Claude Lewis, one of the founders of the National Association of Black Journalists and a Harlem native, has died at the age of 82, his family says. Continue reading
A James Baldwin Literacy Across Harlem Day
On Wednesday, February 1st, 2017, (and the first day of every month) is Literacy Across Harlem Day, a day on which Total Equity Now encourages all Harlemites, east to west, north to south to #RockThoseReads.Continue reading
The Schomburg Center And Maysles Documentary Center Present: ‘I Am Not A Negro’ In Harlem
In honor of Black History Month, the Schomburg Center and Maysles Documentary Center invite you to join us for a free community preview screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary, I Am Not Your Negro directed by Raoul Peck. Continue reading
Upcoming Events At The Schomburg Center In Harlem
Just so you can start planning ahead as the holidays approach, check out these Schomburg events for the end of November and early December 2016.
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James Baldwin On “Beautiful” Harlem Streets NY 1963
Novelist, playwright, and essaying James Baldwin on the street of his hometown in Harlem, New York, June 3, 1963.
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Hazel “The Darling Of Café Society” Scott, 1920 – 1981 (Video)
Hazel Scott, June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981. She was called the “Darling of Café Society” back in 1939 when Harlem New York was alive with the sounds of swing.Continue reading
‘James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket’ At The Schomburg In Harlem
Back in 1989, the 16mm version of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket received stellar reviews and awards. Now considered a documentary film classic, the original Baldwin film has been re-mastered in 2K HD with the help of the Ford Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts in honor of James Baldwin’s 90th birthday. Continue reading
Shop Harlem: James Baldwin, ‘A Rap On Race’ Signed
A curated selection from the Shop Harlem store, it's a first edition of A Rap On Race, a book by Margaret Mead and Harlem man James Baldwin, and signed by the brilliant James Baldwin.
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Annual Africana Traditions Conference With A Harlem’s Hubert Harrison Talk
This second Annual Philosophy and Religion in Africana Traditions conference will explore the struggle for liberation of African descendant peoples as demonstrated through the instrumentalities of the philosophical and religious imaginations.Continue reading
Dr. Clarkes’s Centenary Culls Celebration in Harlem
By Vinette K. Pryce
The 100th birthday anniversary of Dr. John Henrik Clarke was marked by ceremonial tributes from his students and a plethora of nostalgic recollections of the Pan-African, educator, historian and cultural icon.Continue reading
