A great photograph of the classy boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson saluting the adoring crowd after the Randolph Turpin fight on August 7th, Harlem, New York, 1951.
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Harlem’s Burnetta Jones, Hair Salon Owner And First Major Owner Of A Recording Studio (Video)
Genre Magazine writes that this story about I Was Born This Way starts in New York city, but has nothing to do with New York native Lady Gaga. Continue Reading →
Congressman Rangel Honors Dr. John Lawrence Sullivan (“Mike”) Holloman, Jr. (video)
Today, HCA proudly hosted the family and friends of the late, great Dr. John Lawrence Sullivan (“Mike”) Holloman, Jr. – an early and ardent advocate for medical equity. Continue Reading →
Sugar Ray Robinson In Harlem, 1940’s
The New York Times published a piece on Sugar Ray Robinson and his glory days in Harlem. And the UpTownFlavor ran this piece, so we thought it might be cool to look back over some Sugar Ray’s favorite places to hang out in Harlem. Continue Reading →
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