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Stop the gentrification of East Harlem!

A few politicians are turning East Harlem into a developer’s paradise. If we don’t stop them, thousands of residents will be forced to move, in order to accommodate the “new” gentry of East Harlem. We appeared… Read More

Category: BookTags: East Harlem, Gentrification, Harlem, NY1, Spanish Harlem

Historic Photo of the Day: Down these mean streets

In 1967, Piri Thomas published his memoir Down These Mean Streets. As hyped by the New York Times, “a man from Spanish Harlem makes you live with him in hell.” Some people would disagree with the characterization… Read More

Category: BookTags: El Barrio, Piri Thomas, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico, Spanish Harlem

WAR AGAINST ALL PUERTO RICANS

Revolution and Terror in America’s Colony

Stop the gentrification of East Harlem!

Historic Photo of the Day: Down these mean streets