In the Court of the Crime Queen of Harlem
By Sumi Naidoo This is the last notable series of events in the life of Stephanie St. Clair, the Harlem Renaissance’s queen of the criminal… Read More »In the Court of the Crime Queen of Harlem
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Stephanie St Clair and Sufi Abdul Hamid
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“A Nice Jewish Boy Like You Shouldn’t Be Fighting on the Street …”
Murray Simon, now 88 years old, wasn’t originally my first choice of interview subject. Until Thursday, I’d never heard of him. I’d found myself in… Read More »“A Nice Jewish Boy Like You Shouldn’t Be Fighting on the Street …”
The Three Lives of Stephanie St Clair
It was 2 p.m. on Friday and nothing had been accomplished. Four hours of staring at microfilm in the overheated Department of Records had led… Read More »The Three Lives of Stephanie St Clair