Schomburg Center Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Explore Harlem’s Schomburg Center Collections With Their Summer Music Mash-Up

As the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture continues to expand its services, they encourage you to drop by for a visit to make use of their collections, view their exhibitions, and explore the Schomburg Shop. Continue reading

Make Me Rain With The Legendary Nikki Giovanni Virtually At The Schomburg Center In Harlem

Join us for an evening of poetry and conversation with legendary poet, Nikki Giovanni.Continue reading

Harlem’s Schomburg Center Announces 2020-21 Fellows Scholars-In-Residence

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is pleased to announce its 2020-21 fellows for its Scholars-in-Residence program.Continue reading

Top 10 Impressive Historical Monuments Worth Knowing

Do you know what the most famous historical place in the world is? If you are a history fanatic, then you may wonder where you can travel to get a precious lesson on history. Continue reading

2019 Annual Women’s Jazz Festival At The Schomburg Center In Harlem

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture today announced its 2019 Annual Women’s Jazz Festival celebrating the contributions of Black women performers across the genre, and featuring both well-known and unsung women performers in jazz today.Continue reading

Robert’s World: An Interview With The Legendary Nana Camille Yarbrough

By Robert Walker The tag line for Nana Camille Yarbrough's upcoming presentation at the world-famous Schomburg Center on February 14th, 2019 in New York reads, "Celebrating Nana Camille's Journey as an Artist and Cultural Custodian". Continue reading

REWIND 2018 Film Series Fashioning A Future At The Schomburg In Harlem

The Schomburg Center and the division for Moving Image and Recorded Sound have a rich history of collecting and preserving cinema of, or featuring black talent from across the African diaspora.Continue reading

An Opera Of The World At The Schomburg Center In Harlem

Filmmaker and renowned Malian scholar Manthia Diawara simultaneously reflects upon the migration of the opera form and the refugee crisis, as specifically experienced in Europe. Continue reading

Tim Fielder Flies Over To The Black History Month Event At Sisters Book Store In Harlem

Author, illustrator, and animator Tim Fielder, lands on Friday February 2nd, 2018, at Sisters Uptown Bookstore in Harlem. You may have seen Tim at the 6th Annual Black Comic Book Day at the Schomburg Center.Continue reading

Girl Code, The Journey From Average Teens To Powerhouses

Perfect for aspiring coders everywhere from Harlem to Hollis, Girl Code is the story of two teenage tech phenoms who met at Girls Who Code summer camp, teamed up to create a viral video game, and ended up becoming world famous.Continue reading

Rudy’s World: 3rd Annual Fall Benefit Concert At The Schomburg In Harlem (Photographs)

By Rudy Collins On Thursday, November 14th, 2017, the historic Schomburg Center hosted the 3rd Annual Fall Benefit Concert, "Uptown in Autumn" in Harlem, NY.Continue reading

“The Watermelon Woman,” At The Schomburg In Harlem

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Schomburg Center is proud to present a 20th anniversary screening of Cheryl Dunye’s groundbreaking film, The Watermelon Woman, which in 1996 became the first feature film by a queer African-American woman.Continue reading

Black Power! Wikipedia Edit-A-thon 2017 Edition A Talk In Harlem

The Schomburg Center, working with the AfroCROWD initiative, is proud to host "Black Power! Wikipedia Edit-a-thon," their third year initiative in which they invite members of the community and general public to contribute content related to black history on Wikipedia for the national Black WikiHistory Month outreach campaign.Continue reading

The Fabulous Schomburg Center Named National Historic Landmark

The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture as one of 24 new National Historic Landmarks.Continue reading

Remembering Sculptor Houston Conwill (1947-2016)

By Candice Frederick On November 14, 2016, Schomburg Center staff mourned the passing of sculptor Houston Conwill, whose Cosmogram on view in our Langston Hughes Lobby has attracted patrons from across the globe. Continue reading