By Lil Nickelson
During the Harlem Renaissance era, many literary, cultural, and artistic icons of that era migrated to the village of Harlem to nurture and perfect their crafts.
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New York Public Library Celebrates 100th Birthday Of James Baldwin Across The Library System
To celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of writer, activist, public intellectual, and beloved library patron James Baldwin.
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By Sophia Stewart Publishers Weekly
With the 100th birthday of author and civil rights activist James Baldwin on the horizon, a handful of publishers with Baldwin titles in their backlists have launched new publishing programs commemorating the event.
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Harlem’s James Baldwin “Pin Drop Speech” At Cambridge University, 1965 (Video)
Harlem's James Baldwin delivers an earth-shattering speech with Harlem as his starting point in talking about all black folks at Cambridge University during a debate with William F. Buckley in 1965.Continue reading
Smithsonian Names Harlem’s Schomburg Center Onetime Director As New Director
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) just named Kevin Young as their new director, the Smithsonian reports.Continue reading
From Baldwin, To Baker And More, The Myth Of A Colorblind France On Virtual Cinema
First Run Features is proud to present the release of Myth of a Colorblind France on Virtual Cinema, opening nationwide on September 25, 2020.Continue reading
Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s Harlem’s National Black Theatre Wins First Obie Award 2020
Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre (NBT) was awarded the Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Production and Continued Advocacy on behalf of Black Artists during the 65th Annual Obie Award ceremony on Tuesday, marking its first Obie win.
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Schomburg Center For Research in Black Culture In Harlem Names Joy Bivins As Head Of Collections
A Harlem Renaissance, From Douglass To Dubois Free Audio Books
Open Society has provided us all with the free links to downloadable audiobooks, which are from Harlem's renaissance of mostly classics, during the COVID Crisis. Continue reading
7 Authors Free Audio Books Inspired By The Harlem Renaissance
We've curated Open Culture's list of hundreds of downloaded free audio books, mostly classics, that you can access on your MP3 player or computer with authors who have been inspired by the Harlem Renaissance for your listening pleasure.Continue reading
What’s Old Is New And What’s New Is Old
The similarities between American designer Virgil Abloh and Harlem's James Baldwin are not as farfetched as one might imagine, as both have created poetic bodies of work.Continue reading
Join A Gay Garden Get Together With Harlem Historian John Reddick And More
Integrity Harlem presents Gay Garden Get Together with a talks Langston Hughes, an LGBT Circle of Friendships, Talent & Creativity with Harlem historian John Reddick.Continue reading
The Legendary Harlem Stage Presents Its 2019 Annual Gala Celebrating The Disrupters
On Monday, May 20, 2019, at 6 pm, Harlem Stage, the legendary uptown performing arts venue celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance, a period known for a flourishing of art and culture led by Black artists.Continue reading
Louise Meriwether And Bridgett Davis In Conversation At The Harlem Arts Salon
Novelist, essayist, journalist, and activist, published her first and critically acclaimed book, Daddy Was a Number Runner (with an introduction by James Baldwin) in 1970, using auto-biographical elements about growing up in Harlem during the Depression in the era after the Harlem Renaissance.Continue reading
The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine Presents A Discussion On The Works Of James Baldwin In Harlem
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine will welcome writers Nicholas Boggs, Gabrielle Bellot, and Elizabeth Howard to discuss works by American novelist and social critic James Baldwin.Continue reading