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In 1964, a white, off-duty policeman killed a Black teenager in New York. That led to the now-infamous Harlem race riots.
The people of Harlem were mourning the loss of 15-year-old James Powell, a Black teenager fatally shot by Thomas Gilligan, a white, off-duty police officer. Headlines read "Negro boy killed ...
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'Swans of Harlem' book tells story of pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their 50-year sisterhood
Those who bravely did so are heralded with long-overdue recognition in "The Swans of Harlem," a new book by Karen Valby that ...
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Pistol Pete Maravich on why he rejected a $1M contract to become the first ever white Harlem Globetrotter: “The ABA was after me”
But as Maravrich's senior year ended, like many top prospects, he was flooded with offers from different professional teams—and even the Harlem Globetrotters. "I was offered a 1 million dollar ...
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Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance by Carla Kaplan
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NYC residents beg Trump admin to close controversial safe injection site: ‘We need federal intervention’
Cody Diaz, a shelter resident in East Harlem, pointed to the White House this week moving to axe the loathed congestion pricing tax as a sign the current administration has a chutzpah to close the ...