Harlem

[hahr-luhm]

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noun

a section of New York City, in the NE part of Manhattan.
a tidal river in New York City, between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, which, with Spuyten Duyvil Creek, connects the Hudson and East rivers. 8 miles (13 km) long.

Harlem

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noun

a district of New York City, in NE Manhattan: now largely a Black ghetto

Harlem

Neighborhood of Manhattan.

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During the 1920s, Harlem was the site of a great upsurge in black literature, music, and theater known as the Harlem Renaissance.

Mostly populated by African-Americans, Harlem has long been a center of black culture.

The area now contains a large Puerto Rican population and, after a period of economic decay, has experienced a revitalization.

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They played a memorable set at the 1969 Woodstock Festival and to crowds at the Summer of Soul concert in Harlem that same year.

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Rollins said he drew on his and Foster’s similar childhoods for his song “Harlem Boys.”

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It’s the showmanship of Ringling Brothers Circus combined with the athletic flair of the Harlem Globetrotters.

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This eventually led to the opening of OnPoint, America’s first official supervised consumption facilities in two Manhattan neighborhoods, Harlem and Washington Heights, in 2021.

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Thelma Golden, the director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, who’s a good friend of mine, always gave me this great advice: Art should be a daily practice.

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Harleian Library Harlemite

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