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Actress KiKi Shepherd arrives at the YWCA 2010 Black And White Benefactrix Ball at Beverly Hills Hotel on October 22, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Maury Phillips/WireImage)
STORIED CAREER

‘Showtime at the Apollo’ Co-Host Dies at 74

Her work stretched from Broadway to Harlem and onto the big screen.

Harry Thompson

Charlie Rangel
TRAILBLAZER

Last Surviving Member of Congress’ ‘Gang of Four’ Dies at 94

Charlie Rangel had served in Congress for 46 years and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Janna Brancolini

Former President Donald Trump visits Sanaa convenient store, a bodega in upper Manhattan, minutes after leaving Manhattan criminal court.
MANUFACTURING CONSENT

Trump Takes Post-Trial Media Circus to NYC Bodega

While at the stop in Harlem, Trump said clerks at big-city convenience stores should be allowed to have guns.

William Vaillancourt

Portrait of American artist Faith Ringgold as she poses in front of one of her paintings, 1999.
VISIONARY

Faith Ringgold, Renowned Black Artist, Dies at 93

Ringgold had a decades-long career that began with multimedia art and expanded into children’s books.

Amanda Yen

Sean Combs
UNRULY

Harlem Prep School Founded by Diddy Reportedly a Hot Mess

A report in The Cut says chaos reigns, fights are common, and full-time teachers are in short supply.

Edith Olmsted

Yusef Salaam speaks as Stonyfield Organic Announces the Transition of Eight NYC Parks to Organic Maintenance by 2025
‘WILDEST DREAMS’

Acquitted ‘Central Park Five’ Member Set to Win NYC Election

Yusef Salaam will represent a central Harlem district after running unopposed in part due to his overwhelming primary victory.

Alex Nguyen

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Brittany Adebumola and Dominique Thorne in 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding.'
LOOKING GOOD

‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Has Both Style and Substance

Jocelyn Bioh’s Harlem-set play, bristling with wit and drama, follows the staff and customers of a hair braiding salon as they joke, argue, and try to get those styles just right.

Tim Teeman

Exonerated Central Park Five—and newly minted New York City Council representative—Yusef Salaam.
‘I WAS BORN FOR THIS’

‘Central Park Five’ Member Wins NYC Council Primary

Yusef Salaam claimed more than 50% of the votes—besting at least three competitive challengers.

Matt Young

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WE GOT LOVE

‘A Thousand and One’: Behind the Devastating Family Drama

A.V. Rockwell’s incredible feature film debut explores 11 years of a mother-and-son relationship, told in ways as thoroughly New York as they are Black.

Kyndall Cunningham

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FEEL NO WAY

Drake’s Show at the Apollo Was an Underwhelming Victory Lap

Despite a few surprise guests and a career-spanning setlist of hits, Drake’s first-ever performance at the storied Harlem venue didn’t feel as special as it should have.

Kyndall Cunningham

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TRAGEDY

Doctor Found Slain in NYC Park ID’d

He was stabbed a number of times, police say.

Helen Holmes

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