On February 16, 2017, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will open its latest exhibition Black Power! in the newly-renovated Main Exhibition Hall. Continue reading
NBLCA Presents: ’90 DAYS’ Film Screening And Panel On Healthy Relationships In Harlem
On Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. (NBLCA) will present 90 DAYS starring Teyonah Parris (Survivor’s Remorse, Mad Men & Chi-Raq), with executive producer Jussie Smollett (Empire, The Skinny & The Mighty Ducks).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
Adger Cowans’ Personal Vision Opens At The Schomburg In Harlem
Adger Cowans will debut Personal Vision, a monograph of original photography spanning 40 years, at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, on January 30th, 2017 at 6:30 pm, in Harlem, NY.
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Marcus Garvey And The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) At The Schomburg In Harlem
As part of our efforts to make accessible various items in our collection holdings, we’ve presented this research guide on highlighting the work and legacy of publisher, entrepreneur, and early Pan-African leader Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).Continue reading
The Fabulous First Fridays “Black Tie Edition” At The Schomburg In Harlem
The Schomburg Center in Harlem is proud to bring back our annual holiday fundraiser, a special "Black Tie Edition” of First Fridays, our popular monthly social gathering.Continue reading
Schomburg Center Announces 5th Annual Black Comic Book Festival 2016 In Harlem
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture today announced January 13-14, 2017 as the dates of its 5th Annual Black Comic Book Festival in Harlem.Continue reading
Schomburg Harlem Highlights Hip-Hop Archives During National Hip-Hop History Month
In recognition of National Hip-Hop History Month, the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is highlighting notable items from its Hip-Hop Archive Project Collection, initiated in 1999 to actively collect and preserve materials from hip-hop pioneers.Continue reading
Estate And Gift Planning Seminar At The Schomburg In Harlem
Are you working on your estate plans or need to update them? How can you best provide for family and loved ones while also supporting your favorite charities?Continue reading
The Lapidus Center Announces Inaugural Harriet Tubman Prize Winner Awarded At The Schomburg
The Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery has announced Aisha K. Finch’s Rethinking Slave Rebellion in Cuba: La Escalera and the Insurgencies of 1841-1844 (University of North Carolina Press) as the winner of its first annual Harriet Tubman Prize.Continue reading
“Not Yo Mama’s Movement (Premiere)” At The Schomburg In Harlem
Rokhaya Diallo, Afro-Parisienne journalist, antiracism activist, and award-winning filmmaker, turned her camera on an emerging generation of black activists who, in the wake of the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, were able to mobilize international opinion in favor of the protests in America. Continue reading
Nadia Lopez Builds “The Bridge To Brilliance” In Harlem (Livestream)
Join Schomburg Education and Nadia Lopez for a conversation on her book, The Bridge to Brilliance: How One Principal in a Tough Community is Inspiring the World.
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Between The Lines: Imbolo Mbue And Lola Ogunnaike At The Schomburg In Harlem
Imbolo Mbue’s debut novel, Behold the Dreamers, is the story of one immigrant family from Cameroon whose fates collide with the collapse of financial markets in 2009. Continue reading
HW Pick: The Beautiful Restoration Of The Iconic Rose Main Reading Room Reopens (Video)
We know that Harlem has simply fabulous libraries here uptown like the Schomburg Center for Research on 135th Street, the Countee Cullen
Book Launch “The New Communism” By Bob Avakian In Harlem
Harlem has a long history of Communism from W. A. Domingo, Marcus Garvey, Humbert Harris to Williana “Liane” Jones Burroughs, and many more. So its no surprise that On October 8, 2016, a major book launch of THE NEW COMMUNISM by Bob Avakian will take place at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Harlem, NY.Continue reading