A lot of creativity coming from the east side of Harlem. It really built my character and who I am. — Dave East Copy Share Image
My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I'll step in an airport just now, and people will recognize me. I'm in Harlem on 144th and whatever, and people are… — Chamillionaire Copy Share Image
The thing that surprised me the most is just how much money women that weren't rich were paying for their hair. When… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
We both grew up in the atmosphere of struggle, both Ossie and me, ... I come out of Harlem and Harlem comes… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
I'm not going to let Donald Trump take away from our community, something that Fannie Lou Hamer shed blood to give us.… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
I credit a lot of my success to being from Harlem, growing up there. — Mohamed Bamba Copy Share Image
Man I mean, the great thing about playing clubs in Harlem is people have an appreciation not just for the music but… — Christian Scott Copy Share Image
It's easy. [Black man] is - he's separate already. The fact that you have Harlem, the fact that you have the Negro… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
In the invincible and indescribable squalor of Harlem ... I was tormented. I felt caged, like an animal. I wanted to escape.… — James A. Baldwin Copy Share Image
Yeah, I really like Thrillers by Harlem Cobin. I think they're really amazing, quite exciting. — Serge Gnabry Copy Share Image
“... Harlem was home; was where we belonged; where we knew and were known in return; where we felt most alive; where,… — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
My dad moved to New York after he won "Soul Train" and the car and got settled in out there and was… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
I am particularly conscious of my connection to the poets of the Harlem Renaissance because I, too, am a Black poet, born… — Nikki Grimes Copy Share Image
From the small clubs of the Harlem Renaissance where he began playing saxophone to world tours for the biggest of the big… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
When I went to the Studio Museum in Harlem, there was a type of freedom that existed where I didn't have to… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
I grew up on 135th Street. I grew up on the poor side of New York. I grew up in Harlem. — John Catsimatidis Copy Share Image
Usually the German translators do something terrible, especially with Tom Wolfe, which is that they make it local. So if the characters… — Daniel Kehlmann Copy Share Image
To me, Harlem is one of the most important places on the earth, particularly when it comes to talking about African Americans. — Cheo Hodari Coker Copy Share Image
When I first got to the city, I had no money. I was living in Queens amongst boxes and lived in Harlem… — Helene Yorke Copy Share Image
Liberals believe that crime is inextricably linked with poverty. In reality, most poor people never resort to crime, and some wealthy people… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image