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HW Radio Pod Special on Harlem’s Rosa Guy

Posted on June 12, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Listen to the Special HW Radio Podcast show with host Danny Tisdale as we celebrate the life of Rosa Guy who passed last week. Join us as we speak with Betty Anne Jackson President of the Harlem Writers Guild. Ms. Guy was one of Harlem’s own, she was a mother, she produced plays, she was founder of the Harlem Writers Guild (founding members included Willard Moore, Walter Christmas, Maya Angelou, Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Paule Marshall, Audre Lorde, Alice Childress, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, and Douglas Turner Ward. ), and a NY Times Book Award winner.

Listen to the show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/harlemworld/2012/06/12/hw-radio-pod-special-on-harlems-rosa-guy-1 Continue reading →

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Tribute: Dr. John Henrik Clarke

Posted on July 28, 2008 by | 1 Comment
Dr. John Henrik Clarke

Dr. John Henrik Clarke

This past July 13 the African Education at the Crossroads: 10th Annual Tribute to Dr. John Henrik Clarke program was presented before a packed auditorium at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The program was sponsored by the Board for the Education of People of African Ancestry, which is comprised of educators, historians, activists and clergy.

The keynote speaker was Dr. Adelaide Sanford, retired New York State Board of Regents vice-chancellor and long-time community activist. Gil Noble—producer and host of the ABC-TV program “Like It Is” (and a Harlemite)—served as one of the presenters. Continue reading →

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