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To take a look at a community in transition. >> reporter: harlem, it's the birthplace of jazz and home of the cotton club. it's where malcolm x led his flock and also the backdrop for some movies and "american gainster." since the 20s harlem has been the culture of black america. >> i live here because the rent is great for the amount of space i get. >> i don't think harlem is ever going to be taken completely away from black folks. >> reporter: but acourting to "the new york times," the number of blacks living in har lem peaked as the majority in 1970. by 2008 only four in ten were black. >> ...

I got to tell you, harlem has long been a hub of african-american culture, but the face of harlem is changing. it is what we're talking about today in our "what matters" segment. stephanie elam heads uptown to take a look at a community in transition. >> reporter: harlem, it's the birthplace of jazz and home to the cotton club. >> reeducate the american public. >> reporter: it's where malcolm "x" led his flocks, and it's also the backdrop of movies like "mo better blues," and "american gangster." since the '20s harlem has been the cultural heart of black america, but now it seems its blackness...