Thanks to a black American regiment of musicians called the Harlem Hellfighters, the French discovered the joys of syncopation. More than a century on, US musician Jason Moran is raising fresh ...

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Sergeant Henry Johnson, a native of Albany, enlisted in 1917 with the all-Black 15th New York National Guard regiment, which was also know as the Harlem Hellfighters. During his military career ...

Leslie Brody wrote features on New York City and beyond. Previously, she reported for the Associated Press in Tokyo, the St. Petersburg Times in Tampa and the Record in New Jersey.

Imagine strolling up to a historical marker, pulling out your phone and hearing from famous jockey Oliver Lewis, boxer Muhammad Ali, civil rights icon Whitney Young, or the Harlem Hellfighters.