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Wattly, Wayne, Bronx African American History Project
Wattly, Wayne, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Wayne Wattly was born January 5, 1974 in St. Kitts in the West Indies. As a kid, his family would visit an aunt in New York almost every summer. Wayne and his sister always enjoyed their visits to New York and he says he thought of New York as a grand place that he just had to get to. In the summer of 1989 the Wattley family moved to New York permanently. They moved to the South Bronx between Castle Hill and Soundview. His parents left behind careers they had both had for over 20 years to give their children …
Allen. Ray, Bronx African American History Project
Allen. Ray, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewee: Mr. Ray Allen
Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison
Date: June 29, 2004
Summarized by: Estevan Román
Mr. Ray Allen is (was) an actor, singer and an organizer of theater and education programs in the Bronx. He is an African American of Caribbean descent, born on the island of Curacao, which is a part of the Netherland Antilles. His mother, Evelyn, was from the island of Anguilla. He moved to the Bronx on December 9th, 1968 at the age of 14. He came after his father had passed away from a heart attack and Ray and his second sister …