Not every child gets to experience the awe-inspiring sights and sounds of the theatre. Thanks to a partnership between Enterprise Rent-A-Car and ArtsPower National Touring Theatre more than 500 students in Harlem will experience the inspirational performance Continue reading
Black Jews started forming Harlem congregations in the 1910s, based on the conviction that Africans were descended from ancient Hebrews and that Christianity was a religion imposed on them during enslavement in America. Continue reading
“Antiquated.” “Depleted.” “Grossly underunded.” Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Locke, Association of Research Libraries, Congressional Black Caucus, Greg E. Carr, Howard Dodson, Howard University, Joellen El Bashir, Joseph Reidy, Lonnie G. Bunch III, Moorland-Spingarn reading room, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Phillis Wheatley, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Sidney A. Ribeau
Although Malcolm X was assassinated in Harlem at the Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965, his vision, philosophy and—above all—his words live on. Continue reading
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Tagged Audubon Ballroom, Bryonn Bain, Cheryll Y. Greene, Christopher Moore, Darryl Pinckney, Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin, Esther Armah, Ishmael Beah, Jack Tchen, Karen Drezner, kathleen cleaver, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Malcolm X, Mary Marshall Clark, Meg Ventrudo, Robin Kenton, Schomburg Center, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The National Conference of Artists founded in 1959, is the oldest African American visual arts organization in the United States. Continue reading
Tagged AC-BAW Center For The Arts, African American art, American Negro Theater, Ann Tanksley, Betty Blayton, Deborah Shedrick, Dindga McCannon, Gloria Aziza, Gloria Aziza Lawyer, Howardena Pindell, Sandra Sadakeisha Coiller, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, SKYLIGHT GALLERY, The Association of Community-Based Artists of Westchester (AC-BAW), THE BEDFORD STUYVESANT RESTORATION, THE DWYER CULTURE CENTER, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
By Walter Rutledge
This weekend is a great mix of downtown dance and uptown cinema. The diversity promises to explore different eras of the African American experience with candor and humor. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Amanda Seales, Camille A Brown and Dancers, Camille A. Brown, Christopher Huggins, Columbia University's Institute for Research in African-American Studies, David Dorfman, David Dorfman Dance, Firelight Media, Joyce Theater, Matthew Rushing, More than a Month, National Black Programming Consortium, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
A few weeks ago Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Edward McLaughlin sentenced the leader of the 137th Street gang to 20 years in prison. Continue reading
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