).
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital video of protesters on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, following the death of George Floyd. The video was captured with an iPhone X cellphone and contains color and sound. In the opening frame, several protesters can be seen holding their hands…
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital video of protesters in Washington, DC. The video was captured with an iPhone X cellphone and contains color and sound. In the opening frame, protesters can be seen standing with their hands in the air. Many of them have placards that read [BLACK…
May 1, 2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital video of speeches at a 300 Men March rally in Baltimore, Maryland. The video was captured with a cellphone and has color and sound. The footage opens with Brandon Scott giving a speech about violence in Baltimore, stating that "We have to stop…
June 1, 2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital video showing clashes between protesters and police officers at Lafayette Square park in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2020, following the death of George Floyd. The video was captured with an iPhone X cellphone and contains color and sound. In the…
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