Dear Dapper Dan: Here's all my rent money.
This is a crazy moment.
On this day in 1967, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was barred from his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on allegations of corruption and office misconduct. Supporters of the popular New York congressman believed the act was due to his race as well as a ploy to derail Powell’s political power. Powell, born November […]
Many turned out on the streets of Harlem for the 48th African American Day Parade. Every year on the third Sunday of September, the city of Harlem, NY puts on the African American parade celebrating the Caribbean and African American culture that covers the city. The streets were filled with flags from different nations proudly […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A subway train derailed Tuesday as it entered a station, tossing people to the floor, forcing hundreds of shaken-up passengers to evacuate through darkened tunnels and delivering another jolt to a transit system plagued by aging equipment and reliability problems. Nearly three dozen people suffered minor injuries in the derailment, which […]
Willie Morgan, who hails from Georgia, grows actual cotton in Harlem to teach children in his neighborhood about slavery.
A wave of gentrification threatens Langston Hughes' house. But a group of Black artists are battling to save the historic house.
A wave of gentrification threatens Langston Hughes' house. But a group of Black artists are battling to save the historic house.
Charlie Rangel, the charismatic congressman from New York, began his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives on this day in 1970 after he defeated Harlem’s beloved incumbent, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Rangel is the second-longest serving House member and is its most senior member as well. Charles Bernard Rangel was born June 11, 1930 […]
Stephanie St. Clair was a notable crime boss in Harlem, New York who worked alongside fellow gangster Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson. St. Clair’s numbers operation was so prominent, it caught the attention of the Mob and sparked a brief but violent war. St. Clair was born on the island of Martinique in 1886 and arrived in […]
Chase Reed had a cash flow problem like many teens do. But in his case, his addiction to sneakers would turn out to be the thing that ultimately helped him solve that problem. When he wanted money to go out, Reed’s father would hold onto one of his pairs of expensive sneakers for collateral until […]
Marvel Comics has taken strides to include African-American characters across its various comic book titles since the ’60s, including becoming the first mainstream comic company to feature a Black superhero. What isn’t known to many outside Marvel’s vastly detailed comic books world is that three of its top characters hail from the borough of Harlem […]
