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Schomburg Center Dismantled

Posted on June 23, 2010 by | 4 Comments

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A mainstay of Harlem history is in danger of being dismantled. The collection of materials at the Schomburg Center for Research and Black Culture may be partitioned and sent to various branches of the New York Public Library. This in addition to the possibility of the Center’s collections being sent off to another research library should be an issue of great concern for the Harlem community in particular, and those in the African Diaspora in general. There is even talk of renaming the facility. Continue reading →

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Black Music Month Film Series In Harlem

Posted on June 5, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The New York Public Library
www.schomburgcenter.org

BLACK MUSIC MONTH FILM SERIES

Saturday, June 6, 2009

4:00 PM

The Language You Cry In tells an amazing scholarly detective story that searches for -and finds- meaningful links between African Americans and their ancestral past. Through a song, it bridges hundreds of years and thousands of miles from the Gullah people of present-day Georgia back to 18th century Sierra Leone . It recounts the even more remarkable saga of how African Americans have retained links with their African past through the horrors of the middle passage, slavery and segregation. (52 min)

Sons of Benkos explores the African culture of Colombia through music. The film presents the music of the Sons of Benkos, one of the most important Black leaders in the fight for freedom during the times of slavery in Colombia . The film also shows the evolution of Afro-Colombian music over time through the fusion of Cuban and contemporary African rhythms with traditional Afro-Colombian music. (52 min) Continue reading →

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