The 21st Century
As World War II raged overseas, Harlem witnessed a battle of its own. Brimming with creative and political energy, Harlem’s diverse array of artists and activists launched a bold cultural offensive aimed at winning democracy for all Americans, regardless of race or gender. Continue reading
Enjoy this must-see documentary that tells the stories of what African-American veterans faced when they returned home from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem film, hw pick
Tagged Films at the Schomburg: Veterans of Color, Korea, military, New York City, Newyork, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Schomburg Center for Research, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, United States, Veteran, Vietnam, Vietnam War, walmart, World War II
Eugene Jacques Bullard (1894-1961) was the first African American to fly a fighter plane and was known as the “black swallow of death” for his courage during missions. He led a colorful life, much of it in Europe. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem, Harlem history, History
Tagged black swallow of death, Charles Nungesser, Eugene Jacques Bullard, first African American to fly a fighter plane, French countess, French Foreign Legion, French Resistance, Josephine Baker, Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong, Paris, Rockefeller Center, Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, United States, World War II
It was William Fox’s Audubon Theatre of 1912. It was designed by the one and only Thomas Lamb. Continue reading
The New York Rowing Association (the “Association”) was founded by returning civil war veterans in 1866. Continue reading
Tagged Dad Vails, FISA, Harlem, Harlem Navy, Harlem Regatta Association, Harlem River, Hudson River Regatta Association, Indoor Rowing Championship, James Miller, James Pilkington, John C. Babcock, Middle States, Nassau Boat Club, New York Athletic Club, New York City, New York Rowing Association, New York Times, North America, nyc parks, Orchard Beach Lagoon, Overpeck Lake, Richard Sturcke, Roberto Clemente State Park, the Metropolitan Championships, Woodcliff Boat Club, World War II
The NYTimes reports that in the summer of 1983, when an acting career was still just a dream, Woody Harrelson worked construction in Houston and met a play’s worth of colorful characters, including an aspiring writer from Harlem named Frankie Hyman (pictured above with Woody Harrelson) who became his best buddy on the scaffolding. Continue reading
Harlem playboy Dickie Wells, in photo above with Billie Holiday and Tullulah Bankhead in the Club Ebony night spot in Harlem. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, billie holiday, Bumpy Johnson, Charlie Chaplin, Clark Gable, club ebony, Cotton Club, Ebony Lorathio, Errol Flynn, Ethel Waters, Harlem, Harlem's Strivers Row, Hattie McDaniel, hicken and waffles, Joan Crawford, Lady Day, Lincoln Theater, Margherite Chapman, Marilyn Monroe, New York, New York City, Tallulah Bankhead, World War II, Zora Neale Hurston
A “Double V” campaign celebration in 1942 on 119th Street, between Lenox and 7th (now Malcolm X Blvd and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd) in Harlem. Continue reading
A Harlem bus depot was renamed after the famed Tuskegee Airmen today in a moving ceremony attended by many of the surviving members of the heroic group.
Twelve Tuskegee Airmen — who battled Nazis and the systematic racism of the 1940’s military — worked for New York City Transit upon returning from World War II.
Reginald Brewster — one of the two surviving former transit workers — attended the ceremony with his son and grandson. Continue reading
Harlem Arts Alliance Presents: On the “A” with Souleo
There are few things more powerful than strong, fierce and bold women of color that challenge the status quo. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem
Tagged Betty Davis, Fort Devens, Jeffrey Sweet, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Sly Stone, Souleo, Woodie King, World War II
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