Bits Quote by Kehinde Wiley

The Harlem of my books was never meant to be real; I never called it real; I just wanted to take it away from…

— Chester Himes

Harlem is filled with moments of history.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

Harlem is really a melting pot for a lot of different people.

— Mike Colter

A lot of creativity coming from the east side of Harlem. It really built my character and who I am.

— Dave East

I didn't know Harlem existed. I didn't know there was such a place, because I grew up in white Queens, where five miles is…

— Lynne Stewart

Harlem is a stage. It's like its own planet, from the way we dress to the swag in the way we walk and talk.

— Anonymous

“I spent so much of my life on the outside that I began to doubt that I would ever truly be in with any…

— Marcus Samuelsson

Despite everything that Harlem did to our generation, I think it gave something to a few. It gave them a strength that couldn't be…

— Claude Brown

Harlem World' is all about me doing my thing.

— Mase

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

The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this one speech that gives a great sense of texture…

— Debbie Allen

Many people in Harlem never go out of Harlem. I mean they'd never even been downtown. And you can see how this bitterness can…

— Martin Luther King, Jr