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United States Navy Veteran. Stage zero breast cancer survivor. Mother of a Wilberforce University student. 🚫 MAGA, 🚫🌹, 🚫Qanon, 🚫anti-vaxxers and anti-science. 🚫 DMs!!! My alt account is andreabillie1970.bsky.social!
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Wealthy white people don’t give back to the same degree as wealthy Black people do. It’s an expectation for Black people to give back but because that expectation isn’t there with white people socialists want to create governance to force it.
November 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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The way America's government talks to citizens is disgraceful.
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
TY!
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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St. Clair's success was notable not only for her wealth but also for her defiance of the patriarchal norms in the male-dominated numbers game. Remember this: power isn’t always about titles or institutions.

Sometimes it’s about refusing to be silenced.

#KeepItWoke
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November 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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speak out against police brutality, and uplift Harlem’s residents. Stephanie St. Clair died in 1969, but her legend endures. She was more than a gangster — she was a fearless Black woman who defied the Mafia, the police, and systemic racism. (cont)

aaregistry.org/story/stepha...
Stephanie Saint-Clair, Businesswoman born
*Stephanie Saint-Clair was born on this date in 1897. She was a Black gambler and businesswoman who ran numerous criminal enterprises in Harlem, New York, in the early part of the 20th century.   Step...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Dutch Schultz's (below) assassination in 1935 marked a turning point in St. Clair's life, after which she transitioned to a more legitimate businesswoman.

Beyond the rackets, St. Clair was a civil rights advocate. She used her wealth to fund legal challenges, (cont)
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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St. Clair began publishing ads in newspapers exposing police corruption and Mafia intimidation. She partnered with Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson (below), who later became Harlem’s most famous gangster, to defend her turf against Schultz’s violent takeover attempts. (cont)
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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business, earning over $20,000 per year in the 1920s. This was unheard of for a woman, a Black woman at that. But, her rise brought enemies. Mobsters like Dutch Schultz and Lucky Luciano tried to muscle into Harlem. Ms. St. Clair wasn't having it. (cont)

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet...
Stephanie St. Clair, Harlem's 'Numbers Queen,' Dominated the Gambling Underground and Made Millions
In the 1930s, the enigmatic figure ran an illegal lottery while championing New York City's Black community
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November 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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an underground lottery that became Harlem’s financial backbone. St. Clair’s operation gave jobs and economic power to Harlem’s Black community. She became known as the Numbers Queen, respected and feared at the same time.

She built a lucrative (cont)

www.gothamcenter.org/blog/the-que...
The Queen of Numbers: Stephanie St. Clair and Harlem's Gambling Racket — The Gotham Center for New York City History
The Queen of Numbers: Stephanie St. Clair and Harlem's Gambling Racket By LaShawn Harris
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November 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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She wasn’t just a crime boss — she was a community protector and outspoken critic of corruption. Born in Guadeloupe, she arrived in New York and quickly saw how mainstream banks excluded Black residents. Her solution? The "numbers racket", (cont)
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Meet Stephanie St. Clair, The 'Numbers Queen' Who Built A Gambling Empire In 1920s Harlem
She used an illegal lottery to make her fortune — and faced down some of New York's most infamous mobsters to secure her domain.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
TY! 😘
November 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I will! TY!
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM