THE ICONIC HOUSE OF EBONY PRESENTS LA~FAMILIA

THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS AGO, IN THE VILLAGE OF BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, IN THE
PROVINCE OF BROOKLYN, 15 INDIVIDUALS CAME TOGETHER UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
OF RICHARD THORNTON SEARS & LARRY PRAYLOW. THESE 17 PEOPLE CREATED THE
PREEMINENT HOUSE OF EBONY. FOR YEARS, THE HOUSE OF EBONY WREAKED HAVOC
ON THE BALLROOM SCENE, DECREEING EVERY SINGLE CATEGORY TO THE POINT OF
BEING THE FIRST ICONIC HOUSE IN THE SCENE AND OFTEN TOUTING HAVING THE
MOST ICONS AND LEGENDS IN ONE HOUSE. PROFESSIONALLY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON ALL LEVELS FROM ENTREPRENEURS AND ENTERTAINERS,
TO WALL STREET EXECS, PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, EXECUTIVE CHEFS, MILITARY
OFFICERS, AND EDUCATORS ENCOMPASSING ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THE HOUSE OF
EBONY MAINTAINS A SPECIAL BOND WITH THEIR MEMBERS BOTH WITHIN AND
OUTSIDE OF BALLROOM. UNLESS YOU ARE AN EBONY, YOU WOULD NEVER REALLY
UNDERSTAND THAT BOND; THAT E4L!
THAT ~LA FAMILIA~
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