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Alvin D. Loving Jr. (September 19, 1935 – June 21, 2005), better known as Al Loving, was an African-American abstract expressionist painter. His work is known for hard-edge abstraction, dyed fabric paintings, and large paper collages, all exploring…
1948–
Alvin A. Darling (born December 23, 1948) is an American gospel musician. Five of his albums charted on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart, and two on the Heatseekers Albums chart. He has also been nominated at the GMA Dove Awards and the Stellar Awards.
1913–2009
Alvin B. Aberdeen Duncan (27 February 1913 – 29 January 2009) was an African Canadian historian and a Royal Canadian Air Force veteran of World War II. Duncan's family is the only family known in Oakville, Ontario who were directly involved in the…
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Alvin Darnell Hall (born June 27, 1952) is an American financial educator, author, and media personality.
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Alvin C. Hollingsworth (February 25, 1928 – July 14, 2000), whose pseudonyms included Alvin Holly, was an American painter, educator, and one of the first Black artists in comic books.
1992
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Alvin "Red" Tyler playing saxophone at a performance in Charlotte, NC. He is wearing a horizontal striped shirt tucked into his pants, glasses, and a beret.
Biography
Alvin Sanders is an American-Canadian voice actor and voice director. He currently sits on the Union of BC Performers executive board.
1955–
Alvy R. Powell Jr (born October 31, 1955) is an American bass-baritone opera singer and a former member of the U.S. Army Chorus. He is known for his performances at presidential events and for performing the role of Porgy in the George Gershwin opera Porgy…
1942–2025
Alyne Harris (March 1942 – August 12, 2025) was an African American painter from Gainesville, Florida. She was an artist who draws inspiration from her surroundings and religion.
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Alyscia Cunningham is an author, film director, tactile artist, and photographer who has contributed to the Smithsonian, National Geographic, AOL, and Discovery Channel. She is the founder of Her House Media, a production company dedicated to documentary…
Dates not recorded
Alyson Cambridge is an American operatic soprano. In addition to opera, she sings classical song, jazz, American songbook and popular song. In 2003 Cambridge won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, becoming the competition's youngest Grand…
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Alyssa Cole (born August 12, 1982) is an American author of historical, science fiction, mystery, thriller and contemporary romance novels. Her stories include diverse casts of characters with a variety of professions, from Civil War spies to modern day…
Biography
Alzo Slade is an American comedian, educator, journalist, photographer, and writer. He currently is an announcer, judge, and scorekeeper on the NPR gameshow Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!.
1942–2023
Aidoo's plays and novels, including The Dilemma of a Ghost and Changes, explored gender, tradition and postcolonial identity across West Africa.
c. 1900–1991
Hampâté Bâ devoted his life to recording and defending African oral history, and is remembered for saying that when an elder dies, a library burns.
Biography
Amaire Johnson is an American producer, songwriter, music director, and multi-instrumentalist who primarily collaborates with rapper Big Sean, and is best known for co-writing and producing Big Sean singles "Moves", "Single Again", "Bounce Back", and "One…
Biography
Sally Amaka Okafor is a British actress. She is known for her work in theatre, and her roles in the film Greatest Days (2023) as well as the BBC One series The Responder (2022) and the Netflix series Bodies (2023).
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Amal Fashanu (born 21 August 1988) is a British fashion designer, filmmaker, journalist, and activist against homophobia in sport. She produced Britain's Gay Footballers, a BBC Three documentary. She is the founder and CEO of the Justin Fashanu Foundation,…
1959
Amalia K. Amaki (born Lynda Faye Peek, July 8, 1949) is an African-American artist, art historian, educator, film critic and curator who recently resided in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she was Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of…
2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color photograph portrait of Amalia Berrio against a blue background. The bust portrait captures Berrio from the shoulders up, her head turned slightly to her proper right as she gazes past the camera. She is wearing a bright yellow top with a matching…
Loading image…1866–1956
Amanda Christina Elizabeth Aldridge, also known as Amanda Ira Aldridge (10 March 1866 – 9 March 1956), was a British opera singer and teacher who composed love songs, suites, sambas, and light orchestral pieces under the pseudonym of Montague Ring. Born…
1985–
Amanda Leah Brown (born June 4, 1985) is an American singer and dancer from New York City. She was a contestant on the third season of NBC’s The Voice and finished in fifth place.
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Amanda Brugel (born March 24, 1978) is a Canadian actress. Born and raised in Pointe-Claire (a suburb of Montreal), Quebec, she made her acting debut in the drama film Vendetta (1999). This was followed by roles in the comedy film A Diva's Christmas Carol…
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Amanda Cordner is a Canadian actor, most noted for their regular role as 7ven in the television series Sort Of. Originally from Schomberg, Ontario, Cordner is a graduate of the theatre program at York University. They first became widely known for stage…
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