Born Bright: A Young Girl's Journey from Nothing to Something in America is a memoir that explores the meaning and shifting narratives of black girlhood and womanhood in a contemptuous America. Continue reading
‘When Sugar Hill Was Sweet: A Woman’s Work Is Never Done’ Talk At The Schomburg In Harlem
This engaging discussion will pay tribute to the dynamic women of 409 and 555 Edgecombe, some of whom history has been relegated to the background, eclipsed by the famous men they married. Continue reading
Between the Lines: Heather Ann Thompson & Khalil Gibran Muhammad In Harlem
Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy, by award-winning historian Heather Ann Thompson of University of Michigan, sheds new light on one of the most important civil rights stories of the last century--the 1971 Attica Correctional Facility uprising in upstate New York. Continue reading
Joe Louis’ Restaurant Souvenir Card, Harlem NY 1950’s
I don't know about you, but we love everything little thing about Harlem history, and this little Souvenir card from the Joe Louis' Restaurant, at 11 west 125th Street, Harlem, New York, ca 1950's is fabulous.
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The Black Iris Project: Madiba At The Schomburg In Harlem
Founded in 2016 by choreographer Jeremy McQueen, The Black Iris Project is a ballet collaborative and education vehicle which creates new, relevant classical ballet works that celebrate diversity and black history. Continue reading
Bill Moyers Interviews Khalil Gibran Muhammad At The Schomburg In Harlem
After five years of service at the Schomburg, Director Khalil Gibran Muhammad will begin a tenured position as Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and joins the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study as the Suzanne Young Murray Professor. Continue reading
Letters By President Obama’s Father Discovered In Harlem
A rare collection of letters written by President Obama’s father have been discovered by an archivist in Harlem, New York.Continue reading
Between the Lines: Shaka Senghor And John Forte At The Schomburg
In his memoir Writing My Wrongs , Shaka Senghor chronicles child abuse, violence, depression, and life in the streets as a drug dealer, which led him to a murder conviction and behind bars. Continue reading
‘Thomas Jefferson, Slavery, And Race’ Talk In Harlem
In this groundbreaking work, Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination, Annette Gordon-Reed teams up with America’s leading Jefferson scholar, Peter S. Onuf, to analyze Thomas Jefferson’s vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race.Continue reading
Digging Up The Past: Commemorating 90 Years Of The Schomburg
In 1926, the Carnegie Corporation awarded The New York Public Library a grant to acquire the invaluable personal collection of Arturo A. Schomburg. Continue reading
‘Visually Speaking’ At The Schomburg In Harlem
Join documentary photographer Joseph Rodriguez and David Gonzalez, Co-Editor for the New York Times Lens Blog. Continue reading
Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert With Fatoumata Diawara At The Schomburg
Malian singer/songwriter Fatoumata Diawara combines traditional Wassoulou music and dance from her ancestral home in Mali with elements of pop, jazz, and funk. Continue reading
Homage 5: Life After Death At The Schomburg In Harlem
Playwright Shaun Neblett (pen name MC SNEB) returns to the Schomburg with a free workshop performance of Homage 5: Life After Death, an original play developed from Notorious B.I.G’s album Life After Death. 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
‘Jackie Robinson’ By Ken Burns At The Schomburg In Harlem
Jackie Robinson, a two-part, four-hour film directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, tells the story of an American icon whose life-long battle for first-class citizenship for all African Americans transcends even his remarkable athletic achievements.Continue reading