That enabled Seven Brown to open a skin care shop, the kind of business once considered too upper class for the neighborhood. “I’ve watched it evolve from essentially the forgotten land above 96th street, where no one really saw any value, to the goldmine and the gold coast that it has become of Manhattan.”įrom 2000 to 2010, median household earnings in Harlem rose 30 percent.
Nikoa Evans-Hendricks has spent 14 years organizing small business owners and marketing the Harlem name. As we hear from Mario Ritter, that picture is starting to change. It was difficult for local businesses to succeed. Until recently, it has also been one of the poorest areas in New York. New Yorkers often say Harlem is “The Capital of Black America.” Harlem has acted like a magnet for African Americans. We also hear about a new dance craze named for the area called the “Harlem Shake”….Īnd another YouTube video sensation that also shook the world. Efforts are underway to return the area to its former glory. Today we visit the New York City neighborhood of Harlem.
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