Where Malcolm X Was Killed, Harlem’s Ghosts Haunt a Forgotten Home

Where the activist and icon was killed in 1965, you can now get cash and a plate of ribs

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I don’t often go to the barbershop. I see it as a slaughterhouse for Black hair, and an open forum for cruel jokes and bad ideas. Also, I avoid haircuts. Unruly hair climbs out of my scalp: in the back…