Tag Archives: Langston Hughes

HW Pick: Steve Madden Men’s Oxford Lace-Up

Steve Madden Men's Kikstart Lace-Up

Stand out from the crowd with this casual re-interpation of the Oxford from Steve Madden. The Kickstart features a soft leather upper with brogue details and a metal lace-up for a nice snug fit. Continue reading

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Affinities: Margaret Bonds and Langston Hughes

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Walter’s World: Weekend Picks Dance, Music and Culture- March 20, 2013

By Walter Rutledge

J. leubrie hill sheet music 1913 At The Ball Thats All Follies 1914

This weekend spring has finally sprung! As we begin to thaw out from the winter doldrums we find a diverse offering of arts related activities to choose from. Two spectacular dance companies culminate their seasons, culture take to the streets of Harlem, and an opera diva graces the Apollo stage. Here are a few of the many events taking place around the city and in our community. Continue reading

Harlem Pride: Fighting For The ‘Pride’ Harlem Deserves

Carmen Neely Harlem Pride

By Robert West

“It is evident to the most superficial observer that the centre of fashion, wealth, culture, and intelligence, must, in the near future, be found in the ancient and honorable village of Harlem”Harlem Monthly Magazine (1893)

As we approach the end of Black History Month, I thought I’d share with you a movement afoot in an area that has one of, if not the, richest black histories in the United States.  Continue reading

HW Pick: Jessye Norman Does “Ask Your Mama” With Guestlove And Others At The Apollo (video)

Jessye NormanThis multi-media work brings to life Langston Hughes’ epic poem “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz” with music spanning from Africa to the Americas, the South to the North, opera to jazz, gospel to be-bop. Continue reading

HW Shop: Langston Hughes ‘The Big Sea,’ 1944, Signed

langston hughes singed bookHarlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes The Big Sea signed limited edition hardback book published by Alfred A. Knoff, Los Angeles in April, 1944. Continue reading

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

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

Red Hawk Native American Dance Troupe at Countee Cullen Library

Join Community Works at our new venue the historical  Countee Cullen Library home of the James Weldon Johnson‘s reference collection for children and the African-American/Black Culture reference collection!  Continue reading

Marva Trotter Louis, Harlem Fashion Model, 1936

Harlem’s Marva Trotter Louis, the Chicago stenographer turned model, singer and the first wife of boxing legend Joe Louis and had two children (daughter Jacqueline in 1943 and son Joseph Louis Barrow, Jr. in 1947). Continue reading

The New York Lottery Is Filming In Harlem

The NY Lottery is filming a new commercial near St. Nicholas Ave and around 191 Street in Washington Heights in North Harlem. Continue reading