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Fancy Ray McCloney is a stand-up comedian and advertising pitchman from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is known for his flamboyant comic persona, once described as "gleefully narcissistic," blending elements of Little Richard, Muhammad Ali, James Brown,…
1972; printed 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival print of Fania Davis raising her left fist in defiance as she is loaded onto a Santa Clara County Sheriff prisoner transport bus. Davis wears a knit vest over a ribbed turtleneck and carries a jacket in her right arm. Additional…
ca. 1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA coiled sweetgrass basket made by Mary A. Jackson. The large, circular fanner basket has a flat bottom with sides extending just a few inches above the bottom to form a flat, shallow basket. The basket features different striations of lighter and darker…
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Frances Barrier Williams (February 12, 1855 – March 4, 1944) was an American educator, civil rights and women's rights activist, and the first black woman to gain membership to the Chicago Woman's Club. She became well known for her efforts to have black…
1867–1942
Fannie Criss (October 15, 1867 — February 2, 1942) was a late 19th-century and 20th-century African-American designer who specialized in hand-made dresses and gowns for elite patrons in Richmond, Virginia and New York City.
1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gelatin silver print of Fannie Lou Hamer wearing a floral print top. She is standing on a dirt road. The photograph is mounted to black cardboard. Handwritten on back of mount is [Louis Draper/c/o Barboza Studio/242-1880/DR 0028].
1918–2005
Fannie Mae Duncan (July 5, 1918 — September 13, 2005) was an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and community activist in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is best known as the proprietor of the Cotton Club, an early integrated jazz club in…
1902–1934
Fannie May Goosby (born 1902, died after 1934) also known as Fannie Mae Goosby was an American classic female blues singer, pianist and songwriter. Ten of her recordings were released between 1923 and 1928, one of which, "Grievous Blues", she recorded…
1920–
Fannie Griffin-McClendon (born 22 September 1920) is an American retired military officer. McClendon served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II, then went on to become a major and squadron commander in the U.S. Air Force.…
Biography
Fannie R. Givens (née Hicks; May 29, 1861 to August 4, 1947) was an artist, missionary, and political activist. Mainly a resident of Louisville, Kentucky, she created and taught art in many forms including painting and poetry and served as a policewoman…
2003-09-02
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 18, slide 1.
January 15, 1969; printed 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black and white photograph shows Harry Belafonte seated in a car after the first commemorative birthday event for Martin Luther King Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1969. Belafonte is smiling slightly and looking out of the car window toward the…
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Fantasia Monique Barrino-Taylor (born June 30, 1984), also known mononymously as Fantasia, is an American singer and actress. She rose to prominence in 2004 with her performance of the Porgy and Bess standard "Summertime" during the third season of…
1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Fantasy Inc.” (Text; Magazines (periodicals)).
2004 November 4
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFante Fisherman, wearing his colors. Original Carousel number, 1, Slide number, 10.
2004 November 5
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFante fishing boats and flags, Fante Fisherman in Port. Original Carousel number, 1, Slide number, 40.
ca. 1977
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is the Far West ring designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The ring is formed from a sterling silver wire shaped into an open-ended band with a serpentine or wave pattern. Placed on one end of the band is a large, triangular red and purple agate…
1963–
Farah Jasmine Griffin (born 1963) is an American academic and professor specializing in African-American literature. She is William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies, chair of the African American and…
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Farah D. Lubin is an American neuroscientist and Professor of Neurobiology and Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham within the Heersink School of Medicine. Lubin is the Principal Investigator of the Lubin…
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Farai Chideya (; born July 27, 1969, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States) is an American novelist, multimedia journalist, and radio host. She produced and hosted Pop and Politics with Farai Chideya, a series of radio specials on politics for 15 years.…
1986–
Faren Humes (born 1986) is an American filmmaker. She directed the short film Liberty (2018), winning several film festival awards for it, including from the Berlin Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and SXSW Film Festival. She is a 2021…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRépublique de GUINEE[,] Farenya (Boffa).. Photographed by ONACIG - Corporate Entity. Published by.
Biography
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is a British novelist, short-story writer and columnist. Her debut novel, the young adult thriller Ace of Spades (2021), received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens in 2022, and reached the top ten on…
Biography
Faris Hytiaa is a Canadian stand-up comedian. He is most noted for his 2025 comedy album Homesick, for which he received a Juno Award nomination for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2026. Born in Toronto and raised in Alberta, he is of…
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