He played collegiately at Seton Hall University where he played in the 1989 NCAA championship game. Prior to Seton Hall, Avent played at Malcolm X Shabazz. In the 1996–97 season he played in several games for the perennially powerful Greek team Panathinaikos, and in 2001 he played for PAOK BC.

She was known for her hits with Blue Mink and her solo hit, “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me”. She worked as a session singer, most notably backing Dusty Springfield, and can be found on early Donna Summer material as well.[citation needed] Her first major solo hit was a cover version of Dee Dee Warwick’s single “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me”, which performed better on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart than the original.

Wright attended Colorado State University, where he played basketball and set the school’s shot put record of 52 feet, 9 inches. He scored 1,246 points in his college basketball career, and was part of the Rams team that made it to the 22-team 1966 NCAA Tournament.

In 2008, Hill was profiled in a segment on the ESPN documentary Black Magic, which told the story of African Americans and basketball.

He went on to become a successful head coach at Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey.

He declined to run for re-election to the State Senate in 2007; his term as Senator expired in January 2008. Prior to politics, James worked as a teacher, athletic director and professor at Essex County College.

James earned a B.A. in education from Montclair State University and a M.A. in physical education from Springfield College. He received the 1961 Department of Physiology Award from that school, and later completed postgraduate studies at Washington State University, Columbia University, and Rutgers University. He also served with the U.S. Army in Germany. In 1988, James was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Montclair State University, and, in 1991, an Honorary Doctorate from Drew University.

In 1943 he was drafted into the United States Army, where he served as an infantryman with the 104th Infantry Division, landing in Cherbourg, France, in September 1944. He earned a European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two campaign stars, a World War II Victory Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge for service in the European Theater of Operations. After V-E Day, because he could speak German, Koch was sent to Bavaria to help remove Nazi public officials from their jobs and find non-Nazis to take their place. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant in 1946.

Koch returned to New York City to attend City College of New York, graduating in 1945, and New York University School of Law, receiving his law degree in 1948.

In 1943 she appeared in movies with Laurel and Hardy. In 1944 she had the leading role in the film ‘Greenwich Village,’ one she got after storming into the office of film producer Darryl F. Zanuck to demand a better part. Between 1945 and 1950, she appeared at New York’s Roxy Theater. Following World War II she played at the Casino Theatre in London, and performed in a number of provincial British theaters. In 1953 she appeared at London’s Coliseum. In 1955 she starred in ‘Panama Hattie’ and a ‘Hatful of Rain’ at the Lyceum in New York City. In 1965 she appeared at the Paper Mill Playhouse as Miss Adelaide, a role she made famous in ‘Guys and Dolls.’ She also appeared in the subsequent film version, in which she co-starred with Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra.