Category Archives: Harlem lit

Rethinking Literacy in a Digital Age

“In a world where we are told the book is a dying relic and that the word is giving way to the image, why do we insist on teaching the novels, poems, and plays of people who are long since perished; Continue reading

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Harlem’s Community Boards, East to West, Support Harlem Literacy Day, Dec 1st

Fellow Harlemites:

As of last night, all three community boards representing HarlemManhattan Community Boards 9, 10, and 11–have overwhelmingly passed resolutions encouraging Harlemites to participate in Literacy Across Harlem Day … Continue reading

Maya Angelou For Schomburg NYPL In Harlem

In 2010 the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture‘s then Director, Howard Dodson, and New York Public Library President Paul LeClerc announce the acquisition of the personal and professional papers of Dr. Maya Angelou. Continue reading

SYMPOSIUM: Caribbean Crossroads Keynote Address by Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott

In conjunction with the Caribbean: Crossroads of the World exhibition, El Museo del Barrio and The Studio Museum in Harlem present a three-day symposium bringing together scholars and practitioners from across the Caribbean and its diaspora. Continue reading

New Harlem Manuscript Found Written By Claude McKay

 

A new novel by Harlem Renaissance author Claude McKay, titled “Amiable With Big Teeth: A Novel of the Love Affair Between the Communists and the Poor Black Sheep of Harlem,” was discovered by a Columbia University graduate student and recently declared to be authentic. Continue reading

Help African Voices Celebrate 20 Years (video)

African Voices, one of the few national literary magazines to dedicated to publishing African-American literature and art… Continue reading

Shirley Sherrod Discusses her New Book at the Schomburg Center

Join Shirley Sherron at the Schomburg Center on September 12th at 6:30 as she discusses her new book The Courage to Hope (written with Catherine Whitney). Continue reading

Harlem’s Hue-man Books Closing on July 31

It’s always sad to see a wonderful community business close. They have shared some info on their website regarding the closing, including what you will still be able to do after they close on July 31st. Continue reading

‘Literacy March Across Harlem’ brings message and books to Harlem Book Fair

Dozens of Harlem residents held their favorite books high on Saturday as they marched from 135th St. and Fifth Ave. up to Malcolm X Blvd. to kick off the annual Harlem Book Fair. Continue reading