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Hello and welcome back to New York City.

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Today we're going to be looking at one of the city's most influential and culturally

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rich neighborhoods, Harlem.

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Harlem is a large neighborhood in northern Manhattan.

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Since the jazz age of the 1920s, Harlem has become the cultural center of the African

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American community in New York.

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I'm with Carolyn, the president of Welcome to Harlem.

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Carolyn, can you tell me a little bit about the African American experience here in Harlem?

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I believe for the last 20 years the African American experience has been really enhanced

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due to the fact that we're going through a second Harlem renaissance attributed to real

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estate.

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And they're starting to really enjoy the community once again because of that.

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Can you explain what you mean by second Harlem renaissance?

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The first Harlem renaissance was in the 1920s and the 1930s.

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It was attributed to music, dance, writing, and arts and stuff like that.

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And then Harlem had a small downturn and now we're rolling back.

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So these brownstones that people invested in many years ago, in the mid-1980s, the 20

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to 30,000 have gone for millions of dollars today.

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What makes this community so special?

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I think it's the diversity of living in Harlem.

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We have many ethnic groups that live here.

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We enjoy each other's culture, each other's food and stuff like that.

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And we're just one big happy family and it's just a lively neighborhood to live in.

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Where should I go today?

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Stop number one, Apollo Theater.

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There's no way you can make a trip here without going to the Apollo.

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Stop number two, I would say Stryver's Row Historical District.

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And then stop number three, Moles Barbershop, because that's where you get all the juicy

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information.

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I'm in the St. Nicholas Historic District.

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Successful African Americans moved here in the 1920s and 1930s, making the area more

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popular and giving it the nickname Stryver's Row.

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This area is notable for its late 19th century urban design and a fine example of New York

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City architecture.

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Hearing gospel music performed live in Harlem is one of the best musical experiences you

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can have in New York City.

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You can hear it in many African American churches in the area.

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This is the First Corinthian Baptist Church.

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Members of the public are welcome to attend services here.

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Some of the best barbershops in New York City are found in Harlem.

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Over the years, barbershops have been a source of community and economic opportunity in black

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neighborhoods.

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I'm here at Denny Moe's Superstar Barbershop for a cut.

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I'm here with the legend himself, Denny Moe, here for a superstar haircut.

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Denny Moe, how long have you been here?

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I've been here about ten years, ten years and counting.

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Ten years?

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Ten years.

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So have you seen any changes in the neighborhood since you've been here?

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I've seen major changes, man.

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When I first came here, it was like it was falling apart, you know what I mean?

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But it's been put together pretty good now.

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You have people coming from all over the world to be right here in Harlem.

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Harlem is the place, the Mecca.

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When I first came back to Harlem, it was a love affair.

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Besides cutting hair, what other purpose does your barbershop serve in the community?

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We are definitely embedded in the community.

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When you say community, you say Denny Moe.

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When you say Denny Moe, you say community.

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That's how it is.

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It's synonymous, man.

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We do back-to-school drives for the kids.

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We give them books and book bags and send them to school with fresh haircuts.

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We also do scholarships to kids transitioning from high school to college.

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And we just do a lot.

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And this is a family business, right?

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This is a family business, that's right.

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You got me, you know, the God, you know what I mean?

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You got my son over here.

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His name is Denny Moe Jr.

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We're here.

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We're doing it, man.

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Well, you know, we're going to finish up here, but we'll see you next time in Boston.

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We'll see you next time.

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