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James Brown, the ‘Godfather Of Soul, gone to soon at the age of  73, now after an uphill six-year effort by historian Jacob Morris, along with the National Black Theatre, a street behind the famed Harlem Apollo Theatre is finally being renamed James Brown Way to honor the musical icon, according to sources. The street will bear the name of James Brown is located on 126th between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Frederick Douglass Blvds.

By, Ruth Manuel-Logan Blackamericaweb.com

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