Harlem’s Chandler Owen, AKA The “Lenin Of Harlem” 1916 – 1967
Chandler Owen, 1889–1967, was an African-American writer, editor and early member of the Socialist Party of America in Harlem, NY.Continue reading
Harlem’s Ella Baker, A Great Woman Behind A Great Movement 1903-1986 (Video)
Ella Josephine Baker, December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986, was an African-American civil right and human rights activist. She was a largely behind-the-scenes organizer whose career spanned more than five decades.Continue reading
Chandler Owen, The “Lenin Of Harlem” 1916 – 1967
Chandler Owen, 1889–1967, was an African-American writer, editor and early member of the Socialist Party of America in Harlem, NY.Continue reading
Library Of Congress: Ralph Ellison’s “Juneteenth”
The following guest post was written by Barbara Bair, curator of literature, culture and the arts in the Library’s Manuscript Division for the Library of Congress.Continue reading
Harlem’s Pauli Murray, The First Black Woman To Be Ordained As An Episcopal Priest
Anna Pauline "Pauli" Murray, 1910–1985, was an American civil rights activist, women's rights activist, lawyer, Episcopal priest, and author. Continue reading
Harlem’s Hubert H. Harrison’s Historical Papers Now Online At Columbia University
The papers of one of Harlem's brilliant, influential writer, orator, educator, critic, and political activist Hubert H. Harrison during the early decades of the 20th century is now available online at Columbia Unversity in Harlem.Continue reading
“Trauma Day” At Touro College Of Osteopathic Medicine From Harlem To Hollis
Against the backdrop of sirens blaring from a YouTube video showing emergency vehicles stuck in a New York City traffic jam, about 50 high school students in an after school program at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine.Continue reading
Preventative Health Education Event in Harlem
Advocate Community Providers (ACP) in conjunction with A. Philip Randolph Campus High School will host a health education seminar to teach students about safer sex and disease prevention. Continue reading
HW Pick: The Rosa Parks Collection At The Library Of Congress
The Rosa Parks Collection at the Library of Congress has been digitized and is now online. The collection, which contains approximately 7,500 manuscripts and 2,500 photographs, is on loan to the Library for 10 years from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Continue reading
Harlem’s Students Learn About Medicine In Harlem
Fifty Harlem high schools students gathered at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) last week, where they viewed multiple medical procedures and gained hands-on experience through interactive displays at a fair designed to expose them to the world of science and medical careers.Continue reading
New Expanded Edition Of “When Africa Awakes,” By Harlem’s Hubert H. Harrison
Virgin Islands-born, Harlem-based, Hubert H. Harrison's "When Africa Awakes: The "Inside Story" of the Stirrings and Strivings of the New Negro in the Western World" is a collection of over fifty articles that detail his pioneering theoretical, educational, and organizational role in the founding and development of the militant, World War I era "New Negro Movement."Continue reading