Tag Archives: Philip Randolph

Happy Birthday Harlem’s Hubert Henry Harrison

Hubert Harrison

A Harlem Original

Hubert Harrison (1883-1927) is one of the truly important figures of early twentieth-century America. A brilliant writer, orator, educator, critic, and political activist, he was described by the historian Joel A. Rogers, in “World’s Great Men of Color” as “the foremost Afro-American intellect of his time.” Continue reading

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Check Into The Warming Centers in Harlem

warmign centers

With the drop in temperatures today, the City is providing warming centers located within senior centers in the five boroughs for a place to get out of the cold during the day from 9am-4pm today and tomorrow. Continue reading

Harlem’s Lacrosse Rookies Score Scholarships – Of Course!

Harlem‘s youth lacrosse scene was virtually nonexistent just a few years ago. Now some local stars are securing scholarships to tony boarding schools, where the sport is a major force. Continue reading

Reginald E. Gilliam, Jr., Passes

Reginald E. Gilliam, Jr., a trailblazing African-American lobbyist and most recently Sodexo Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, passed away at the age of 67 on March 28, 2012 after succumbing to lymphoma. Continue reading

Amiri Baraka Carries on “The Good Fight” in Honor of A. Philip Randolph; Heath Gallery Finds a New Leader

 

Harlem Arts Alliance Presents:  On the “A” with Souleo

For most working people there has been at least one occasion when they’ve wanted to pick up a marker, decorate a picket sign with a clever catchphrase and go lead a strike. Continue reading

A. Philip Randolph’s ‘Stride Toward Freedom’ Book Signed By Martin Luther King

In celebration of Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 16, 2012, Swann galleries announces the auction of two inscribed copies of King’s Stride Toward Freedom:  The Montgomery Story  (1958). Continue reading

Harlem History: “Speakers Corner” 135th Street And 8th Avenue

Soapbox or street corner speakers were a feature of everyday life in Harlem from World War One to the 1960s.  Continue reading