John Henry

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His cousin started taking him to Santa Anita, where he saw Spectacular Bid win the 1980 Strub Stakes in world record time for 1¼ miles and later followed such stars as John Henry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Her manic energy is offset by the two people to whom she is closest: her fragile 6-year-old cousin, John Henry, and Berenice, the family’s wise black housekeeper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

This monument resides directly across from a series of photographs by John Henry featuring Black mothers similarly holding their sons in urban environments.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

Also this month, the King went to the Oratory of St Philip Neri in Birmingham, founded by the 19th Century Catholic theologian and philosopher, St John Henry Newman.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

John Henry had his overalls rolled up around his knees as he stood in the water, hammering away at a bridge fashioned from the wreckage of fancy yachts.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia