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She Was A Harlem Owner Of The Largest African American Beauty Parlor In The World, Founder Of Freedom National Bank, And Wife Of Joe Louis

07/29/202107/29/2021

Rose Meta Morgan began a beauty empire in Harlem, NY, during the 1940s and quickly became a powerhouse in the field and a doyenne of African American high society.

Joe Louis’ Restaurant Souvenir Card, Harlem NY 1950’s

08/22/201608/22/2016

I don’t know about you, but we love everything little thing about Harlem history, and this little Souvenir card from the Joe Louis’ Restaurant, at 11 west 125th Street, Harlem, New  York, ca 1950’s is fabulous.

Boxer Joe Louis And Wife Marva “The Best Dressed Woman In America” Trotter Harlem NY (Rare Video)

06/05/201610/07/2016

Rare video footage of boxing champ Joe Louis and his wife Mara “the best dressed woman in America” Trotter seen outside an apartment building in Harlem, New York.

The Joe Louis Restaurant & Bar, Harlem, 1950

05/05/201405/05/2014

A great image of The Joe Louis Restaurant & Bar still under construction on the north side of 125th Street (between 8th and 7th Avenue) in Central Harlem, New York, 1950.

Joe Louis’ Vs Billy Conn Championship At Polo Grounds, Harlem, 1941

03/05/201405/05/2014

The Brown Bomber, in a great ringside seat photograph of the Joe Louis’ bout against Billy Conn, the Light Heavyweight Champion met on June 18, 1941.

The Harlem Music Legend Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton, 1904 – 1946

06/19/202206/19/2022

Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton, February 1, 1904 – July 20, 1946, was an American trombonist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

The Legendary Adelaide Louise Hall’s Rich Harlem History, 1901 – 1993 (Audio Video)

02/24/202202/24/2022

Adelaide Louise Hall, 20 October 1901 – 7 November 1993, was a Harlem and UK-based jazz singer and entertainer.

Jay-Z, Fat Joe, Killer Mike And Michelle Alexander Urge NY Legislature To Pass “Rap Music On Trial” Legislation

01/19/202201/19/2022

Today, members of the music industry and academia including JAY-Z, Fat Joe, Killer Mike, and Michelle Alexander released a sign-on letter (below).

Canceled: Ritual Cooking For The Orishas With Alashe Joel “ElCangri” Rosado In East Harlem

02/10/202102/10/2021

The CCCADI continues its virtual Sacred Traditions programming with Ritual Cooking for the Orishas with Alashe Joel “El Cangri” Rosado on February 22, 2021, 6 pm – 8 pm

Joel Augustus Rogers, Author, Journalist, Historian And Harlemite, 1880/3 – 1966

12/07/202012/07/2020

Joel Augustus Rogers, September 6, 1880/3 – March 26, 1966, the Harlem-based Jamaican-American author, journalist, and historian who contributed to the history of Africa and the African diaspora.

One Of Harlem’s Best Christmas Songs, “Christmas Night In Harlem” By Louis Armstrong, 1955 (Video)

12/21/201712/21/2017

When it comes to Christmas songs about Harlem, we think this one, “Christmas Night In Harlem,” is a classic by legendary music man Louis Armstrong And The All Stars.

East Harlem’s Joseph “Tough Joey” Rao

05/13/201705/14/2017

Joseph “Tough Joey” Rao (pronounced “Ray-oh”), also known as Joey Rao and Joseph Cangro March 12, 1901 – May 10, 1962 was a New York mobster who was both a rival and an associate of mobster Dutch Schultz.

Marva Trotter Louis, Harlem Model, 1936

01/09/201411/04/2018

Harlem’s Marva Trotter Louis, the Chicago stenographer turned model, singer and the first wife of boxing legend Joe Louis and had two children (daughter Jacqueline in 1943 and son Joseph Louis Barrow, Jr. in 1947).

Big Maybelle Louis Smith, Harlem (video)

04/08/201201/08/2014

Mabel Louise Smith was born in Jackson Tennessee (May 1, 1924 – January 23, 1972). In the early nineteen thirties the young Mabel won an amateur singing contest in Memphis, and decided that performing was for her.

Harlem’s Edna Mae Harris, One Of The Legendary Entertainers During The 1930-1940’s, 1914 – 1997

04/25/202204/25/2022

Edna Mae Harris, September 29, 1914 – September 15, 1997, sometimes credited as Edna May Harris was a Harlem actress and singer.

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