A former member of the group ministry at the famed East Harlem Protestant Parish, he lived and practiced law for more than six years in a $24.30-a-month flat in Spanish Harlem.

The Harlem-based program the Doe Fund held a graduation ceremony this week for nearly 100 men who have overcome a variety of challenges through the "Ready, Willing and Able" program.

A while back, Victoria Christopher Murray set out on a mission to learn about the women of the Harlem Renaissance. But in her research, she mostly found stories about men – until she came across ...