Englewood Makes History

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  • Anne Stewart Baer was involved in the Civil Rights Movement Freedom Rides. In 1962 she was arrested briefly for her protesting. She lived in Englewood with her husband, Byron M. Baer. They divorced in 1983. She had two children, David and Laura Baer Levine.
  • Byron M. Baer (October 18, 1929 – June 24, 2007) was a civil rights activist, community organizer, and longtime Democratic legislator whose public life was deeply rooted in Englewood, New Jersey. Long before he became one of the state’s most influential champions of open…
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  • Robert Marc “Bob” Bakish is an American media executive best known for his leadership at Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). Born in New Jersey in 1963, he earned a B.S. in operations research and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. Bakish joined Viacom in 1997, serving in…
  • Henry Ward Banks 3d (III) was an American chemical engineer, military officer, and laboratory founder whose life bridged the worlds of science, industry, and wartime service in the early twentieth century. Early Life & Education Born in Englewood, New Jersey, on October 18,…
  • Colonel Henry W. Banks was a prominent and wealthy resident of Englewood, New Jersey, who died in his 81st year at his home on Hillside Avenue after a short illness with pneumonia. Originally born in Connecticut, Banks became deeply rooted in Englewood’s civic, religious, and…
  • Leroy “Nicky” Barnes (1933–2012) was one of the most notorious drug traffickers in American history and a central figure in Harlem’s heroin trade during the 1970s. Born in New York City, Barnes rose from street-level dealing to become the leader of a powerful narcotics…
  • Shakira Barrera is an actress, dancer, and performer who was raised in Englewood, New Jersey. The daughter of Nicaraguan immigrants, she developed her passion for dance at an early age and trained extensively in ballet, jazz, tap, flamenco, and hip-hop. After graduating from…
  • Adalberto Barroso-Bernier was the first Latino doctor on staff at the Englewood Hospital. He was also the first Colombian-born resident of Englewood. He graduated from Cornell Medical School in 1931. He was a surgeon and a urologist. He lived in Englewood between 1933 to 1939.…
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