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Abyssinian Baptist Church to install Kevin Johnson as new pastor

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Abyssinian Baptist Church to install Kevin Johnson as new pastor

By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Friday, September 13, 2024 Kevin R. Johnson has been named as the new pastor of the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City. | Vincent Raspa Three months after announcing that the Rev. Kevin R. Johnson was selected as its new senior pastor, Abyssinian Baptist Church, the renowned black … Read more

50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance

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50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance

NEW YORK —  In 1974, Harlem’s deserted streets and tumbledown tenements told the story of a neighborhood left behind. Decades of disinvestment had culminated in a mass exodus known as urban flight and residents watched as their wealthier, more educated counterparts left the New York City neighborhood in droves. But the tide turned when Percy … Read more