Tag Archives: Crown Heights

HW Pick: City Son, By Wayne Dawkins

Posted on August 6, 2012 by | Leave a comment

 

In 1966, a year after the Voting Rights Act began liberating millions of southern blacks, New Yorkers challenged a political system that weakened their voting power. Continue reading →

About these ads

→ Leave a comment

Posted in Books, Brooklyn, Media, Politics

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Miles McAfee Plea to Recover Stolen Documents in Harlem

Posted on April 27, 2012 by | Leave a comment

A trove of cultural and financial records from three major African-American institutions has vanished without a trace in Harlem — and their owner is desperate to get them back. Continue reading →

→ Leave a comment

Posted in Harlem, History

Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,