Bread Quote by Ruby Dee

Harlem is not a playground for rich bankers and consultants. It's got students of all colors. It's got old people who keep history and…

— Marcus Samuelsson

Harlem is filled with moments of history.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

“The Negroes in Harlem, who have no money, spend what they have on such gimcracks as they are sold. These include “wider” TV screens,…

— James Baldwin

Thinking back to boyhood days, I remember the bright sun on Harlem streets, the easy rhythms of black and brown bodies, the sounds of…

— Walter Dean Myers

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

— Cheo Hodari Coker

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

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

— Mike Colter

I've always loved Harlem and its communities.

— Ron Cephas Jones

As long as black people preserve their culture in Harlem, Harlem will always be alive.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

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

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 remember early mornings. Syrup sandwiches, sugar water, yeah. Walking up the dark stairwells. Elevators was out of order yeah. Worth two hundred million…

— Nas