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The Mecca of Harlem
The Maysles Documentary Center keeps the spark of Harlem’s art film scene alive. By Caroline Nieto Illustration by Selin Ho I ran to the M60+ to hitch a ride to the intersection at 125th street and Malcolm X Boulevard–a locale that was once called “the Mecca of Harlem,” an artistic hub that spawned from the fallout of the Harlem Renaissance. The intersection got its name from the inception of performance spaces there during the latter half of the twentieth century, with the A
Caroline Nieto
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