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Eugene Webb, Leading Harlem Real Estate Broker, Dies at 102
Raised in Alabama, he made his fortune in New York and became a banker, civic leader and developer.
Eugene H. Webb, center, in 1980 with George M. Brooker, right, with whom he founded a major New York real estate firm in 1968. At left is Eugene Giscombe, vice president of Webb & Brooker.Credit.Ellan Young
May 13, 2021
Eugene H. Webb, who was raised in racially segregated Alabama with modest ambitions, but who after transplanting himself to Harlem established what became the nation’s largest Black-owned real estate management company, died on April 5 at his home in Mount Vernon, N.Y. He was 102.
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Last week I mentioned some professional athletes who realize the current global pandemic is bigger than sports and they have become more than a sports hero – they have become real life heroes.
The definition of a hero has changed throughout time. The Merriam-Webster dictionary displays a few definitions for a hero, including “a person admired for achievements and noble qualities,” and “one who shows great courage.”
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I think an athlete can be classified as a sports hero on the playing field, but to be considered a real life hero an athlete needs to continue their charity work, which many of them do, or continue working in the general public for the greater good of humankind long after their playing days are behind them.
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