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Civil Rights & Community

Chastity Bowick

1985–

Chastity Bowick (born 1985) is an American transgender health advocate and social justice activist based in Massachusetts. She is known for her work supporting low-income and homeless transgender individuals as the executive director of the Marsha P.…

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Historical photographs & visual records

"Château d'Eau." [Water tower.], Conakry, Guinée

Date not recorded

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CONAKRY. -- Château d'Eau; [publisher's logo]; CARTE POSTALE. Published by Edition H. G. F.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0952
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Château d’Olhain

1947

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An impressionistic landscape painting of a 15th century French castle, Château d'Olhain, located near Calais in the north of France. This picturesque castle, with its bright orange-hued roof and stone walls, is positioned in the midst of a lake, which…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.111
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Historical photographs & visual records

Chauffeur fixing flag atop royal motorcade, Lobatse (Botswana)

1947

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Cataloged as “Chauffeur fixing flag atop royal motorcade, Lobatse (Botswana)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067668
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Journalism

Chauncey Bailey

1949–2007

Chauncey Wendell Bailey Jr. (October 20, 1949 – August 2, 2007) was an American journalist noted for his work primarily on issues of the African-American community. He served as editor-in-chief of the Oakland Post in Oakland, California, from June 2007…

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Sports

Chauncey Billups

1976–

Chauncey Ray Billups (born 1976) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. His career has included playing and coaching in the National Basketball Association.

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Biography & Culture

Chauncey Eskridge

1917–1988

Chauncey Eskridge (November 11, 1917 – January 18, 1988) was an American attorney and judge. He provided legal counseling for activist Martin Luther King Jr., one of the leaders of the civil rights movement. He served on the legal team of world heavyweight…

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Sports & Achievement

Chaunté Lowe

1984–

Chaunté Lowe (née Howard; born January 12, 1984) is an American athlete who competes in the high jump. A four-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016), she is the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2005 World Championship silver medalist and the 2012 World…

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Historical photographs & visual records

"Chaussée de Douné, entre le Bafing et Douné" [Douné Causeway, between Bafing and Douné], Guinée

c. 1911

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681. - Afrique Occidentale. - GUINÉE. - Chaussée de Douné, entre le Bafing et Douné; CARTE POSTALE; La correspondance au recto n'est pas acceptée par tous les Pays Étrangers. (Se renseigner à la Poste.). Published by Collection générale Fortier Dakar.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1058
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BIOGRAPHY
Engineering

Chavonda Jacobs-Young

1967–

Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young (born 1967) is an American government executive who served as the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics from 2022 to 2025. Jacobs-Young was previously the administrator of the Agricultural Research…

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Biography & Culture

Chavoso da USP

2000–

Thiago Torres Moura Santos (born in São Paulo on 19 February 2000), better known as Chavoso da USP (lit. 'Cool guy from USP'), is a professor, lecturer, and YouTuber. A graduate in Social Sciences from the University of São Paulo, he became popular through…

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Science & Inventions

Chawne Kimber

1971–

Chawne Monique Kimber ( SHAWN; born 1971) is an African-American mathematician and quilter, known for expressing her political activism in her quilts. After working as a professor and head of mathematics at Lafayette College, and as Dean of the College at…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Chaya tree, Awasa, Ethiopia

2010-10-06

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Also called "tree spinach." Original Carousel 25, slide 39.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3123
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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Chaz Beasley

1985–

Chaz Beasley (born October 24, 1985) is an American attorney and politician in Charlotte, North Carolina. Beasley represented District 92 (part of Mecklenburg County) in the North Carolina House of Representatives and was elected to his first term on…

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Business & Enterprise

Chaz Ebert

1952–

Chaz Ebert (née Hammel, previously Hammel-Smith, born October 15, 1952) is an American businesswoman. She is best known for her marriage to film critic Roger Ebert, having been married to him from 1992 until his death in 2013.

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Visual Arts

Chaz Guest

1961–

Chaz Guest (born May 2, 1961 in Niagara Falls, New York) is an American artist who works in the mediums of painting and sculpting.

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Literature

Chaz Lamar Shepherd

1977–

Chaz Lamar Shepherd is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his roles as Artis Tower in Me and the Boys (1994–1995), John Hamilton on 7th Heaven (1996–2001), and Piranha in Luke Cage (2018). He is also known for his portrayal as Al…

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Arts & Performance

Chazz Miller

1963–

Charles "Chazz" Miller is an American street art muralist from Detroit, Michigan. He is the founder of the Artist Village, a program of Motor City Blight Busters, a nonprofit organization located in Old Redford aimed at stabilizing and revitalizing Detroit…

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Arts & Performance

Chazz Young

1932–

Charles "Chazz" Young (born November 8, 1932) is an American choreographer and teacher of tap dance.

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Sports

Ché Adams

1996–

Che Sac Everton Fred Adams (born 13 July 1996), known as Ché Adams, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Torino and the Scotland national team. Adams began his senior career in non-league football with Oadby Town and…

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Education & Scholarship

Che Gossett

Biography

Che Gossett is an American writer, scholar, and archivist. They have written extensively on black and trans visibility, black trans aesthetics, capitalism, and queer, trans and black radicalism, resistance and abolition.

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Literature

Che Grayson

Biography

Che Grayson is an American comics and television filmmaker and screenwriter. They are best known for their work as a writer for the IDW Publishing series Dark Spaces: Good Deeds and as a co-writer for the DC Comics series Absolute Catwoman.

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Historical photographs & documents

Che Lyrics

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Che Lyrics” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref44
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Music

Che Pope

1970–

Christopher Pope (born May 3, 1970) is an American record executive and record producer from Boston, Massachusetts. Pope served as co-executive producer on Kanye West's album Yeezus (2013), and co-producer on Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill…

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