1183 results for: Black/African American
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Souleymane N'Diaye playing drum during Adefua performance, Seattle, December 2002
Adefua is a cultural education organization and dance troupe founded in 1985 by Afua Kouyate, commonly known as Mama Afua. Mama Afua, a Seattle native, started Adefua to teach people about African cultures and African dance. Currently (as of 2024), Adefua’s programs include “African Arts for All to See,” an educational program that travels to schools, the Youth and Family…
ID Number:2000.107.20021214.CD01.001
Date:2002
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Adefua music and dance performance, Seattle, December 2002
Adefua is a cultural education organization and dance troupe founded in 1985 by Afua Kouyate, commonly known as Mama Afua. Mama Afua, a Seattle native, started Adefua to teach people about African cultures and African dance. Currently (as of 2024), Adefua’s programs include “African Arts for All to See,” an educational program that travels to schools, the Youth and Family…
ID Number:2000.107.20021214.CD01.002
Date:2002
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Souleymane N'Diaye and others drumming and dancing at Adefua performance, Seattle, December 2002
Adefua is a cultural education organization and dance troupe founded in 1985 by Afua Kouyate, commonly known as Mama Afua. Mama Afua, a Seattle native, started Adefua to teach people about African cultures and African dance. Currently (as of 2024), Adefua’s programs include “African Arts for All to See,” an educational program that travels to schools, the Youth and Family…
ID Number:2000.107.20021214.CD01.003
Date:2002
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Martell Webster with family at home, Edmonds, January 13, 2003
Martell Webster (b. 1986) is a former professional basketball player who played 10 seasons in the NBA (National Basketball Association). Born in Edmonds and raised in Seattle, the 6’6” tall Webster was a high school basketball star for Seattle Prep, and was the first freshman to lead Prep in scoring and rebounding. Webster was recruited from high school directly into…
ID Number:2000.107.20030113.CD02.01.001
Date:2003
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Tap dance students practicing at TTAAPP Central, Seattle, January 2003
Darrlyn (Cook) Smith (1938-2002) and her husband Joseph Smith, both educators, relocated to Seattle from New Orleans in the early 1960s. In Seattle, Darrlyn Smith taught at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, where she kept a box of tap dance shoes in her classroom and taught tap to interested students during recess. Darrlyn and Joseph Smith later owned the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030114.CD07.001
Date:2003
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Tap dance students practicing at TTAAPP Central studio, Seattle, January 2003
Darrlyn (Cook) Smith (1938-2002) and her husband Joseph Smith, both educators, relocated to Seattle from New Orleans in the early 1960s. In Seattle, Darrlyn Smith taught at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, where she kept a box of tap dance shoes in her classroom and taught tap to interested students during recess. Darrlyn and Joseph Smith later owned the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030114.CD07.002
Date:2003
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Tap dance students practicing at TTAAPP Central, Seattle, January 2003
Darrlyn (Cook) Smith (1938-2002) and her husband Joseph Smith, both educators, relocated to Seattle from New Orleans in the early 1960s. In Seattle, Darrlyn Smith taught at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, where she kept a box of tap dance shoes in her classroom and taught tap to interested students during recess. Darrlyn and Joseph Smith later owned the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030114.CD07.003
Date:2003
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Tap dance students in front of mirror TTAAPP Central, Seattle, January 2003
Darrlyn (Cook) Smith (1938-2002) and her husband Joseph Smith, both educators, relocated to Seattle from New Orleans in the early 1960s. In Seattle, Darrlyn Smith taught at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, where she kept a box of tap dance shoes in her classroom and taught tap to interested students during recess. Darrlyn and Joseph Smith later owned the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030114.CD07.004
Date:2003
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Jackie Lawson and Cynthia Wilson at G.A.R. cemetery, Seattle, March 2004
In this photo, Cynthia Wilson, left, and Jacqueline Lawson kneel near the grave of Black Civil War veteran Gilford Hervey at the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) cemetery in Seattle. The two genealogists had been researching Hervey since learning about graves of veterans of the United States Colored Troops at the G.A.R cemetery in a newspaper article the previous…
ID Number:2000.107.200403.CD01.04.001
Date:2004
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Chef Wayne Johnson with a grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Seattle, January 29, 2007
Chef Wayne Johnson (d. 2024) began his Seattle career working at high-end restaurants, including Ray’s Boathouse and Andaluca. In his spare time, he volunteered at FareStart, a culinary nonprofit organization that provides restaurant industry job training to people experiencing poverty, homelessness, and other disadvantages. FareStart gradually became his full-time job, and he rose through the ranks to become FareStart's executive…
ID Number:2000.107.20070129.CD01.01.001
Date:2007