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The theater was renamed the 125th Street Apollo Theatre [122] and reopened on January 26, 1934, catering to the black community of Harlem. [65] [123] Cohen initially employed Clarence Robinson as the Apollo Theatre's producer [116] [119] [122] and Morris Sussman as the manager. [121] [122] He also hired talent scout John Hammond to book his ...
In the arts, he is on the board of directors of Jazz at Lincoln Center, [91] and is vice chairman of the board of directors of the Apollo Theater. [92] He is a member of Business Roundtable. [93] He is on the board of trustees of New York Law School, [94] New York City Police Foundation, [95] and the American Museum of Natural History. [96]
He was also Chair of the Apollo Theater Foundation and co-chair of the advisory board of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. [17] In 2016, Parsons was appointed board chair of the Rockefeller Foundation, a foundation promoting the well-being of humanity all over the world. He joined the foundation's board of ...
Jonelle Procope’s 20-year tenure as president and CEO of The Apollo Theater evolved into an era of prosperity and expansion, markedly different from the tumultuous, cash-strapped decades that ...
The Apollo Theater, a bastion of Black music and culture and one of New York City's most storied venues, celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. On Tuesday, the historic theater held its annual ...
“The Apollo means so much to so many of us,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said while arriving on the red carpet. Moore pointed to iconic Apollo performances from Lauryn Hill and a young Michael ...
She joined Time Inc. in 1996 working for Money magazine, where she was a financial director and general manager. [2] She then helped lead the acquisition [8] of Essence, Inc. and became a group publisher there in 2001. [2] [9] Ebanks was promoted to president of Essence Communications, Inc. in 2005. [2]
When a 9-year-old Leslie Uggams made her debut at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater in 1952, she instantly won over the notoriously tough crowd as the “extra added attraction” on a bill with ...