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1911–1997
Carnella Barnes (1911–1997; née Jamison) was an African-American ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination. She was one of the first women ordained in the denomination. She served as director of the Avalon Community…
2003–
Carney Chibueze Chukwuemeka (; born 20 October 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Austria national team. He represented England at the youth…
1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a parade with a man and four children in costume on a float surrounded by a small crowd of adults and children.
Biography
Carol Tulloch is a British author and academic who is a Professor of Dress, Diaspora and Transnationalism at the University of the Arts London, known for her work on cultural heritage, auto/biography, personal archives and style narratives.
1957–
Carolann Wright is a Canadian activist and politician. Born in Nova Scotia, Wright lived in Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood in the 1980s, where she was chair of the community residents association. Wright was born the eldest of eight children in…
1943–
Carole Harris (born 1943) is an African American designer, and fiber and textile artist from Detroit, Michigan. Quilting is a key medium for her, which she has adapted to new forms of abstract art. Her art has been influenced by the people, history and the…
March 5, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn oral history interview and conversation with community activist Carole Mumin. It consists of three versions of a digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.11.1.1 and 2025.12.11.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file (2025.12.11.1.3, .mov…
August 28, 1977
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a crowded church. The woman in the center of the image leans back with her left hand raised in the air. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped and inscribed on the back.
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Carolina Contreras is a Dominican-American entrepreneur, activist, and blogger, best known as the founder of Miss Rizos. She advocates for Afro-Latinas wearing hair naturally instead of chemically relaxing their hair, stemming from her own experiences with…
1975–
Caroline Kent (born 1975, Sterling, IL) is an American visual artist based in Chicago, best known for her large scale abstract painting works that explore the interplay between language and translation. Inspired by her own personal experiences and her…
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Caroline Still Anderson (November 1, 1848 – June 1 or 2, 1919) was an American physician, educator, and activist. She was a pioneering physician in the Philadelphia African-American community and one of the first Black women to become a physician in the…
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe short animated film, I, Destini tells the story of having an incarcerated brother from Destini Riley’s perspective (at the time she was 14). The film is a collaboration between her and filmmaker Nicholas Pilarski. Frame animations are the products of a…
1937–2025
Carolyn Tyler Guidry (sometimes spelled Tyler-Guidry), a bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, was the first woman appointed to be a presiding elder in the Fifth Episcopal District of the AME Church and the second woman to become a bishop in…
1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Carpark drivers with branches used as egungun whips” (Slides (photographs)).
1975-06-09
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Carpenter and coffin maker Z.F. Awoyomi with family. 1 Moko St.. Monday afternoon".
1975-06-09
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Carpenter and coffin maker Z.F. Awoyomi with girl wearing Suky. 1 Moko St.. Monday afternoon".
2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carpet sample of the Barcelona design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample has a dark tan background with a lighter tan design. At the top left corner the lines form part of a flower and below it are three lines in the shape of a wave. On the back of…
2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carpet sample of the Batik design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample is made from Tibetan wool and Chinese silk and has an abstract design. The top left side of the sample has a dark purple background and the bottom right side of the sample has a…
2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carpet sample of the Chiapas design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample is made from bamboo silk and wool and has a design in the shape of an eye at the center surrounded by multiple layers. The center of the eye is a white and black circle. The…
2009
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carpet sample of the Mendhi design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample is red with patches of pink, orange, and white mixed in. At the bottom of the carpet is a design that is part of a hand with different lined designs on each finger. The rest of the…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carpet sample of the Mustique design from Malene Barnett. The carpet is made from light brown and blue jute with a flatweave technique. The design of the carpet has two columns of blue diamonds with designs at their center. The designs on the columns of…
2009
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carpet sample of the Papunya design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample has a dark brown background with a brown, orange, tan, yellow, and blue abstract design. The design consists of multiple circles of each color creating different lines and shapes…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carpet sample of the St. George design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample is hand-knotted with tan and gold silk and wool. The carpet sample has a gold hourglass shape design on the right side. The hourglass shape has an oval at the center and is…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carpet sample of the St. George design from Malene Barnett. The carpet sample is tan with a black design. The design consists of two rows of black hourglass shaped lines with horizontal lines going through them. Inside of the hourglass shapes are two…
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