“When I betrayed my fiancée, I destroyed my relationship. But the shadow stretches over the rest of my life as well.”

“Growing up there were three things that represented wealth to me: a nice house, a nice car, and Jordans. — GQ”

“There is no question that Planned Parenthood is an organization dedicated to women’s reproductive rights, but if you think that their mission has only benefitted women, I am proof they have helped men too. ”

“I still don’t know if the money I’m making is good or just decent, but it has changed my life in ways that are both meaningful and terrifying.”

“As it turns out, it wasn’t just the Slade brothers and Lewis’ church group that wanted a party like Grits & Biscuits. It wasn’t just McCullough and his friends who wanted a party with copious amounts of Hennessy and good music. Thousands of people wanted the same things.”

“FlameKeepers isn’t so modern as to alienate the mature Harlem gentleman. There are old-school touches, like John Coltrane playing over the sound system, and of course, the hats themselves — a vast selection of looks from colorful fedoras to subdued porkpies — come in timeless styles.”

“The cozy storefront on Avenue A, where Mikey’s opened in May, is just two blocks away from Stuyvesant Town. It was there that Michael “Mikey” Cole grew up selling a very different product.

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