Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Archives

Work That’s Been Seen And Work Never Seen At The Schomburg Spring 2022 Exhibition Opening Tonight In Harlem

On Thursday, March 31, 2022, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will open its spring exhibition Been Seen, an exploration of the work of Austin Hansen and the Black gaze in photography.Continue reading

Harlem’s The Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture Celebrate 30 Years Of The Women’s Jazz Festival 2022

Celebrating 30 years of centering Black women in the field of jazz, the Women’s Jazz Festival is an exciting series of concerts and conversations.Continue reading

Gateways Music Festival Orchestra Makes Carnegie Hall Debut With World Premiere Of New Jon Batiste Commission And More

This April, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, comprised entirely of classical musicians of African descent, presents events around NYC, culminating with its eagerly anticipated Carnegie Hall debut on April 24. Continue reading

Harlem’s Schomburg Announces The Winner Of The Lapidus Center’s 2021 Harriet Tubman Prize

The Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is pleased to make an announcement.Continue reading

The NY Public Library Names Joy Bivins Director Of The Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture

Following an exhaustive national search, The New York Public Library has named Joy Bivins director of the internationally-renowned Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem.Continue reading

The Schomburg Center’s Annual Literary Virtual Festival Celebrating Black History And Culture

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem will launch its annual Literary Festival on June 14, 2021, with a week-long virtual event that champions authors of African descent.Continue reading

In Celebration Of Women’s History Month NYC & Company Supports Women Owned Businesses

In celebration of Women’s History Month kicks off March 1, 2021, and International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021, NYC & Company.Continue reading

Harlem’s Schomburg Virtual Exhibition, Black Politicians In Congress

As part of the Library's Black History Month offerings, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem presents Georgia on My Mind: Black Politicians in Congress.Continue reading

The Schomburg Center In Harlem’s Black Comic Book Festival Is Backkkkkkk!

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will host its ninth annual Black Comic Book Festival from Wednesday, January 13 to Saturday, January 16, 2021.Continue reading

‘In Our Season of Discontent, Count It All Joy’ Join The Photoville Festival In Harlem

In partnership with the 9th Annual Photoville Festival in NYC, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the outdoor fence exhibition, In Our Season of Discontent, Count It All Joy. 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

The Studio Museum, The Schomburg And Others Are Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Grantees

The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation (HFF) is awarding more than $1.5 million in grants to cultural organizations this fall.Continue reading

East Harlem Resident And Professor Jessica Krug Admits She Is Not Black (Update)

A seasoned activist and professor of African American history at George Washington University have been pretending to be Black for years, despite actually being a white woman from Kansas City.Continue reading

Harlem’s Max Bond, One Of The Most Influential Architects In America

J. Max Bond Jr., Aka Max Bond, 1935 – February 18, 2009, was one of New York's most influential architects.Continue reading

Your World Q&A: Harlemite Pauline Jean Answers Five Questions + Bonus

Pauline Jean A native New Yorker, one-time Harlem resident, and bandleader who blends jazz with Haitian rhythms, in her vocals.Continue reading