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Sylvia Woods, ‘Queen of Soul Food,’ Passes

Posted on July 19, 2012 by | 3 Comments

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 →

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Harlemite Rodney L. Carroll Passes (update)

Posted on November 19, 2011 by | 10 Comments

Harlem World Magazine would like to send our condolences to his wife and son. He was man who said what he meant and meant what he said.

Here’s a few of the stories we’ve done on and with Mr. Carroll:

HW Radio Podcast with Rodney L. Carroll

Feature: Why I Will Never be the Same By Rodney L. Carroll Continue reading →

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‘Diff’rent Strokes’ star Gary Coleman dies

Posted on May 28, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Story photo: 'Diff'rent Strokes' star Gary Coleman dies Gary Coleman, the child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes” whose later career was marred by medical and legal problems, died Friday after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was 42. Continue reading →

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RIP: Guru dies

Posted on April 20, 2010 by | 1 Comment

Keith Elam (July 17, 1966 – April 19, 2010), better known by his stage name Guru, was an American rapper and member of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr. Born in the Boston neighborhood of Roxbury. Continue reading →

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Dorothy Height, activist, dies

Posted on April 20, 2010 by | 1 Comment

Dorothy Height, who as longtime president of the National Council of Negro Women was the leading female voice of the 1960s civil rights movement, died Tuesday. She was 98. Continue reading →

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Percy Sutton, Malcolm X attorney, dies at 89

Posted on December 28, 2009 by | 1 Comment

Early life, education and family

Pery Sutton was born on November 24, 1920, he was a civil-rights activist, entrepreneur and lawyer. Sutton was born in San Antonio, Texas, the last of fifteen children born to Samuel and Lillian Sutton. Both of his parents were educators with his father being one of the first blacks in Bexar County, Texas. His father, born into slavery, also served as principal of three high schools. S. J. Sutton, an early civil rights activist who did not use his first name for fear it would be shortened to Sambo, farmed, sold real estate and owned a mattress factory, funeral home and skating rink — in addition to being a full-time principal. All Percy Sutton’s siblings graduated from college. His brothers included G. J. Sutton (the first black elected official in San Antonio and Oliver Sutton (a judge on the New York Supreme Court). Continue reading →

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