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Monday, June 19, 2017Funeral service will be held Friday for 18-year-old Jordan Barber, who was shot dead trying to break up a brawl between rival groups inside a Harlem housing complex. Barber was murdered at the Polo Ground Houses June 29 as he intervened in a confrontation between Fast Money, the hip hop group he was a part of, and another group. There have been no arrests. Police characterized Barber as a “good kid” who was attempting to play peacemaker in the incident.Police characterized Barber as a “good kid” who was attempting to play peacemaker in the incident.(Jesse Ward/for New York Daily News)There have been no arrests in Barber's killing.(Jesse Ward/for New York Daily News) A wake will take place Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Benta’s Funeral Home on W. 141st St. The funeral is set to begin after the wake and will be held at St. James Presbyterian Church across the street.Send a Letter to the EditorJoin the Conversation:facebookTweet...
Monday, March 06, 2017East New York, Brooklyn, and was initially charged with leaving the scene of a crash and tampering with physical evidence in the death of Jean Paul Guerrero, also known as DJ Jinx Paul, 39, of Harlem, the sources said. The Brooklyn District Attorney declined to prosecute because there was no evidence that Ozoria was behind the wheel, a law enforcement source said. Ozoria’s aunt, Glady Ordonez, insisted that he only turned himself in to protect his girlfriend — who was driving his car when it fatally struck the popular DJ.Cops seek woman seen fleeing car that struck Brooklyn DJ “The girl was driving. It was the mother of his child. He turned himself in to protect her,” Ordonez told the Daily News. Cops are still looking for a woman who was seen jumping from the car after hitting Guerrero, officials said Wednesday. On Friday evening, a crowd of hundreds of relatives and supporters packed the R.G. Ortiz Funeral Home in Washington Heights to mourn the sudden loss of the popular DJ. A truck parked outside displayed images of a smiling Guerrero at the Mega 97.9 studio surrounded by friends.Pols, colleagues of DJ killed in hit-and-run demand justice “He was so lovable,” said Andrew Rodriguez, 31, an aspiring DJ who said Guerrero helped him get his start by letting him open for him at club gigs. “He was always there when I needed help. He was always there for me,” Rodriguez said. “He would ...
A Rising Black Leader Who Pulled Off His Own Fake Obituary - New York Times
Monday, February 27, 2017III might have represented to the group of youngsters he was holding court with in this photo taken in September 1963.Mr. O’Cummings, who was photographed with the youngsters outside his office in Harlem, announced the next month that he would seek the Democratic nomination to run for president in 1964. He was one of the first African-Americans to run for president.Certainly Mr. O’Cummings must have represented hope and possibility to the boys who had gathered around him that day.Dedicated to economic and political empowerment for blacks, Mr. O’Cummings founded the National Civil Rights Party in 1963 to foster black enterprise and to appeal to liberal whites. He said at the time that the organization had 450 members, with branches in Chicago, Cleveland and Philadelphia. The party designated him its presidential nominee days before he decided to run as a Democrat.It will never be known where Mr. O’Cummings’s ambitious political aspirations might have taken him. His dreams appeared to be cut short when it was reported that he had had a massive heart attack and died at home in November 1969, at just 36.The New York Times ran an obituary about the unexpected death of the promising political novice who, sadly, was lost in his prime.Or was he?Mr. O’Cummings was not quite the de...
Monday, February 20, 2017Lincoln, Deb loved to spend time with her family, especially her grandchildren.She is survived by her daughter, Rheanita (Michael) Boyd; grandchildren, Caprice McGinnis, Deshaun McGinnis, Harlem McGinnis, MonTrell Boyd, Jaida Boyd; brother, Raymond Shepard; many cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Erma Shepard; husband, Charles McGinnis.Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 5200 R St. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m., Friday, February 17, at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be left online at www.lincolnccfh.com.
Monday, February 20, 2017Tam, surprises him by bearing fraternal twins, one white and one Black,” critic Robert Fleming wrote in the “Oxford Companion to African-American Literature.” Pierce explores Harlem looking for his wife’s African-American lover. For the most part, the novel is a symbiosis of Black and white relations in America.The family’s next residence was on the island of Jamaica and they lived there until 1977. By the time Kelley and family were back in the U.S., “Dunfords Travels Everywheres” was published and they settled in Harlem. This book would be his last novel. The remainder of his literary career was devoted to essays and short stories, many of them appearing in leading magazines.Kelley, an avid photographer and filmmaker, amassed a number of awards, including the Rosenthal Foundation Award and John Hay Whitney Foundation Award. He was saluted and received honors from the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, and was the recipient of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008.He is survived by his wife, Karen (Aiki) Kelley; his daughters, Jessica and Cira; his grandchildren, Cherlonda, Blossom and Joshua; a great-grandson, Sky; and a gray cat, Dolce. An older sister, Sinah E. Kelley, a chemist, predeceased him. According to the family, he will be cremated by Benta Funeral Home and a memorial service is pending.
Harlem News
Monday, June 19, 2017Funeral service will be held Friday for 18-year-old Jordan Barber, who was shot dead trying to break up a brawl between rival groups inside a Harlem housing complex. Barber was murdered at the Polo Ground Houses June 29 as he intervened in a confrontation between Fast Money, the hip hop group he was a part of, and another group. There have been no arrests. Police characterized Barber as a “good kid” who was attempting to play peacemaker in the incident.Police characterized Barber as a “good kid” who was attempting to play peacemaker in the incident.(Jesse Ward/for New York Daily News)There have been no arrests in Barber's killing.(Jesse Ward/for New York Daily News) A wake will take place Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Benta’s Funeral Home on W. 141st St. The funeral is set to begin after the wake and will be held at St. James Presbyterian Church across the street.Send a Letter to the EditorJoin the Conversation:facebookTweet...
Monday, March 06, 2017East New York, Brooklyn, and was initially charged with leaving the scene of a crash and tampering with physical evidence in the death of Jean Paul Guerrero, also known as DJ Jinx Paul, 39, of Harlem, the sources said. The Brooklyn District Attorney declined to prosecute because there was no evidence that Ozoria was behind the wheel, a law enforcement source said. Ozoria’s aunt, Glady Ordonez, insisted that he only turned himself in to protect his girlfriend — who was driving his car when it fatally struck the popular DJ.Cops seek woman seen fleeing car that struck Brooklyn DJ “The girl was driving. It was the mother of his child. He turned himself in to protect her,” Ordonez told the Daily News. Cops are still looking for a woman who was seen jumping from the car after hitting Guerrero, officials said Wednesday. On Friday evening, a crowd of hundreds of relatives and supporters packed the R.G. Ortiz Funeral Home in Washington Heights to mourn the sudden loss of the popular DJ. A truck parked outside displayed images of a smiling Guerrero at the Mega 97.9 studio surrounded by friends.Pols, colleagues of DJ killed in hit-and-run demand justice “He was so lovable,” said Andrew Rodriguez, 31, an aspiring DJ who said Guerrero helped him get his start by letting him open for him at club gigs. “He was always there when I needed help. He was always there for me,” Rodriguez said. “He would ...
A Rising Black Leader Who Pulled Off His Own Fake Obituary - New York Times
Monday, February 27, 2017III might have represented to the group of youngsters he was holding court with in this photo taken in September 1963.Mr. O’Cummings, who was photographed with the youngsters outside his office in Harlem, announced the next month that he would seek the Democratic nomination to run for president in 1964. He was one of the first African-Americans to run for president.Certainly Mr. O’Cummings must have represented hope and possibility to the boys who had gathered around him that day.Dedicated to economic and political empowerment for blacks, Mr. O’Cummings founded the National Civil Rights Party in 1963 to foster black enterprise and to appeal to liberal whites. He said at the time that the organization had 450 members, with branches in Chicago, Cleveland and Philadelphia. The party designated him its presidential nominee days before he decided to run as a Democrat.It will never be known where Mr. O’Cummings’s ambitious political aspirations might have taken him. His dreams appeared to be cut short when it was reported that he had had a massive heart attack and died at home in November 1969, at just 36.The New York Times ran an obituary about the unexpected death of the promising political novice who, sadly, was lost in his prime.Or was he?Mr. O’Cummings was not quite the de...
Monday, February 20, 2017Lincoln, Deb loved to spend time with her family, especially her grandchildren.She is survived by her daughter, Rheanita (Michael) Boyd; grandchildren, Caprice McGinnis, Deshaun McGinnis, Harlem McGinnis, MonTrell Boyd, Jaida Boyd; brother, Raymond Shepard; many cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Erma Shepard; husband, Charles McGinnis.Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 5200 R St. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m., Friday, February 17, at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be left online at www.lincolnccfh.com.
Monday, February 20, 2017Tam, surprises him by bearing fraternal twins, one white and one Black,” critic Robert Fleming wrote in the “Oxford Companion to African-American Literature.” Pierce explores Harlem looking for his wife’s African-American lover. For the most part, the novel is a symbiosis of Black and white relations in America.The family’s next residence was on the island of Jamaica and they lived there until 1977. By the time Kelley and family were back in the U.S., “Dunfords Travels Everywheres” was published and they settled in Harlem. This book would be his last novel. The remainder of his literary career was devoted to essays and short stories, many of them appearing in leading magazines.Kelley, an avid photographer and filmmaker, amassed a number of awards, including the Rosenthal Foundation Award and John Hay Whitney Foundation Award. He was saluted and received honors from the Black Academy of Arts and Letters, and was the recipient of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008.He is survived by his wife, Karen (Aiki) Kelley; his daughters, Jessica and Cira; his grandchildren, Cherlonda, Blossom and Joshua; a great-grandson, Sky; and a gray cat, Dolce. An older sister, Sinah E. Kelley, a chemist, predeceased him. According to the family, he will be cremated by Benta Funeral Home and a memorial service is pending.
