Tennis players at the New York State Negro Tennis Championships, at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club in New York City, August 1940. From left to right: Louise Graham, Mt. Vernon, NY; Katheryn Neal, Columbia, SC; Katheryn Watson, Columbia, SC; Vivian Russell, Columbia, SC; Myrtle Beavers, New York City; Beryl Lyroke, Boston MA and Lamarr Turpi, Poughkeepsie, NY. Photo by Bettman/Corbis
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Muhammad Ali and James Earl Jones after a performance of The Great White Hope in 1968. I wish I had found this picture for our Vintage Black Glamour Birthday party yesterday (Jan 17th!) Photo by Bob Gomel/Timepix.
Happy 70th Birthday to The Greatest of All Time! And quite possibly, The Handsomest: Muhammad Ali.
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson with screen legend Marlene Dietrich.
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Boxing legend Joe Frazier with the gold medal he earned at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in October 1964. Rest in peace Mr. Frazier.
Boxing legend Joe Frazier with none other than Duke Ellington after defeating Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 8, 1971. Mr. Frazier died tonight at the age of 67.
Ernie Barnes, Chicago Cub shortstop in 1960 surrounded by textbooks as he attends class at the University of Chicago. Mr. Banks, who would go on to spend his entire 18-year career with the Cubs, took night courses in English and Sociology at the school.
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Four Black Tennis stars at the New York State Negro tennis championships, August 15, 1940. From left to right (the Corbis caption only names three): Jimmie McDaniels of Xavier U. and Los Angeles, CA (National Men’s singles and doubles champ). Flora Lomax and Detroit’s Public Parks Women’s doubles champ. Richard Cohen of Xavier U. and Denver CO., (partner of Jimmie McDaniels in Doubles and National men’s doubles champion).
Tennis players at the New York State Negro Tennis Championships, at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club in New York City, August 1940. From left to right: Louise Graham, Mt. Vernon, NY; Katheryn Neal, Columbia, SC; Katheryn Watson, Columbia, SC; Vivian Russell, Columbia, SC; Myrtle Beavers, New York City; Beryl Lyroke, Boston MA and Lamarr Turpi, Poughkeepsie, NY.
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Josephine Baker urging Joe Louis to sing with her during her opening performance at the Club Des Champs Elysees in Paris. Photo by Rene Henry, Bettman/Corbis.
Jackie Robinson holding his contract to play with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Today is the 64th anniversary of the day Mr. Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
