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How the son of freed American slaves found fortune and glory in Imperial Russia  Archive photo; Russia Beyond In his native Mississippi, the black American Frederick Thomas only found discrimination, but in Tsarist Russia, he became rich and successful as the owner of Moscow’s most popular night clubs. He fathered five Russian children and became a Russian citizen. He planned to stay in Russia, but the Revolution forced Thomas to think twice. “American Negro Who Made and Lost Fortunes Died Penniless and in Debt” — On July 8, 1928, The New York Times reported the de...

Frederick Thomas, known to fans as Fred the Godson, died last April from COVID-19 and was honored in South Bronx with a street renaming.

Glasses wearers less likely to get COVID, study says Wearing glasses might give you an extra layer of protection against COVID. A new study out of India found people who wear glasses are three times less likely to get the virus. Researchers suggest that's because they're less likely to touch their eyes-- which can be a significant route of infection. 105-year-old survives COVID, offers advice to long life Lucia DeClerck said Tuesday she's feeling wonderful. She has now lived through two World Wars and two pandemics, and at 105 years old, she is even getting the hang of Zoom. New Yorkers shoul...

Pioneering country music singer Charley Pride (1934-2020) dies of COVID-19 Country music singer Charley Pride died from the COVID-19 virus on December 12 in Dallas at age 86. He was the first African American artist to achieve major success in country music, signing with the RCA Victor label in 1966. He produced at least 30 chart-topping country songs through the late 1980s and sold over 70 million records worldwide. Pride is best known for songs of love and heartache, including “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’,” “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone?”, “All I Have to Offer You (Is Me),”...

There was no description of the driver immediately available. NYPD said they are still investigating and no arrests have been made. This is at least the 224th traffic fatality this year, an increase of 11.4% over this point in 2019 so far. There have been 95 pedestrian deaths from cars this year, police said. On Friday, Frederick Thomas, 49, was killed while biking on First Avenue near East 118th in East Harlem, police said, following a crash that appeared to involve a box truck driver and an illegally parked car. Police maintain that Thomas, who lived on Lenox Avenue in East Harlem, was biki...