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

— Mohamed Bamba

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

— Dave East

I got a job as a children's librarian at PS 175 in Harlem, and that changed everything. That was an epiphany. I didn't know…

— Lynne Stewart

Harlem for me is Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Washington, D.C., in one place. You have very significant churches that have had national ramifications. At…

— Mike Colter

I like to go hear jazz late-night up in Harlem.

— Daniel Boulud

I was raised in Harlem. I never found a book that took place in Harlem. I never had a church like mine in a…

— Walter Dean Myers

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

— Gabourey Sidibe

Man I mean, the great thing about playing clubs in Harlem is people have an appreciation not just for the music but for the…

— Christian Scott

I'm from Harlem, born and raised there.

— Mekhi Phifer

I especially like Duke Ellington jazz, which is a little more... I lived in New York for a while. I lived in Harlem for…

— Charlie Day

People don't really know, but I went to Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York.

— Skai Jackson

I majored in directing. However, I did spend some time at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, so I am…

— Chadwick Boseman