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SOUL – America’s Most Soulful Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 1 (April 14, 1966)
Comics & MagazinesMid-Century EraDebut issue of SOUL – America’s Most Soulful Newspaper , the pioneering Los Angeles–based Black music newspaper founded by Ken and Regina J…
79RareView Artifact History: SOUL – America’s Most Soulful Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 1 (April 14, 1966)
Prince – Yellow Cloud Guitar (1983)
Relics & MemorabiliaContemporary EraThe Yellow Cloud Guitar is one of the most iconic instruments associated with musician and cultural innovator Prince. Designed by Minneapol…
95LegendaryView Artifact History: Prince – Yellow Cloud Guitar (1983)
Peter Jackson N174 Gypsy Queen (1887–1888)
Trading CardsEarly 20th CenturyThis card is considered the rookie card of Peter Jackson, a pioneering Black heavyweight boxer often referred to as "The Black Prince." It…
90LegendaryView Artifact History: Peter Jackson N174 Gypsy Queen (1887–1888)
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Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Banjo Lesson (1893)
“The Banjo Lesson” (1893) by Henry Ossawa Tanner is an intimate genre painting depicting an elderly man teaching a young boy to play the banjo inside a modest cabin. Bathed in warm, focused…
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