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Trump Takes Post-Trial Media Circus to NYC Bodega

MANUFACTURING CONSENT

While at the stop in Harlem, Trump said clerks at big-city convenience stores should be allowed to have guns.

William Vaillancourt | Published Apr 16, 2024

Faith Ringgold, Renowned Black Artist, Dies at 93

VISIONARY

Ringgold had a decades-long career that began with multimedia art and expanded into children’s books.

Amanda Yen | Published Apr 14, 2024

Harlem Prep School Founded by Diddy Reportedly a Hot Mess

UNRULY

A report in The Cut says chaos reigns, fights are common, and full-time teachers are in short supply.

Edith Olmsted | Published Mar 15, 2024

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Acquitted ‘Central Park Five’ Member Set to Win NYC Election

‘WILDEST DREAMS’

Yusef Salaam will represent a central Harlem district after running unopposed in part due to his overwhelming primary victory.

Alex Nguyen | Published Nov 07, 2023

‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Has Both Style and Substance

LOOKING GOOD

Jocelyn Bioh’s Harlem-set play, bristling with wit and drama, follows the staff and customers of a hair braiding salon as they joke, argue, and try to get those styles just right.

Tim Teeman | Published Oct 03, 2023

‘Central Park Five’ Member Wins NYC Council Primary

‘I WAS BORN FOR THIS’

Yusef Salaam claimed more than 50% of the votes—besting at least three competitive challengers.

Matt Young | Published Jun 28, 2023

‘A Thousand and One’: Behind the Devastating Family Drama

WE GOT LOVE

A.V. Rockwell’s incredible feature film debut explores 11 years of a mother-and-son relationship, told in ways as thoroughly New York as they are Black.

Kyndall Cunningham | Published Mar 30, 2023

Drake’s Show at the Apollo Was an Underwhelming Victory Lap

FEEL NO WAY

Despite a few surprise guests and a career-spanning setlist of hits, Drake’s first-ever performance at the storied Harlem venue didn’t feel as special as it should have.

Kyndall Cunningham | Published Jan 23, 2023

Doctor Found Slain in NYC Park ID’d

TRAGEDY

He was stabbed a number of times, police say.

Helen Holmes | Published Dec 24, 2022

‘Irreplaceable’ Harlem Leader Rev. Calvin Butts Dead at 73

‘TREMENDOUS LOSS’

Tributes have poured in for the Abyssinian Baptist Church Pastor.

Asta Hemenway | Published Oct 28, 2022

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