Changed Quote by Lynne Stewart

I credit a lot of my success to being from Harlem, growing up there.

— Mohamed Bamba

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

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

— Dave East

I began working within the streets of Harlem, where, after graduating from Yale [University, New Haven, CT], I became the artist in residence at…

— Kehinde Wiley

I've always loved Harlem and its communities.

— Ron Cephas Jones

I'm just a girl from Harlem who ended up in the right place at the right time.

— Gabourey Sidibe

I used to live in the Bronx, then I lived uptown on 106th St. and Broadway, and finally I moved to Harlem right before…

— Regina Hall

I was a teacher. I also worked at Harlem Children's Zone. I moved back to Baltimore and opened up an after-school, out-of-school program on…

— DeRay Mckesson

I grew up on 135th Street. I grew up on the poor side of New York. I grew up in Harlem.

— John Catsimatidis

For me, growing up in Harlem and then migrating down to SoHo and the Lower East Side and chillin' down there and making that…

— ASAP Rocky

I'm from Harlem, born and raised there.

— Mekhi Phifer

If you've ever been to Harlem, there's always something playing on the street, and there's this energy that feels different to anywhere else in…

— Mike Colter