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August 23, 2024
Paige Oamek
Central Park 5 Members Rip Into Trump at DNC for What He Did to Them
Members of the Central Park 5 reminded the nation what Donald Trump did to them more than 30 years ago—and how he’s still a threat.
April 5, 2022
Katie Herchenroeder
How the “Jewel of Harlem” Became Unlivable
Esplanade Gardens was trumpeted as a way to build wealth for middle-class Black New Yorkers. But its crumbling infrastructure shows how the government gave up on affordable housing.
March 25, 2016
Matthew Pratt Guterl
The Irish Rebellion That Resonated in Harlem
Black intellectuals expressed solidarity with the Easter Rising revolt against British rule.
March 21, 2016
Steven Cohen
When Castro Came to Harlem
The Cuban leader’s last visit to the U.S. before the 1961 diplomatic fallout can tell us a lot about our present historic moment.
February 17, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Hillary Clinton had a beautiful moment in Harlem when the crowd cheered her through a coughing fit.
September 18, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Bearing Witness to Harlem's Gentrification
August 13, 2012
Noreen Malone
How Helen Gurley Brown Made the World Safe for Ladyblogs
March 29, 2012
Steve Hahn
If X, Then Why?
March 27, 1944
Langston Hughes
Down Under in Harlem
March 27, 1944
Langston Hughes
Down Under in Harlem
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