Harlem’s Apollo Theater marquee paid respects this week to community recently late greats: actor Sidney Poitier, musician/activist/radio host James Mtume, and Jesse Lee Daniels, founder and member of Staten Island’s Force MDs.


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Harlem’s Apollo Theater marquee paid respects this week to community recently late greats: actor Sidney Poitier, musician/activist/radio host James Mtume, and Jesse Lee Daniels, founder and member of Staten Island’s Force MDs.