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
Between the Lines: Heather Ann Thompson & Khalil Gibran Muhammad In Harlem
Joe Louis’ Restaurant Souvenir Card, Harlem NY 1950’s
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
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
‘Visually Speaking’ At The Schomburg In Harlem
Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert With Fatoumata Diawara At The Schomburg
Homage 5: Life After Death At The Schomburg In Harlem
‘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