Tag Archives: “The Messenger”

Reverend Major Jealous “Father” Divine in Harlem

Father Divine (c. 1876 – September 10, 1965), also known as Reverend M. J. Divine, was an African American spiritual leader  from about 1907 until his death. His full self-given name was Reverend Major Jealous Divine, and he was also known as “the Messenger” early in his life. Continue reading

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Harlem Friendship Leads Harrelson Off Broadway

The NYTimes reports that in the summer of 1983, when an acting career was still just a dream, Woody Harrelson worked construction in Houston and met a play’s worth of colorful characters, including an aspiring writer from Harlem named Frankie Hyman (pictured above with Woody Harrelson) who became his best buddy on the scaffolding. Continue reading