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Jerry Markowitz: Teenager at the Hampton House

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The parents of JERRY MARKOWITZ owned and operated the Hampton House in Brownsville during its heyday – when major international talent like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Cab Calloway, and Sammy Davis Jr used to stay and perform there; as well as major athletes like Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Althea Gibson; and activists like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X.

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MDC Live Arts’ Partnership with Urban Bush Women Comes Alive at the Historic Hampton House

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CHRISTINE DOLEN: Michael McKeever is pondering big questions in Zoetic Stage’s “American Rhapsody,” a world premiere that boldly traverses more than 60 years in an extended family and an ever-evolving country.

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DR. MARY HYLOR AT THE HAMPTON HOUSE

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Patricia Smith Thomas, a native Miamian with Bahamian roots, is a 1955 Dorsey High School graduate. She was married to Ricky Thomas, a local musician, political figure, and radio commentator for 45 years.

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PATRICIA SMITH THOMAS AT THE HAMPTON HOUSE

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Patricia Smith Thomas, a native Miamian with Bahamian roots, is a 1955 Dorsey High School graduate. She was married to Ricky Thomas, a local musician, political figure, and radio commentator for 45 years.

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DR. ENID CURTIS PINKNEY AT THE HAMPTON HOUSE

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Preservation leader DR. ENID C. PINKNEY has worked aggressively over the years to ensure that the role of African Americans in Miami’s history is acknowledged and preserved. Pinkney successfully led a group to form the Historic Hampton House Community Trust, working to save the hotel, which was declared a historical landmark in April 2002.

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