Celebrate Women’s History Month At The African Burial Ground Monument

Celebrate Women’s History Month at the African Burial Ground National Monument just thirty minutes from Harlem at 290 Broadway in Lower Manhattan each weekend this month.  Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke…

Harlem’s Julius Bledsoe, One Of The First African-Americans On Broadway

Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe, 1898 – July 14, 1943, was an Harlem baritone and one of the first African-American artists to gain regular employment on Broadway. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent to receive…

One Of The African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) Co-Founders Talks 30th Anniversary (Update)

One of the Harlem-based African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) co-founders Diarah N’Daw-Spech talks about their 30th anniversary with Harlem World Magazine. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent…

Free Family Festival In East Harlem Celebrates African Diaspora

Offered to families in the New York City area for free, the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI). Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: . You can revoke your consent to receive emails…

Harlem’s Elise Johnson McDougald, The First African-American Woman Principal In NYC Public Schools, 1885 – 1971

Elise Johnson McDougald, October 13, 1885 – June 10, 1971, aka Gertrude Elise McDougald Ayer, was an American educator, writer, activist and first African-American woman principal in New York City public schools. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Constant Contact Use. Please leave this field blank.By submitting this form, you are consenting to…