{"id":17999,"date":"2021-01-25T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T03:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=17999"},"modified":"2021-01-26T00:57:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T04:57:07","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-big-mama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=17999","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Big Mama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o-1024x803.jpg\" alt=\"Big Mama\" class=\"wp-image-109973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o-1024x803.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o.jpg 1226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Big Mama<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br>Big Mama aka Biggie was the illusion of James McDowell and an entertainer from Cleveland, Ohio.  She was the founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=18567\">Miss Gay Black Ohio<\/a> pageant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We sadly lost Big Mama on March 14, 2001.  She was a legend in the surrounding area and is fondly remembered by all who knew her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Titles and Awards<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Miss Ohio Classic 1996<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20386_10206222514344634_6064321322161090764_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20386_10206222514344634_6064321322161090764_n.jpg\" alt=\"Big Mama\" data-id=\"28357\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20386_10206222514344634_6064321322161090764_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=28357\" class=\"wp-image-28357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20386_10206222514344634_6064321322161090764_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20386_10206222514344634_6064321322161090764_n-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20386_10206222514344634_6064321322161090764_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20386_10206222514344634_6064321322161090764_n-326x245.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Big Mama<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o-1024x803.jpg\" alt=\"Big Mama\" data-id=\"109973\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=109973\" class=\"wp-image-109973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o-1024x803.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/411771_2935255274203_1400552801_o.jpg 1226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Big Mama<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1520672_10206222512944599_7640486027172935232_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1520672_10206222512944599_7640486027172935232_n.jpg\" alt=\"Big Mama\" data-id=\"28356\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1520672_10206222512944599_7640486027172935232_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=28356\" class=\"wp-image-28356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1520672_10206222512944599_7640486027172935232_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1520672_10206222512944599_7640486027172935232_n-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1520672_10206222512944599_7640486027172935232_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1520672_10206222512944599_7640486027172935232_n-326x245.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Big Mama<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/11088337_10206222511784570_2644936916648286836_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/11088337_10206222511784570_2644936916648286836_n.jpg\" alt=\"Big Mama\" data-id=\"28355\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/11088337_10206222511784570_2644936916648286836_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=28355\" class=\"wp-image-28355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/11088337_10206222511784570_2644936916648286836_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/11088337_10206222511784570_2644936916648286836_n-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/11088337_10206222511784570_2644936916648286836_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/11088337_10206222511784570_2644936916648286836_n-326x245.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Big Mama<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/10464302_10206222515504663_5778673141574003132_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/10464302_10206222515504663_5778673141574003132_n.jpg\" alt=\"Big Mama\" data-id=\"28354\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/10464302_10206222515504663_5778673141574003132_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=28354\" class=\"wp-image-28354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/10464302_10206222515504663_5778673141574003132_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/10464302_10206222515504663_5778673141574003132_n-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/10464302_10206222515504663_5778673141574003132_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/10464302_10206222515504663_5778673141574003132_n-326x245.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Big Mama<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/11891153_10207259580270634_5234823729804991192_n-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/11891153_10207259580270634_5234823729804991192_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"Big Mama - Valentine News (March 29-April 11, 1996) \u2013 Issue # 219\" class=\"wp-image-28386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/11891153_10207259580270634_5234823729804991192_n-1.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/11891153_10207259580270634_5234823729804991192_n-1-76x150.jpg 76w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/11891153_10207259580270634_5234823729804991192_n-1-152x300.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Big Mama &#8211; Valentine News (March 29-April 11, 1996) \u2013 Issue # 219<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Mama aka Biggie was the illusion of James McDowell and an entertainer from Cleveland, Ohio. She was the founder&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=17999\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Big Mama<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[22,5],"class_list":["post-17999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-in-loving-memory","tag-ohio","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/109973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}