Category Archives: Passes

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

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Donaldson Toussaint L’Ouverture Byrd II Passes Over

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Donaldson Toussaint L’Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013)was an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a jazz artist. Continue reading

HW Pick: RIP Ed Koch

image“How’m I doing?” Even if you didn’t grow up in New York in the late ’70s and ’80s, you’d probably recognize Ed Koch’s mayoral mantra—on TV talk shows, hosting Saturday Night Live, on book tours for his best-selling memoir, Mayor. Continue reading

Jesse Hill, Jr., Civil Rights Leader Passes

Jesse Hill, Jr.

Jesse Hill, Jr., (May 30, 1926 – December 17, 2012) was a civil rights leader, business executive, and actuary. 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

Calvin Copeland Passes At St. Lukes Hospital – Funeral Arrangements

For 50 years, Calvin Copeland, was the master chef and owner of Copeland’s Restaurant and Reliable Catering on West 145th Street in Harlem. Continue reading

In Loving Memory of Bishop Quick Bishop Norman N. Quick

Dear Friends:

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our former Board member, Bishop Norman Quick on Wednesday, August 1, 2012.   Continue reading

Steven Carter Gets 26 Years After Cold Case

The cops got their man, 26 years later. Violent career felon Steven Carter was hit with the maximum 25-years-to-life sentence Monday for strangling a woman in Harlem’s St. Nicholas Park — in 1986. Continue reading

Harlem Remembers Sylvia Woods “The Queen Of Soul Food”

Harlem restaurateur Sylvia Woods was a legendary chef, but she was also a key figure in the Harlem political scene. Continue reading

Sylvia Woods, ‘Queen of Soul Food,’ Passes

Sylvia Woods, the matriarch of the famed Harlem restaurant that bore her name and a New York City icon, died Thursday at her Westchester home, family members said in a statement. Continue reading