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"We've come to send a message to the United House of Prayer that we are not moving," said protest leader Linda Indigo-Washington. "I am disgusted and disgraced. Our message is that nothing is a done deal and we want to give that message not only to the pastor, not only to the city but also the congregation."
"We are here to reclaim this community. The Record Shack is a cultural landmark," he said. "That shop has music that connects with us and we want [[Sikhulu Shange]] to be in this shop for another 35 years.""They have money galore," [James Manning] said in reference to United House of Prayer. "They have no sensitivity and they don't care about the community. Where are the other Black businesses out here today?"Protesters hoped to catch the ear of Sunday morning churchgoers to inform them about the unjust attempt to evict Sikhulu Shange, owner for 35 years of the iconic 125th Street Record Shack store housed in a building that the church owns.See the full content of this document
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Harlemites Rally for Record Shack
"Whose streets?! Our streets! Whose streets?! Our streets!" were the words that echoed all along Frederick Douglass Blvd. (Eighth Avenue) on ...
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