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Historical photographs & visual records

Aja Ogie Eoe Masquerader (Detail-Head), Olimi Festival, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Aja Ogie Eoe Masquerader (Detail-Head), Olimi Festival, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2035
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Aja Ogie Eoe Masquerader, Olimi Festival, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Aja Ogie Eoe Masquerader, Olimi Festival, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-2032
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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Ajahnis Charley

Biography

Ajahnis Charley is a Canadian sketch and stand-up comedian and actor. They are most noted for their work as part of the writing team for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, who collectively won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy…

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Arts & Performance

Ajai Sanders

1967–

Ajai Sanders (born Angela Marrine Wilson; April 24, 1967) is an American actress and stand-up comedian, best known for her supporting role as Gina Deveaux in the sitcom A Different World from 1991 until the series original ending in 1993.

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Ajamu Baraka

1953–

Ajamu Sibeko Baraka ( ə-ZHAH-moo bə-RAH-kə; born October 25, 1953) is an American political activist. In 2016, he was the Green Party nominee for Vice President of the United States on the ballot in 45 states and received 1,457,216 votes (1.07% of the…

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Visual Arts

Ajamu X

1963–

Ajamu X (born 1963 in Huddersfield) is a British artist, curator, archivist and activist. He is best known for his fine art photography which explores same-sex desire and the black male body, and his work as an archivist and activist to document the lives…

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Arts & Performance

Ajani Russell

Biography

Ajani Russell is an American skateboarder, actress, and model. Russell is best known for playing Indigo in the 2018 film Skate Kitchen and in the 2020 HBO television series adaptation Betty.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Ajeé Wilson

1994–

Ajeé Wilson ( AH-jay; born May 8, 1994) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters. She is the 2022 World indoor champion at the 800 meter distance, after earning silver medals in 2016 and 2018. Wilson won bronze medals at both…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Aji Alese

2001–

Ajibola Joshua Odunayo Afolarin Alese (born 17 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Premier League club Sunderland. A product of West Ham United's academy, he made his professional debut with the club in…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Ajiboye Olabale, Ile Obafa

1981-04-26

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Cataloged as “Ajiboye Olabale, Ile Obafa” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-0229
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Arts & Performance

Ajita Wilson

1950–1987

Ajita Victoria Wilson (January 12, 1950 – May 26, 1987) was an American transgender actress who starred in European exploitation and hardcore films in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Ajiuno, Storyteller, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria

1973

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Cataloged as “Ajiuno, Storyteller, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1774
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Sports

Ajou Deng

1978–

Ajou Deng (born 24 December 1978) is a South Sudanese–British retired professional basketball player and current coach. He is the son of Aldo Deng, a former Sudanese politician and is the brother of former NBA player Luol Deng.

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Literature

Ajuan Mance

Biography

Ajuan Maria Mance is an American visual artist, author, editor, and a professor of Ethnic Studies and English at Mills College in Oakland, California. She created the portrait series 1001 Black Men.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Jewelry and Adornment

AKA 48th Boule pendant belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

July 1978

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This is a gold and enamel Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) pendant belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The pendant consists of a circle of gold colored metal with a small loop on its top rim for suspension. On the front face of the pendant is the AKA crest in the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.113
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Historical photographs & visual records

Aka. granary for maize at Ikoyi, Ila-Orangun, Nigeria

2007-09

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Original text on slide reads, "Aka. granary for maize at Ikoyi. 10 miles Northwest of Ogbomosh".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1915
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Aka. granary for maize at Ikoyi, Shagamu, Nigeria

2007-09

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Original text on slide reads, "Aka. granary for maize at Ikoyi. 10 miles Northwest of Ogbomosh".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1715
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Historical photographs & visual records

Akaeromwon, Ewere Festival, Nigeria

1981

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Cataloged as “Akaeromwon, Ewere Festival, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1135
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Historical photographs & visual records

Akaeromwon, Igue Festival, Nigeria

1981

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Cataloged as “Akaeromwon, Igue Festival, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1015
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Akaeromwon, Otue Ceremony, Nigeria

1981-1982

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Cataloged as “Akaeromwon, Otue Ceremony, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1009
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Akaeromwon's Salute in Oba's Pavillion, Otue Ceremony, Nigeria

1981-1982

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Cataloged as “Akaeromwon's Salute in Oba's Pavillion, Otue Ceremony, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1012
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Akai Osei

1999–

Akai Osei (born 12 April 1999) is a British actor, dancer, presenter and musician, who is best known for winning the first series of Got to Dance in February 2010. It is reported that he was inspired by Michael Jackson, Diversity, Flawless and Chris Brown.…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Akala (rapper)

1983–

Kingslee James McLean Daley (born 1 December 1983), known professionally as Akala, is a British rapper, writer and activist. In 2006, he was voted the Best Hip Hop Act at the MOBO Awards and has been included on the annual Powerlist of the 100 most…

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Akan chief riding a horse, Northern Ghana

1936

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Cataloged as “Akan chief riding a horse, Northern Ghana” (Negatives; Copy negatives).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1987-009, Item EEPA 1987-009-0323
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