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Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead review – a dazzling sequel to Harlem Shuffle

From bent cops to blaxploitation, this tale of corruption in 70s New York combines the energy of a crime thriller and the sharp wit of social satire

The Guardian - UK

Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam wins city council primary

Exonerated in an infamous rape case, Salaam made a successful bid for the Democratic nod in New York’s Central Harlem.

Al Jazeera

Exonerated member of 'Central Park Five' wins primary, nearly assuring seat on NYC Council

A member of the “Central Park Five” is a step closer to winning a seat on the New York City Council

The Independent UK

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A music tour of New York City: from Hip-Hop to Broadway

When I arrived in New York I asked a local expert what a visitor should see and do on their first time in the city. “Grab a pretzel and wander,” was their quick response. This advice made me smile because instead of feeling overwhelmed by the enormous list of attractions and landmarks that this…

The Week

Man falsely accused by Donald Trump in Central Park Five case runs for local government

Yusef Salaam was one of five defendants found guilty in the 1989 Central Park rape case that had the likes of Donald Trump calling for the death penalty. Years after being exonerated for the heinous crime, Salaam will likely become the next councilman for a New York City neighborhood

Daily Mirror

Central Park Five’s Yusef Salaam declares victory in city council primary

Salaam, who was falsely accused along with four others of raping a woman, faced two veteran politicians for Harlem seat in New York

The Guardian - US

Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam wins primary for NYC council

‘This campaign has been about those who have been counted out. This campaign has been about those who have been forgotten,’ 49-year-old says

The Independent UK

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Paris becomes new 'voguing' capital as LGBT community finds refuge in ballroom scene

To mark Pride Month, we take a closer look at ballroom culture, an LGBT movement born in Harlem, New York in the 1920s and which flooded nightclubs in the 1970s. In Paris, now one of the world's "voguing" capitals, the ballroom scene boasts some thirty dance troupes known as houses.…

France 24

Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of 'Central Park Five' is running for office

Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the “Central Park Five,” the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago

The Independent UK

AOC praised by Jordan Neely’s family as grand jury indicts Daniel Penny for subway death

New York Democrat advocated for victim and his family after his death and attended his funeral in Harlem on 19 May

The Independent UK

Rev Al Sharpton delivers powerful eulogy at Jordan Neely’s funeral: ‘They put their arms around all of us’

‘Jordan was screaming for help. We keep criminalising people with mental illness,’ Rev Sharpton said

The Independent UK

Sharpton questions NYPD’s response to subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely at Harlem funeral service

NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a fiery call for justice Friday as family, friends and total strangers packed a Harlem church for a heartfelt farewell to subway chokehold victim Jordan Neely.

Tribune News Service

Jordan Neely was ‘screaming for help’, Al Sharpton says in funeral eulogy

Veteran civil rights activist says ‘what happened to Jordan was a crime’ as mourners gather to remember man, 30, killed on subway

The Guardian - US

Ancient Knights of Malta get their 1st non-aristocratic head

A Canadian lawyer who found his vocation caring for AIDS patients in Harlem has been elected the grand master of the Knights of Malta

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A Thousand and One review – Sundance hit cuts deep

The poignant story of an ex-con mother struggling to raise her son amid a changing Harlem is powerfully poignant

The Independent UK

Teacher's pest: NYC hires former educator to slaughter rats

New York Mayor Eric Adams has named a former school teacher as the city's “rat czar,” tasked with leading the battle against the clawed vermin

Tribune News Service

Teyana Taylor brings pathos, intensity in ‘A Thousand and One’ drama

ATLANTA — Teyana Taylor is an Atlantan with many talents.

Tribune News Service

New Harlem performance space to be named after departing Apollo Theater CEO Jonelle Procope

NEW YORK — Jonelle Procope, the departing CEO/president of the Apollo Theater, will have a new performance space named in her honor.

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Movie review: 'A Thousand and One' a fascinating portrait of maternal instinct caught in unforgiving world

Mothers are often the keepers of secrets, borne from a primal instinct for survival. But secrets fester, grow bigger and inevitably burst with the resonance of truth, as they do in “A Thousand and One,” the debut feature of writer/director A.V. Rockwell. The film, which won the U.S. dramatic grand…

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Fact vs Fiction: Godfather of Harlem season 3 episode 10 — what happened the day Malcolm X was assassinated?

Godfather of Harlem season 3 episode 10 sees the tragic assassination of Malcolm X and the shocking death of Bill Harvey. But what happened in real life?

Tribune News Service

Knicks legend Willis Reed spent summers at Rucker Park during pro career

NEW YORK — In a different era of basketball — far away from the carefully-edited offseason workouts on Instagram — members of the New York Knicks spent their summers at the playground.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rush plans 60,000-square-foot outpatient medical center on former Sears site

The $70 million center at North and Harlem avenues will have 90 exam rooms, providing everything from urgent and primary care to imaging and diagnostic services.

Tribune News Service

Family of slain Black man Tyre Nichols bring fight for justice from Memphis to NYC

NEW YORK — The devastated parents of the Black man killed in a caught-on-video beating by Memphis, Tennessee, police officers recounted the horrors of his death Saturday during a Harlem visit where they once more demanded justice for their slain son.

The Guardian - UK

The big picture: hope in 60s Harlem

On a trip away from his native Italy, young photographer Mario Carnicelli found a carefree side to life in Harlem after the riots

The Guardian - UK

Theatre: Susannah Clapp’s 10 best shows of 2022

Thirties Harlem and the siege of Troy rocked, along with Joan of Arc, Orlando and the Ladies of Llangollen, to be greeted by funding cuts across the board

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