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Harlem Born John Catsimatidis One Of 72 Of America’s Richest Billionaires Living In NY

America's richest keep getting richer. The wealthiest Americans on the annual Forbes 400 list grew their combined net worth by just over 2 percent from the previous year, making them worth $2.96 trillion in 2019.Continue reading

It’s A Harlem Thang, With Harlem’s A$AP Rocky And Moby On “A$AP Forever” (Videos)

Noisey Vice reports that ready for some strange news? Harlem man A$AP Rocky's new single features another Harlem guy Moby. Continue reading

West Harlem’s John A. Catsimatidis, 1948 –

John A. Catsimatidis, born September 7, 1948 is a Greek-American billionaire businessman and radio talk show host. Continue reading

Harlem’s Azealia Banks In Full Effect For New Hip Hop Track “Chi Chi” (Audio)

Paper Magazine reports that for the past few weeks, Harlem lady Azealia Banks has been teasing the release of a new song. Continue reading

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee Harlem’s Tupac’s Music Influence Lives On

Harlem man Tupac Shakur's recording career lasted just five years before he was murdered in 1996, but it is the rapper's influence from beyond the grave that will be celebrated when he is inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday.Continue reading

Al Pacino Catches Heat From Girlfriend After Dodging Scent Of A Marriage

Just when Harlem born Al Pacino thought he was out of marriage talks, paps in Argentina pulled him right back in ... with his girlfriend standing right next to him!Continue reading

Harlem Born Olympian Akhnaten “Akhi” Spencer-El, Is Our Man In Rio

Akhnaten “Akhi” Spencer-El, 1979 - present, Spencer El is a 2009 graduate of Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary where he completed his Maestro’s degree. A native of Harlem, Spencer-El started fencing at the Peter Westbrook Foundation at the age of 13.Continue reading

Morrie “Mr. Cheez Doodles” Yohai, Harlem NY 1920 – 2010

Morrie Robert Yohai, (pronounced yo-high), March 4, 1920 – July 27, 2010, was an American food company executive best known for his creation of Cheez Doodles, a cylindrical baked cornmeal puff most often with a cheddar cheese flavor.Continue reading

Harlem’s Alicia Keys Signed Photograph Collectible

This rare signed photograph by Alicia Keys measures 8 X 10 photograph signed with a blue ball point pen (date uncertain).Continue reading

Azealia Banks Got Into A Twitter Fight With Sarah Palin, And Now Palin’s Suing Her

Update: Well this just became even more of a s**tshow. Sarah Palin is suing Harlem's Azealia Banks, according to People.Continue reading

Harlem’s Jessie Sampter, Educator, A Poet, And A Zionist Pioneer

Jessie Sampter was an influential Zionist educator, a poet, and a Zionist pioneer influenced by Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold, Josephine Lazarus, Mary Antin,Mordecai Kaplan, Unitarian minister Rev. Merle St. Croix Wright and others to become an ardent advocate of Judaism and Zionism born March 22, 1883 in Harlem, New York.Continue reading

Harlem’s Amin Joseph Stars in New ‘Baywatch’ Movie 2017

Harlem man Amin Joseph sent us an email to let us know that he has been added to the cast of Paramount’s Baywatch, the feature film based on the iconic TV series. Continue reading

Althea Gibson at the West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills NY ca 1950 Credit Corbis

Join Reel Sisters Women’s History Month Screening Of ALTHEA

Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series will present a screening of ALTHEA, a documentary on Harlem's Althea Gibson, the first African-American tennis player to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Continue reading

Harlem’s Henry Lincoln “Hank” DeZonie 1922-2009

Henry Lincoln "Hank" DeZonie, was born on February 12, 1922 in Harlem, he was an American professional basketball player. He was the fourth African American player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), following Earl Lloyd, Nathaniel Clifton, and Chuck Cooper.Continue reading

Henry Roth Harlem New York 1914 – 1927

Henry Roth (February 8, 1906 – October 13, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer living in a mostly Irish area of Harlem, New York, 1914 - 1927.Continue reading