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Charles Rangel, the longtime New York congressman, is being remembered with a series of public viewings in Harlem and City Hall.
A "cultural Mecca" for the Black community, Harlem's historic Apollo Theater is set to undergo a major renovation. Newsweek ...
The trailblazing lawmaker meant so much to so many people - from former presidents to the political activists of today.
Once known as the "Lion of Lenox Avenue," the outspoken, gravel-voiced Rangel served as a representative for what is now New York's 13th congressional district in Harlem from 1971 until 2017.
In celebration of its 13th anniversary, the Harlem Haberdashery is welcoming the community to slay in their finest derby looks for its 2025 Harlem Derby in New York City. The return of the annual ...
Excenia Mette was killed on Tuesday, April 22, while attempting to defuse an argument in Harlem, New York. The community of Harlem is reeling from the loss of a well-known grandmother and activist ...
West Harlem environmental justice organization WE ACT for Environmental Justice joined three other organizations on March 31 in suing New York state, which they claim has failed to meet key provisions ...
Civil Rights icon and Harlem legend Hazel Dukes, the NAACP’s New York State Conference president, has died. She was 92. Her son Ronald Dukes confirmed her passing. “Mom departed this life ...
His father, Donald Cogsville, was the former president and founding member of the Harlem Urban Development Corporation before New York Governor George Pataki shut down the organization in 1995. “Seems ...
Members of the newly founded Harlem Chef’s Lab include JJ Johnson of Harlem’s Fieldtrip, Nadav Greenberg of Shmoné, and Anthony Mangieri of Una Pizza Napoletana — among others. Melissa ...
This potential for life sciences — roughly defined as any science that pertains to living organisms — reflects both the revitalization of Harlem and the industry’s growing New York City ...
Hazel Dukes, 92, a prominent New York civil rights activist and Harlem resident of 30 years, has spent her life fighting discrimination in housing and education. She lived in the same Harlem ...