Bankers Quote by Marcus Samuelsson

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

— Mike Colter

Harlem has always been the nexus of music, politics, culture, criminal figures.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

Harlem is filled with moments of history.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

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

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

I've always loved Harlem and its communities.

— Ron Cephas Jones

We can't have Harlem become one borough for the rich.

— Charles B. Rangel

How could I have been the valedictorian, the smartest, and never known Harlem existed? As a result, I began a lifelong learning experience, because…

— Lynne Stewart

Harlem is a very family-oriented neighborhood, and it always has been.

— Marcia Gay Harden

In Harlem, black was white. You had rights that could not be denied you; you had privileges, protected by law. And you had money.…

— Rudolph Fisher

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

In the imagination, Harlem will always be the spiritual capital of black excellence in America.

— Cheo Hodari Coker