Axios on MSN

Harlem civil rights museum highlights the North's forgotten history

For Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, the North's civil rights story has lived too long in the shadows.

Good food and good feeling at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s annual Christmas dinner in Harlem

Sharpton himself carved the turkey at the National Action Network’s House of Justice on W. 145th St. and Lenox Ave.
The Grio

50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance

NEW YORK (AP) — In 1974, Harlem’s deserted streets and tumbledown tenements told the story of a neighborhood left behind. Decades of disinvestment had culminated in a mass exodus known as urban flight ...
The Root on MSN

Black things to do in New York City this holiday

The The holiday season is in full swing, and after a busy year, many folks are finally enjoying some well-deserved time off.
City Limits

Cameras or Community: What Keeps Harlem Safe?

New York’s Big Apple Connect program offers free Wi-Fi in public housing—and new pathways for police access to NYCHA cameras. In Harlem, youth advocates say real safety for young people starts with ...
Untapped Cities

NYC’s Micro Neighborhoods: Little Senegal in Harlem, New York City

Little Senegal, or “Le Petit Senegal” to many of the Francophone locals, is home to African immigrants from Senegal, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, and more. It is centered around 116th Street and ...
Yahoo

Mamdani heads to Harlem after stunning New York City primary results

Zohran Mamdani spoke at a rally in Harlem on Saturday as he sought to build on momentum from New York City’s Democratic primary, telling the crowd that people struggling to pay for housing, groceries ...

The Harlem Handbag Maker Who Creates a Frenzy With Every Drop

If you’ve seen a chaotic scene on TikTok lately with people clamoring for brightly colored handbags, chances are good that it ...