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Harlem barbershops, salons double as health clinics Reuters The machines arrived at the Denny Moe's Superstar Barbershop in New York's historic African-American neighborhood of Harlem in May, making it only one of the latest examples of barbers and beauty salons in predominantly black or immigrant neighborhoods ... See all stories on this topic »

Harlem Football Star Killed After High School Graduation DNAinfo (Facebook/Isayah Muller) By Amy Zimmer MANHATTAN — A star high school football player from East Harlem's Jefferson Houses was stabbed to death during a fight in a Bronx parking lot on Tuesday, just hours after the 19-year-old graduated, police said. ... See all stories on this topic »

Teenager Charged in Gang Case Surrenders New York Times By JOHN ELIGON A Harlem teenager who received the financial and spiritual support of the Abyssinian Baptist Church after she was charged with being involved in a gang surrendered herself to jail on Tuesday as part of a plea deal. ... See all stories on this topic »

What the Harlem Renaissance Teaches About Gay Rights The Root Harlem, to be specific. It was actually a pretty gay place. Like the rest of the city, Harlem was home to countless gay bars. At the annual Hamilton Lodge drag ball, hundreds of drag queens competed for the top prize while thousands of straight ... See all stories on this topic »

Developer Plans Harlem Building Wall Street Journal By JOSEPH DE AVILA One of Harlem's biggest property owners is considering a city-owned parcel of land to erect a $40 million "affordable housing" apartment building. Tahl Propp Equities, owner of about 3500 apartments in Harlem, wants to buy the ... See all stories on this topic »

Harlem Globetrotters draft Beaver Lake basketball phenom Issaquah Press By Staff Jordan McCabe, a basketball-handling phenomenon from Beaver Lake Middle School, was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters on June 21, according to his family and a press release from the team. Jordan McCabe juggles three balls in February during ... See all stories on this topic » Issaquah Press

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High School Athlete From Harlem Stabbed To Death - CBS New York By wcbsmark 19-year-old Isayah Muller led his Truman High School team to a victory in the PSAL Bowl Championship last fall, but his promising career came to an end Tuesday night. CBS New York

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Harlem group's push to curb infant mortality prompts national action theGRIO REPORT - The North Manhattan Perinatal Partnership has led an effort that reduced the black infant mortality rate from 27.7 deaths per 1000 live ... www.thegrio.com/.../harlem-community-group-has-success-co...