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Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. was born in Harlem, New York City, [14] the only child of Cora Lillian, a department store price checker, and Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr., a transit police officer and jazz musician. [15] Cora was born in North Carolina but came to Harlem as part of the Great Migration.
Power Memorial Academy (PMA) was an all-boys Catholic high school in New York City that operated from 1931 through 1984. It was a basketball powerhouse, producing several NBA players including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, [1] Len Elmore, [2] Mario Elie, [3] Chris Mullin, [4] as well as NBA referee Dick Bavetta and a record 71-game winning streak.
The road jersey worn by legendary center Lew Alcindor — now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — during the Bucks’ championship-clinching win over the Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA Finals is ...
Marie Ferdinand-Harris, first Haitian American WNBA player drafted; former Phoenix Mercury guard; Blake Griffin, member of the Los Angeles Clippers after being drafted 1st in the 2009 NBA draft [27] [28] Taylor Griffin, drafted by the Phoenix Suns; Nerlens Noel, member of the Philadelphia Sixers after being drafted 6th in the 2013 NBA draft
NBC News Washington Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor gave birth to a baby boy on May 30th. Alcindor and husband Nathaniel Cline named their baby Yrie Myles.
Lewis was born in Oakland, California, on Oct. 2, 1944. In the 1950s his family moved to Nevada, and Ken graduated from Reno High School in 1962. He attended the University of Nevada for one year ...
Yamiche Léone Alcindor (/ j æ ˈ m iː ʃ æ l ˈ s ɪ n d ər / yam-EESH al-SIN-dər; [2] born November 1, 1986) [3] is an American journalist who is a Washington correspondent for NBC News. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In the past, she has worked as the host of Washington Week on PBS and as a reporter for PBS NewsHour , USA Today , and The New York ...
The following year, he rode Ferdinand to a victory over Alysheba in the Breeders' Cup Classic; Ferdinand later captured Horse of the Year honors. Shoemaker rode the popular California horse Silky Sullivan , about which he is quoted as saying: "You just had to let him run his race ... and if he decided to win it, you'd better hold on because you ...