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Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead: A triumph of molls, dolls and deadpan humour

After any chapter of Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy, I feel as though I am reading a particularly operatic story by Damon Runyon, complete with molls, dolls and Broadway-laden side-eyes. It is the kind of widescreen social drama that immediately reads like a screenplay. With pitch-perfect colloquialisms and deadpan humour, these…

Evening Standard

Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead review – final part of the Harlem Trilogy is freewheeling fun

The grit and grandeur of 80s New York drive this rollicking story of an underground wheeler-dealer

The Guardian - UK

Pro Basketball Star Killed In Fatal Shooting at Harlem Tournament, Killer Remains At Large

Former professional basketball player Kinu Rochford was tragically shot and killed during a summer tournament in Harlem as police continues to track the gunman.

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Legionnaires’ outbreak rocks New York as experts warn of rising climate threat

Officials say climate crisis ‘worsening our exposure’ to bacteria as at least 28 people sickened in Manhattan

The Guardian - US

‘A counter-narrative of history’: Schomburg Center’s 100 years of celebrating Black culture

A Puerto Rico-born New Yorker’s relentless collecting on the African diaspora is still the core of a Harlem institution

The Guardian - US

Harlem Shuffle review: This book is a proper social drama

The book has shades of Tom Wolfe about it, if Tom Wolfe had been a very different writer, that is

Evening Standard

Vinii, Father of the House of Revlon: 'Voguing is about liberation and freedom'

The King of the Paris Voguing scene tells FRANCE 24 how the art form is about your own liberation and freedom. Voguing has been widely championed in France by the LGBTQ+ community. Originating in the 1980s from the 1960s Harlem ballroom scene, the dance combines fashion, posing and self-expression. In…

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From renter to owner, Sharpton locks in National Action Network's Harlem foothold for the long haul

The Rev. Al Sharpton is putting final touches on a new Harlem headquarters for his National Action Network organization

The Independent UK

Jewellery designer Marla Aaron's guide to New York

From cake fit for a princess and an insane Gotham Salad, to hot jazz and even the best monkey bars, the Harlem jewellery queen has the Big Apple crunched

Evening Standard

'Once Upon a Time in Harlem' has its day at the Cannes Film Festival, 50 years after it was shot

No movie at the Cannes Film Festival has had a longer road to get here than “Once Upon a Time in Harlem."

The Independent UK

Gun-toting drunks, boy-eating sharks and bloodsucking babies: the violent, brilliant stories of Eric Walrond

Tropic Death – 10 blistering, astonishing stories about racist, exploitative outrages in Caribbean ‘paradises’ – won him a Guggenheim award. Why did this star of the Harlem Renaissance die such a sad and lonely death?

The Guardian - UK

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding review – crowd-pleasing energy, charisma and expert comic timing

Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy – following a day in the life of a Harlem braiding salon – is filled with humour and hijinks

The Guardian - UK

A Muslim-owned thrift shop blends modest fashion, faith and sustainability

Kadjahtou Balde opened her shop, Modify Thrift, last May to offer modest, stylish outfits that don’t rely on fast fashion

The Independent UK

Once Upon a Time in Harlem review – remarkable Harlem Renaissance documentary

A once-in-a-lifetime dinner party from 1972 is transformed into a thrilling and inspiring hang-out movie

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Harlem civil rights museum highlights the North's forgotten history

The Urban Civil Rights Museum will be New York City's first museum dedicated to the civil rights movement and focused on the North.

The Guardian - UK

Ncuti Gatwa leads star winners at first Speakies awards for audio storytelling

The actor won best performance for BBC drama Gatsby in Harlem at the inaugural British Audio awards, while Nicola Coughlan’s narration of Juno Dawson’s Queen B clinched best sci-fi audiobook

The Guardian - US

‘Harlem has always been evolving’: inside the Studio Museum’s $160m new home

The iconic museum, which was founded in 1968, has been rehoused in 82,000-sq-ft building providing a new destination for Black art in New York City

Texas Observer

The ‘Queen Mother’ of the Reparations Movement Gets Her Due

A UT-Austin historian tells the under-told story of Audley Moore, “one of the most important activists and theorists of the twentieth century.”

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The Guardian - US

New York City declares Harlem legionnaire’s disease outbreak over

A hospital’s cooling tower was harboring bacteria as seven people died and 90 were hospitalized over three weeks

Homes & Gardens

This $3 million Harlem home once belonged to Bob Dylan – now it’s a luxe slice of music history, looking for a new owner

This historic 5-bedroom New York townhouse, once home to Bob Dylan, blends timeless 1800s charm with modern comfort

LiveScience

2 dead and 58 infected amid bacterial outbreak in NYC

Two people have died from a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem, New York City, and 58 people total have contracted the illness.

International Business Times UK

Legionnaires' Disease: What You Need to Know About the Illness That Can Cause Brain Fog, Fatigue and Lasting Damage

Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by bacteria found in water systems and it's more dangerous than many realise. Symptoms like brain fog, fatigue, and long-term complications make early detection critical.

The Guardian - US

Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in New York City leaves two dead and 58 sickened

People in affected area of Harlem who are experiencing flu-like symptoms are advised to seek medical attention

The Independent UK

Fitness model arrested after influencer husband found stabbed to death on toilet in NYC home, report says

Jacob Zieben-Hood was found dead on the toilet inside his home in Harlem, according to a report.

The Independent UK

One dead and 22 sick from Legionnaires’ cluster in New York, health officials say

At least five Harlem zipcodes were listed in the impacted areas

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