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“Harlem is Somewhere”: Dwyer Cultural Center, 123rd and St. Nicholas Ave.
I walked past this sign one night and realized what a striking place it was marking. Though not exactly a “religious” site, the Dwyer Cultural Center is a multimedia cultural center committed to the...
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On 137th and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. is Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the oldest black church in the US, having been founded in 1796. In the 1800′s it was well known as “the freedom...
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Church of the Good Neighbor
Located on 106th and Park Ave, which also crosses over into Angelo Del Toro Place, you can find Church of the Good Neighbor in Spanish Harlem. Written in Spanish the banner welcomes newcomers to this...
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St. Edward The Martyr
Located on 14th East 109th street, the St. Edward the Martyr church has a history and influence that extends beyond Harlem. Emerging from what is called a “violent religious disagreement”, in 16th...
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Old Broadway Synagogue
In many minds, Harlem is a romantic site of Black cultural innovation and a symbol of the African American community of the past, present, and future. Many pieces of Harlem stands as a living...
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Jesus in Jewelry
Along 125th street proper are numerous jewelry shops that cater to the Harlem communities and the thousands of tourists that past through Harlem each year in search of “authentic” Harlem souvenirs....
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Bakh Yaye Store: West African Religious Services as Commercial Film in Harlem
It was late into the evening, and as I walked back to campus from Harlem on 116th street I could barely make out the figures ahead of me in the darkness. I could, however, hear the reverberation of...
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First Corinthian Baptist Church
Upon attending a Sunday service at First Corinthian Baptist Church I felt like I was in a party. It seemed like a huge celebration and I honestly believe that this is the way church should be. I...
View ArticleCanaan Baptist Church
Visiting Canaan Baptist Church, what first caught my attention was the music, singing, and dancing while the service was going on. This was striking for me as someone used to catholic churches where...
View ArticleSalvation and Deliverance Church
This week I went to Harlem to attend services at rapper, Mase’s old church: Harlem’s Salvation and Deliverance Church, founded by Apostle William Brown in 1975. The first thing I was told upon...
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