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Harlemite Who Is Oldest Living Person In US Says Healthy Diet And An Active Lifestyle Is Key

PX 11 reports that on Friday, July 5th, Harlem's favorite supercentenarian, Mrs. Alelia Murphy was celerbated before she turns 114 years young on Saturday, July 6th, 2019.Continue reading

We Celebrate Black History Month With Our Harlem History And Harlem World Collection Pages

Join Harlem World Magazine as we celebrate Black History Month with our Harlem History Facebook and our Harlem World Collection pages.Continue reading

The Harlem Cultural Archives Historic Society Host “Men Of Bronze” Panel Discussion

You are cordially invited to a screening of "Men Of Bronze": The Black American Heroes of World War I - The 369th U.S. Combat Regiment, 15th Infantry presented by Harlem Cultural Archives Historic Society in Harlem, New York.Continue reading

Marva Trotter’s Timeless Beauty (Photographs)

If ever there were a real-life Cleopatra—a woman whose beauty could knockout champions, or launch a thousand ships—it was Marva Trotter dubbed “the most beautiful woman in Harlem". Continue reading

A Conversation With Harlem’s Vy Higginsen

By Anthony T. Eaton Harlem was founded in the century as a Dutch outpost and over time developed into a farming village, a revolutionary battlefield, a resort town, a commuter town and a ghetto.Continue reading

Lenox Avenue And 115th Street Harlem, NY 1910

An intimate view looking north of Harlemites going about their daily activity on Lenox Avenue and 115th Street in Harlem, New York around 1910. Continue reading

Shop Harlem: Woman’s Burberry Rain Boot, Perfect For All Harlem Weather

These high gloss Burberry rain "riding" boots with signature checked trim, pull-on construction, and that non-slip sole is on point are perfect for this crazy Harlem weather.Continue reading

“Moxie Moxie” At Lexington Avenue Harlem New York 1911

This window is a wonderful moment frozen in time at a Harlem store at 1718 / 1720 Lexington Avenue and 108th Street in Harlem, New, York, 1911 Continue reading

Harlem Drug Store, 125th Street And 3rd Avenue, Harlem 1871

A rare tattered photograph of the Harlem Drug Store on the northwest corner of 125th Street and 3rd Avenue, in East Harlem, New York, 1871. Continue reading

1718 / 1720 Lexington Avenue, Harlem, NY 1911

Street view photograph taken from across the street looking West at retail buildings at 1718 / 1720 Lexington Avenue and 108th Street, Harlem, New York, 1911. Continue reading

November Is New York State History Month

Our friends at the New York History Blog reported that in 1997, the New York State Legislature established November as New York State History Month “to celebrate the history of New York state and recognize the contributions of the state and local historians.” The celebration has been mostly ignored since 2002.Continue reading