Tag Archives: Jackie Robinson

Harlem Bishop Robert Lawson 1883 – 1961 (video)

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A Man With A Divine Vision

“Let me live in the house by the side of the road and be a friend to man.”

Robert Lawson was born on May 5, 1883 in New Iberia, La. In 1913, Lawson was a well-educated and ambitious young man, considering a career in law, when he suddenly took ill. Continue reading

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1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Signed By Jackie Robinson

A great gift for a true Harlem baseball fan. This is an official American League Baseball that has been hand signed by Jackie Robinson and 29 members of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (1932 1957). Continue reading

Jackie Robinson At The Harlem YMCA, NY

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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

Sugar Hill, To The Right Of Colonial Park, Harlem 1938

sugar-hill-bradhurst-looking-south-1938-nyplBeautiful view of the Sugar Hill area in Harlem, to the right of Colonial Park (now Jackie Robinson Park). Continue reading

HW Pick: “The Kill Hole,” At MISTHarlem (video)

The indie film, “The Kill Hole,” by first-time director, Mischa Webley will open on March 15, 2013 in limited release at the MIST Harlem complex. Continue reading

HW Pick: “42″ A Jackie Robinson Biopic (video)

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Real life story of Jackie Robinson, baseball legend backed up with the music of Jay-Z, with a great cast starring Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman, Brad Beyer, and Judy Tylor. Continue reading

HW Pick: It’s My Park, Senior Swim in Harlem

Ok, have you heard of Adult Swim the risqué, unorthodox and often bizarre cartoons on the Cartoon Network? Well, Senior Swim is not a version of that for seniors. Continue reading

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Presents ‘On The Shoulders Of Giants’ on Showtime

Six-time NBA champion and Harlem resident Kareem Abdul-Jabbar presents this documentary that relates the history of “the greatest basketball team you’ve never heard of, ” the Harlem Rens (except for Harlemites) Formed during the Harlem Renaissance that also produced some of America’s greatest jazz musicians, the extraordinary all-black team regularly trounced white teams in the years before Jackie Robinson (and Roy Campanella) broke the color barrier in professional sports, going 112-7 in 1932-33, winning the World Basketball Tournament in Chicago in 1939, and inspiring a generation of Harlem-born athletes. Continue reading

Harlem’s ADC Founder And Chairman Is Honored

On Monday, March 7th, The Jackie Robinson Foundation will honor ADC Founder and Chairman Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III for embodying “the humanitarian ideals of Jackie Robinson.” Hosted by Bill Cosby and held at the Waldorf Astoria, the Robie Awards will also be presented to Sean “Diddy” Combs, Russell Simmons, Ingrid Saunders Jones, and Joseph Perella. Continue reading

Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters By President Barack Obama (video)

In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O’Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America’s children. Continue reading