Category Archives: Harlem deaths

Grandson of Malcolm X Said to Have Died in Mexico

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Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of the civil rights activist Malcolm X, was reported dead in Mexico by United States authorities on Thursday, a family friend said. Continue reading

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Visiting Student Dies At Columbia University (update)

YNONYNEHWMUGETR.20091022160035Jessica Fingers, 21-year-old Columbia freshman runner was found dead in a dorm hallway at Columbia University Sunday morning about 11:45 a.m., authorities said. Continue reading

Inez Dickens Husband John Russell Passes

Inez DickensHarlem World Magazine prayers and thoughts go out today for Councilmember Inez Dickens on the loss of her beloved husband, John Russell. Continue reading

Harlem Mom Who Leaped To Her Death Was Convinced She Gave Infant Son Concussion

woman-jumps-in-harlem-2Tragic new details emerged today from the suicide note left by the mom who leaped eight stories to her death while clutching her infant son. Continue reading

Man Killed in Fall Between Subway Cars in Harlem

police tape in harlemAfter initial reports that a man had been struck and killed by a train after a confrontation on a platform at East 125th Street in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, the police said that in fact the man had been killed and another was injured in separate episodes near the station. Continue reading

Harlem Teenager Drowns at NJ Pool Party

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A high school senior from Harlem drowned during a pool party with his classmates at a sprawling New Jersey estate over the weekend.  Continue reading

Mickey “Guitar” Baker Passes (1925 – 2012)

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MacHouston Baker(October 15, 1925 – November 27, 2012), known as Mickey Baker and Mickey “Guitar” Baker was an American guitarist. Continue reading

Spanish Harlem’s Farewell To The ‘Macho’ Man (photos around the web)

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The Bellenews.com posts about talk about the fight between girlfriends of Camacho during open casket ceremony in East Harlem. Continue reading

Earl (Speedo) Carroll, Cadillacs Singer, Dies at 75 (update)

Earl (Speedo) Carroll, the lead singer of the 1950s doo-wop group the Cadillacs, who later found contentment, plus a measure of abiding renown, as a New York City school custodian, died on Sunday in Manhattan. He was 75. Continue reading

Remembering Harlem’s Leroy Edward Eley, Sr.

Leroy Edward Eley, Sr., a loving and devoted father, grandfather, son, brother, friend, and Military Instructor Pilot was born May 27, 1927 in Harlem, NY and transitioned from this earth into the arms of his heavenly Father, on August 30, 2012. Continue reading