Tag Archives: Muhammad Ali

Gordon Parks Talks About His Days At The YMCA (video)

Posted on September 27, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Gordon Parks, the man who caught the eye of Marva Louis, the elegant wife of the heavyweight boxing champion, Joe Louis, Continue reading →

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Muhammad Ali and Stevie Wonder at The Apollo, 1963

Posted on August 5, 2012 by | Leave a comment

 

Muhammad Ali and Stevie Wonder backstage at the Apollo Theatre, in 1963. We think the image was taken before a performance by “Little” Stevie Wonder as he was known at the time (read Robin V., think that’s Ronnie Spector looking at the camera). Continue reading →

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HW Pick: Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture

Posted on July 29, 2012 by | Leave a comment

In pure luxury and art have never been more intimately linked than they are in these early years of the twenty-first century. Continue reading →

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Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz Selling NYC Penthouse for $17.9 Mill!!

Posted on March 22, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Harlem lady Alicia Keys and her hip-hop husband, Swizz Beatz, are looking to unload their luxury penthouse on Crosby Street for $17.9 million. Continue reading →

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Boxing Great ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier Passes (video)

Posted on November 8, 2011 by | Leave a comment


Joe Frazier, one of the biggest sports icons of the 1960s and 70s,  passed away tonight from liver cancer at the age of 67.

He was diagnosed less than six weeks ago and spent his final days in a Philadelphia-area hospice. Continue reading →

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Butch Lewis, More than a Promoter

Posted on July 27, 2011 by | 1 Comment

By Marc “The Raz” Rasbury

With the all of the NFL lockout news dominating the sports airwaves of late, the death of the flamboyant boxing promoter, Butch Lewis, flew under the radar screen this week. But this in no way should diminish the impact this man had on the world of boxing and the entertainment industry. Continue reading →

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Druglord ‘gangster’ fashion victim

Posted on June 7, 2010 by | 3 Comments

Books

The $1 million-a-day heroin empire of a notorious Harlem druglord was brought down by his flashy fur coat, the kingpin says.

In “Original Gangster,” Frank Lucas’ new autobiography that hits shelves this week, the once-untouchable drug dealer says he ordered the $100,000, floor-length chinchilla coat and matching $25,000 hat Continue reading →

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Rangel’s End Exaggerated?

Posted on June 7, 2010 by | 2 Comments

Politics

The 40-year Congressional career of Representative Charles B. Rangel seemed to come apart over the last year and a half, amid an unrelenting swirl of accusations… Continue reading →

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Floyd Defeats Sugar in 12

Posted on May 2, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Sports

Floyd Mayweather Jr. was Money once again. Almost dropped by a right hand in the second round, Mayweather rebounded to dominate “Sugar” Shane Mosley the rest of the way Saturday night to win a unanimous 12-round decision in their welterweight fight. Continue reading →

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