Douglas Century
author: journalist
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Douglas Century working as party deejay at the International House at Columbia University in 1992. |
Douglas Century and Big K from the Franklin Avenue Posse circa 1995, Crown Heights, Brooklyn |
Douglas with his daughter, Lena Juliet Century, at the Clearwater Festival, June 2007 |
Douglas Century shopping for fedoras on Broadway with Myron Sugerman in summer 2006 |
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| Douglas & boxing historian Burt Randolph Sugar |
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Douglas meeting Assistant Commandant of the United States Marines Corps, presenting him a copy of "Barney Ross" at USMC headquarters in Quantico, VA |
Douglas Century interviews Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson for New York Newsday in 1992. |
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Douglas Century, Big K (Kawaun) and Greg Esposito, at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice forum on "Street Kingdom," New York City, 2005 |
Douglas doing the ring announcemnts at Barney Ross day in Chicago |
Douglas ring announcing at Barney Ross day in Chicago |
Douglas presenting belts Barney Ross day in Chicago |
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Barney Ross examines the fist of his dear friend, the all-time pound-for-pound great Sugar Ray Robinson |
Douglas and Funk Master Flex at his custom car shop |
Barney Ross at the weigh-in versus the great Henry "Homicide Hank" Armstrong for the Welterweight Championship of the World, May 1938. |
Douglas signing copies of Barney Ross after talk/reading in Dutchess County New York, Sept 20, 2007 |
EVENTS
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Seattle, Washington |
February 16, 2006 Douglas Century interviewed by David Shields Henry Art Gallery University of Washington |
15th Avenue NE & NE 41st St. Seattle, Washington |
7:30 pm |
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Chicago, Illinois |
March 9, 2006 Martyr’s Restaurant and Bar Not Without a Fight: Barney Ross night, Douglas Century interviewed by Rick Kogan of the Chicago Tribune Discussion/Signing |
3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613 |
7:30 pm |
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Washington DC |
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Barney Ross: Not without a Fight Washington, DC JCC Washington, DC Jewish Community Center |
1529 16th Street NW (202) 777-3268 |
7:30 p.m. |
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Chicago Illinois |
Tribute to Barney Ross: Maxwell Street Heroes Panel forum with Douglas Century, Bert Sugar and others featuring live outdoor fighting Sponsored by Barbara’s Bookstore |
1218 S. Halstead Street, Chicago IL |
n/a |
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Yonkers, New York |
Barney Ross: Veterans’ Day Talk and Signing Yonkers Public Library Grinton I. Will Branch October 29, 2006 |
1500 Central Park Avenue |
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San Diego, California |
San Diego Jewish Book Fair Douglas Century on Barney Ross San Diego Center for Jewish Culture Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center |
4126 Executive Drive |
8:00 am |
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Calgary, Canada |
Sunday, November 19, 2006 |
JCC1607 - 90 Ave. S.W., Calgary, Alberta Canada |
7:30pm |
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Denver, Colorado |
Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7pm Fight Night! Jews & Boxing! Douglas Century and David Margolick Mizel Center for Arts and Culture |
350 S. Dahlia Street |
7:00pm |
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Metuchen, New Jersey |
Congregation Neve Shalom's 13th annual Book & Author event Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007 at Douglas Century along with Ira Berkow, Rich Cohen and Miriam Katin |
250 Grove Avenue Metuchen, NJ 08840 |
10 am |
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Whippany, NY |
United Jewish Communities of MetroWest New Jersey UJA Fundraising Breakfast Douglas Century keynote speaker [BY INVITATION ONLY] |
Cedar Hill Country Club 901 Route 10, Whippany, NY 07981 |
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Washington, DC |
Open University: Jews in American Culture Author Douglas Century and filmmaker Aviva Kempner in discussion with historian and Georgetown University Professor Michael Kazin. Chaim Kempner Author Series, Price $10 / $7 for members Washington, DC Thursday, July 19, 2007 |
Jewish Community Center 1529 16th Street NW (202) 777-3268 |
7 pm |
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New York City, New York |
Manhattan Jewish Experience Douglas Century on Barney Ross Friday Night, August 24, 2007 Tickets $36 / $29 before August 20 |
131 West 86th Street,New York,New York |
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Poughkeepsie, New York |
Creative Non-Fiction Series: Douglas Century on Barney Ross Sponsored by the New York State Council of the Humanities September 20th John Desmond, English professor at Dutchess Community College will interview author Douglas Century live on stage. Frank Van Zanten Auditorium |
105 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, New York |
7:00 PM |
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Highland Park, Illinois |
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El Barney Ross by Douglas Century NextBook Series: “One Book—One Congregation” November 1, 2007, Congregation Beth El |
1175 Sheridan Road Highland Park, Illinois (847) 432-8900 |
8 pm |
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Jewish Community |
7:30pm |
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White Plains, New York |
Douglas Century |
Borders Books |
3:00pm |
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New York City, New York |
"Barney Ross: Champion Boxer and Marine Hero," Temple Emanu-El December 5, 2007 |
One East 65th Street, New York, NY 10065 (212) 744-1400 |
6:30pm to 8:00pm |
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Talk To Great Writers In Your Pajamas |
For intelligent and lively discussion of Barney Ross and other Jewish |
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AUDIO LINKS
http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Program_amp_Segment.aspx?segmentID=7912
Fists of Fury: interview and Podcast of Douglas Century, by Jeff Z. Klein of the New York Times.
http://www.tabletmag.com/arts-and-culture/books/846/fists-of-fury/
An interview with author Douglas Century on Eight Forty-Eight radio program, WBEZ public radio; Chicago, Illinois; March 9, 2006._ (
A Rough and Tumble Life," Douglas Century on The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC._ (http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/2006/03/06)
