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Jackie Robinson At The Harlem YMCA, NY

Posted on April 12, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Jackie’s Harlem

This great photograph shows Jackie Robinson (1919–1972) on the basketball court at the Harlem Y.M.C.A., 180 West 135th Street with Brooklyn Dodgers teammate Roy Campanella around 1948. Continue reading →

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The Harlem Chic’s And The Harlem Queens Basketball Team, 1958-1960

Posted on September 19, 2012 by | 3 Comments

The Dempsey Hovland‘s who managed the House of David basketball team in the 1930s, also created the New York Harlem Chic’s basketball team the first all female African-American basketball team in the USA, the female version of the Harlem Globetrotters. Continue reading →

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Museum for African Art In Harlem Hosts 1st Annual Fall Benefit Honoring Leaders in African Art & Philanthropy

Posted on September 19, 2011 by | Leave a comment

First Annual Fall Benefit & Silent Auction to Honor Charles Benenson (1913-2004), Founding Trustee, and Mannie Jackson, Chairman of the Harlem Globetrotters

On Thursday, October 6, 2011, the Museum for African Art will host its first fall benefit and silent auction at their future home, located at 1280 Fifth Avenue at 110th Street on Manhattan’s Museum Mile in New York. Continue reading →

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Harlem Travel Guide For “Man v Food” Nation Check It Out On Wednesday, Sep 7, At 9 pm

Posted on August 23, 2011 by | 1 Comment
Host Adam Richman from the Travel Channel is uptown in Harlem for some colossal fabulous sized soul food, a monster helping of yummy Mofongo, and if that’s not enough he guides the Harlem Globetrotters through the “Squealer challenge” at Rack & Soul.
So, catch this episode on Wednesday, Sep 7, at 9 pm.
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Harlem Globetrotters Big Eggs At The White House

Posted on April 28, 2011 by | 1 Comment

The Harlem Globetrotters , Charles A. Archer, Esq., CEO of the Evelyn Douglin Center for Serving People in Need (EDCSPIN) in Brooklyn, NY, and a member of the White House Disability Group, brought a friend, his nephew, and staff to the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 25th. Continue reading →

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Mark Johnson’s ‘Basketball Slave: The Andy Johnson Story’ Signing In Harlem

Posted on February 22, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Five of the veteran Harlem Globetrotters members living in the New York Metropolitan area will be recognized for their perseverance in the face of  adversity and racism on and off the basketball court and Mark Johnson,  author of Basketball Slave: The Andy Johnson Story, will sign copies of his book at the  New York Coalition of One Hundred Black Women’s general membership meeting and Black History Month celebration. Continue reading →

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Walt Dukes, Harlem Globetrotters Autograph

Posted on May 24, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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Walt Dukes from the Original Harlem Globetrotters, autographed / signed cut with photo.

Price: $135.27

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Harlem Globetrotters in Harlem

Posted on September 30, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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Globetrotters And NBA All-Star Nite

Posted on March 15, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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NBA stars spend time with the Harlem Globetrotters during media availability at the NBA …

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…with Lakers guard Kobe Bryant…

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Harlem Globetrotters A-Game

Posted on February 5, 2009 by | 1 Comment

Wildkat Edgerson and Buckets Blakes to Sign Autographs And Dazzle Visitors With Timeless Basketball Handling Techniques

The famed Harlem Globetrotters have played more than 25,000 games, entertaining everyone from Presidents to Popes, and on Saturday, February 7, in addition to signing autographs, team members Wildkat Edgerson and Buckets Blakes will entertain fans with their intricate ball-handling skills at the Sports Museum of America, 26 Broadway (at Beaver Street) in lower Manhattan. Visitors who mention “Harlem Globetrotters” at the box office or enter code “BBALL” on the sportsmuseum.com website will receive special savings on tickets: Adults $10; Children $5; Children under the age of 5 are free. Continue reading →

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