Tag Archives: Mississippi

Well’s Famous Home of Chicken and Waffles in Harlem

Posted on March 10, 2013 by | 1 Comment

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Well’s has a storied history in Harlem. An innovator of chicken and waffles, Ann Well’s opened her Harlem restaurant in 1938.

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HW Pick: ‘Django Unchained’, Film (video)

Posted on November 27, 2012 by | 2 Comments

With the help of his mentor, a slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Continue reading →

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Join Marshall’s in helping the American Red Cross.

Posted on November 9, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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Fannie Lou Hamer, October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977 (video)

Posted on November 5, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Fannie Lou Hamer, born Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6, 1917 and passed on March 14, 1977. She was an American voting rights activist and civil rights leader.

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Harlem’s Margarette Purvis Talks NYC’s Hunger Problem

Posted on October 1, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Margarette Purvis, 39, is president and CEO of the Food Bank for New York City. She lives in Harlem, NY. Continue reading →

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HW Pick: From Hattiesburg to Harlem, Last Slave to Be Honored During Black History Month (video)

Posted on February 8, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Sylvester Magee (May 29, 1841 – October 15, 1971) may have been the last living slave in America, and the oldest person who ever lived! Continue reading →

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