Herbert Grant
Nov 4, 2020
Herbert Grant Jr. (Herb) was born in New York City to his proud parents, Herbert Sr. and Almeta Grant on September 24, 1957. He was the first of three children. Herb graduated from Samuel Gompers High School. Upon graduation, he attended TCI Technical College where he obtained a degree in television. He met and married Jarmaine Gold. This union was...
James T. Allen
Oct 25, 2020
A Haven in Harlem James Allen was born on January 13, 1925 to Dezella West and Valco Allen in Grand Prairie, Texas but was raised with his grandparents on a farm near Ringgold, Louisiana. His life-long dream was to become a Jazz Musician, but little did he know God had his own plan. A legacy of love for a community,...
Lilly Louise Ferguson Beverly
Oct 20, 2020
Lilly Louise Beverly was born on February 23, 1936 to the late Ruben and Maggie Ferguson in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Lilly left South Carolina at an early age and moved to New York City, Where she worked as a Home Attendant and aided in the lives of many. While working in New York, she met the love of her...
Arthur J. Abrams
Oct 15, 2020
Arthur Joseph Abrams, affectionately known as Roy, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Jewish Nursing Home and Lifecare in New York City. He grew up in Jamaica, West Indies and then moved to Harlem, NY to live with his maternal grandfather. He was then drafted into the United States Army, in his early...
Thomas Matthews
Oct 10, 2020
Thomas Neal Matthews was born on September 23, 1963 in Harlem, New York, NY. He was the youngest of seven children born to Wilhelmina "Sylvia" Matthews and Thomas Wells. He had five sisters, Denise, Althea, Berlita, Tammy, Judy, and one brother, Vincent (Malik). Thomas attended a private school in his Junior and Senior year at Northside High School. As an...
Mildred Whinfield
Oct 8, 2020
Mrs. Mildred Whinfield was born in St. Anns, Jamaica, West Indies, on December 29, 1928 to her parents Inez Walters and Ruben Hall. As a young women, Mildred attended the Academy of Design in Manhattan where she majored in Textiles and Pattern Making. She sewed clothes for women and children. Mildred married Mr. Lascelles Williams and migrated to London, England...
