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Rangel's loss could be Harlem voters' gain
12:02 PM on 03/08/2010
OPINION - Harlem's voters have something they haven't had the benefit of in quite some time: viable options for his potential replacement...
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Why's GOP calling Rangel 'crooked Harlem Democrat'?
10:30 AM on 03/08/2010
That's a rather specific way of referring to the congressman -- he could, after all, just as easily be called "the crooked New York Democrat" or simply "the crooked Democrat."...
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Black leaders' support may buy time for Paterson
10:01 AM on 03/05/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Gov. David Paterson might have won some time when he received what has become rare support from influential black leaders as he tries to ride out allegations in two scandals...
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The twilight of Harlem's 'Gang of Four'
9:49 AM on 03/04/2010
OPINION - 'The Gang of Four', consisted of David Dinkins, Charles Rangel, Basil Paterson and Percy Sutton. But that old gang is breaking up. Its power is largely gone...
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How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple
8:27 AM on 02/25/2010
VIDEO - In a city so rich with landmarks and world history, it's no wonder there is an endless list of exhibits, museums, and music halls one can visit to celebrate Black History Month.
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As population shifts in Harlem, blacks lose their majority
1:18 PM on 01/05/2010
For nearly a century, Harlem has been synonymous with black urban America. But the neighborhood is in the midst of a profound and accelerating shift...
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Percy Sutton, attorney, politician and media mogul, dies at 89
8:13 AM on 12/27/2009
VIDEO - Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a political power broke...
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A quiet end for the Boys Choir of Harlem
1:51 PM on 12/22/2009
For more than three decades, they sang Mozart in Latin, Bach in German, and Cole Porter and Stevie Wonder in English, from Alice Tully Hall in New York to Royal Albert Hall in London...
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Charles Rangel faces 'serious' challenge in former staffer
8:00 AM on 11/30/2009
VIDEO - Rangel has represented Harlem for nearly 40 years. His office called the challenge from Morgan, "serious." The announcement comes...
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Harlem drawings serve as snapshot of black culture
8:37 AM on 11/13/2009
VIDEO - From the barbershop down the block, to African hair braiders setting up shop on the street corner, artist Wardell Milan presents a personal view of Harlem in a series of sketches...
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Steele works to change strategy for blacks and GOP
8:18 AM on 11/12/2009
OPINION - Republicans have their work cut out for them when it comes to attracting minority voters, but one thing they do have is determination...
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KIPP schools raise the bar
8:27 AM on 10/06/2009
VIDEO - The 'Knowledge is Power Program,' KIPP for short, serves 20,000 K through 12th grade students in 82 public charter schools in 19 states and the District of Columbia.
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A work-study becomes a life's work for two entrepreneurs
9:32 AM on 09/05/2009
VIDEO - Their work is part of a dream that began 15 years ago when Khary Lazarre-White and childhood friend Jason Warwin, were students at Brown university.
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The real 'Sister Act': Black nuns in America
8:25 AM on 08/26/2009
Although Sister Githinji was a lifelong Catholic, meeting the Franciscan Handmaids marked the first time that she had ever come across an order of sisters who happened to be African-American.
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NYPD honors first black lieutenant
4:08 AM on 08/04/2009
The New York Police Department's first black officer is being honored. An intersection in Harlem -- West 135th Street and Lenox Avenue -- is being renamed Samuel J. Battle Plaza on Tuesday. It's where Battle saved a white officer during a racial clash in 1919...
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Harlem pays tribute to the King of Pop
9:49 PM on 06/25/2009
Chay Lee of theGrio reports from the Apollo Theater in Harlem, where Michael Jackson fans gathered Thursday night to remember the King of Pop....
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Apollo Theater in Harlem celebrates 75 years
6:12 PM on 06/09/2009
By Julia Mayes and Sonia Narang The Apollo Theater in Harlem celebrated its 75th anniversary Monday. Originally opened in 1914, African-Americans weren't allowed into the theater until 1934. That year, Ella Fitzgerald and Benny Carter began performing at Amateur Night hour at the Apollo. Since then, the Apollo Theater has...
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Harlem weighs in on the question of torture (video)
8:57 AM on 05/29/2009
The question about whether or not to torture suspected terrorists has been a controversial issue in the news lately. President Barack Obama and former Vice-President Dick Cheney have debated this publicly in recent weeks. In simultaneous speeches on May 21st, Cheney weighed in on the side of condoning waterboarding while...
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