Central Harlem’s Norman Perceval Rockwell, February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978, was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. Continue Reading →
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Harlem Rep. Adriano Espaillat Recognizes 82nd Anniversary Of The Social Security Act
Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, released the following statement in recognition of the 82nd anniversary of the Social Security Act, signed into law on this day by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Continue Reading →
“The Negro Silent Protest Parade” Formed By Harlem’s St. Philip’s Church, 1917
The march was organized by W. E. B. Du Bois, the NAACP, second vice president of the NAACP, Harlem‘s James Weldon Johnson, and Rev. Hutchens Chew Bishop, rector of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church and realtor John E. Nail in Harlem, on July 28, 1917.
Ignazio Lupo, Head Of The Leading Mafia Family From Harlem
Ignazio Lupo (March 19, 1877 – January 13, 1947), also known as Ignazio Saietta and Lupo the Wolf, was a Sicilian-American Black Hand leader in Italian Harlem, New York City during the early 1900s. Continue Reading →
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