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I thought Charlie Parker might be around the time and place of Malcolm X. I watched the Malcolm X movie and read Alex Haley's book so I got a sense of the history of that time. I have an opinion of Malcolm X that may not agree with everyone's. Anyway, very cool!

How This New York Restaurant Is Carrying on the Legacy of the Harlem Renaissance
Tori Latham
26 February 2024·5-min read

Before Malcolm Little became Malcolm X, John Sanford adopted the stage name Redd Foxx, and most of the world knew Charlie Parker as Bird, they could be found at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem. Back in the late 1930s and early 1940s they weren’t speaking or performing, they were merely punching a clock. All three were employees at Jimmy’s, a restaurant and nightclub that became a favorite hangout for locals and celebrities alike who wanted to hear some of America’s biggest jazz stars.

And while that was happening out front, the people who would become icons in the worlds of politics, music, and comedy were congregating in the back, washing dishes and waiting tables.