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Dr. Pharra Joy Lucas Dewindt - Yaa Nyakoa

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Jan 15, 2012 Biographies

Pharra Joy DeWindt was born on August 30, 1957, to June Sears Norris Michelson and Farrar A. Lucas. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and then moved to Rochester, New York where she attended and graduate...

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Gwendolyn Jarvis

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Oct 16, 2011 Biographies

Gwendolyn Jarvis was born in 1953, raised and educated in Cleveland Ohio, and is the daughter of James Thomas and Mattie Elizabeth (Warren) Jarvis. She is a graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree ...

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Charles Deputie

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Sep 21, 2011 Biographies

Charles Deputie was born in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio on March 9, 1809. His parents moved to Pennsylvania in 1810. Both of his parents died before he reached his tenth year. Before he arrived to th...

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Kenneth Stewart Lee Curry

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Aug 29, 2011 Biographies

Father Kenneth Steward Lee Curry was born August 15, 1924 in Canton, Ohio. His parents were the Reverend Theotis Curry and Carrie Estella Mitchell Curry. He attended elementary school and graduated wi...

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George W. Scott, Jr.

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Aug 15, 2011 Biographies

George W. Scott was a former professional football player, accountant and restaurateur. He was a native of Bainbridge, Ohio and 1959 graduate of Miami University in Ohio. He went on to play halfback f...

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Lawrence Edward Childers, Jr.

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Aug 14, 2011 Biographies

Lawrence Edward Childers, Jr. , affectionately known as "Larry" was born on April 4, 1923 in Alliance, Ohio. He was the oldest of four children of Lawrence Edward Childers, Sr. and Ethel Leath. Larry ...

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Elverta Lee

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Aug 14, 2011 Biographies

Elveta Lee was the wife of Dr. Robert Lee. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and met Dr. Lee while both attended Fisk University. She taught at local High Schools and also joined the faculty at Buffalo...

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Charles C. Flagg

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Aug 10, 2011 Biographies

Charles C. Flagg was an accountant and minority businessman. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and served in the Pacific during World War II. Returning to Cleveland he became owner of Ray's Sausage and h...

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Betty Sims Gladden

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Aug 10, 2011 Biographies

Betty Gladden was the mother of soul music star Rick James. She was born in Cleveland Ohio. Her maiden name was Betty Sims and she was the granddaughter of a slave. She was a widow who raised 8 childr...

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Barbara Bullock

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Aug 5, 2011 Biographies

Barbara Bullock was an awarding winning artist. She was a native of Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Dr. Benjamin and Mrs. Emma Bullock. Barbara attended Buffalo State College, American University an...

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Donniezell Bateman Duke

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Jul 15, 2011 Biographies

Donniezell, aka Donnie Duke was the third child of Charles and Ola Bateman. Donnie moved to Buffalo with her family in the late 1920's. She attended the Buffalo Public Schools and graduated from Hutch...

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Bernice Hankerson Wiggins

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Jun 20, 2011 Biographies

Born May 12, 1940, in Cincinnati, Ohio, I was the eldest of three children, and a Mothers’ Day present for my parents, Solonie and Uly Hankerson. In 1947, our family moved to Buffalo, New York. My bro...

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