A two block stretch of West Harlem once religiously strolled as a source of inspiration by such cultural deities as Malcolm X, James Baldwin and Billie Holiday is now drawing dimmed comparisons to such battle zone areas as The West Bank, South Africa and Wall Street in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 as conflicted residents continue to grapple with a police lockdown that has now festered for well over two weeks.
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/top-news/harlem-lockdown
