Sylvia Woods

NEW YORK (AP) — Sylvia Woods, the founder of the famed Harlem soul food restaurant that bears her name, was remembered Tuesday by famous patrons, neighborhood locals and friends as a warm and welcoming trailblazer who turned her small eatery into a bustling city gem. "When people came to see me from all over America […]

Jacque Reid goes inside her story about Sylvia Woods. She discusses her aunt's success and triumphs in developing one of New York City's most famous soul food restaurants as an African American woman and how her family plans to maintain her legacy. Including, her niece Melba Wilson's restaurant "Melbas."

NEW YORK (AP) — Sylvia Woods, founder of the famed Harlem soul food restaurant that carries her name and is a must-stop for locals, tourists and politicians, has died. She was 86. Woods died Thursday afternoon at her home in Mount Vernon, N.Y., said her granddaughter Tren'ness Woods-Black. She had been dealing with Alzheimer's disease […]