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Tiffany R. Lewis

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Feb 23, 2022 Biographies

Tiffany R. Lewis is a vibrant leader and youth advocate committed to the social development of women and girls. Seeing firsthand the challenges young adults face, she was inspired to make a difference...

Business Memphis TN United States

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Mar 7, 2018 Biographies

Hall was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1908. His parents, Omri and Willie May Hall, moved the family to Buffalo in 1919. By 1925, Hall was well known as a boxer. He won the welterweight championship o...

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Feb 13, 2018 Biographies

Edward McCurry was a native of Memphis, Tennessee was born April 5, 1878. He was the father of Mary Hackney and Alma McCurry Brooks, two Uncrowned Queens who were extensively involved in Buffalo's Bla...

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Alma McCurry Brooks

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Feb 12, 2018 Biographies

Alma Brooks was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Her mother's name was Hallie Bibbins, and her father was Edward McCurry. She was the younger of two daughters. Her sister was Mary McCurry Hackney. She came...

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Mary McCurry Hackney

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Feb 12, 2018 Biographies

Mrs. Mary J. Hackney was a survivor. She lived through the Great Depression on Buffalo's east side by knowing how to sew, grow food in her garden, and smile. Daughter of the late Edward and Hattie McC...

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W. Yerby Jones MD

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Aug 28, 2016 Biographies

W. Yerby Jones was born in Memphis, TN on February 19, 1904. He moved to Buffalo, NY as a teenager with his family. His mother was a teacher in the Buffalo School system and his father was a teamster....

Healthcare Memphis TN United States

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Jun 18, 2013 Biographies

Rev. Davis was a native of Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from Friendship College in Rockhill, South Carolina. He founded five churches in the Western New York and Rochester area including Friendshi...

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Katherine Heard Logan

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Jun 20, 2012 Biographies

Katherine H. Logan is the oldest of two daughters born to Marshall and Elizabeth Heard in Memphis, TN. She received a bachelors degree in Elementary Education from LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis. She...

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Winton Hardiman

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Aug 9, 2011 Biographies

Mr. Hardiman, also known as "Flash", was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the chief of planning and technical support for the Buffalo division of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...

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Thelma Ayers Hardiman

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Jun 16, 2011 Biographies

Thelma Ayers Hardiman, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, received her Bachelor of Arts degree from LeMoyne College in Memphis and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Michigan. She ha...

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