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The Harlem Chicks And The Harlem Queens Basketball Team, 1958-1960

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The Dempsey Hovland managed the House of David basketball team in the 1930s. Also created the New York Harlem Chicks basketball team the first all-female African-American basketball team in the USA, the female version of the Harlem Globetrotters. The segregated Harlem Chicks barnstormed North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington State, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wyoming from 1958…

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Why Fathers Cry At Night: A Conversation With Christine Platt And Author:  Kwame Alexander

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By Stephanie Woods-McKinney The 92NY Center for Culture & Arts, aka 92nd. Street Y has been a force in bringing storytellers, entertainment, educators, and thinkers to the Tri-State area since the 1800s.  It began in the home of Dr. Simeon Newton Leo. Dr. Simeon would gather German and Jewish professionals together to discuss the spiritual needs…

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