Category Archives: Harlem literature

Langston Hughes Breakfast Party in Harlem, 1925 (Photos And Video)

Posted on January 13, 2013 by | 3 Comments

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Photographs and Prints Division

Langston Hughes (second from left) with guests at a breakfast party for him hosted by room mates Regina Anderson-Andrews, Luella Tucker and Ethel Ray at 580 St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem 1925. Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 9, 2012 by | 2 Comments

Fellow Harlemites:

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

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Maya Angelou For Schomburg NYPL In Harlem

Posted on October 10, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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 →

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SYMPOSIUM: Caribbean Crossroads Keynote Address by Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott

Posted on September 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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 →

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New Harlem Manuscript Found Written By Claude McKay

Posted on September 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

 

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 →

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Help African Voices Celebrate 20 Years (video)

Posted on September 18, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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

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Shirley Sherrod Discusses her New Book at the Schomburg Center

Posted on August 24, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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 →

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Harlem’s Hue-man Books Closing on July 31

Posted on July 27, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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 →

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