Ta-Nehisi Coates And Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter Talk Their Creative Process, Their Inspirations And More Live At The Apollo

Hailed as “our most vital public intellectual” (Vanity Fair), MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Ta-Nehisi Coates is no stranger to the Apollo stage in Harlem. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of audio-visual materials documenting Harlem’s remarkable and…

National Tour And Encore Engagement Of Apollo’s Staged Adaptation Of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ And More

The Apollo Theater today announced details of its 2019 fall season, featuring a myriad of music, dance, and theater performances and film screenings that expand the nonprofit theater’s role as a partner, commissioner, and co-producer of programming that articulates African American narratives. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission…

Ta-Nehisi Coates In Conversation: A Post Mid-Term Reflection At The Apollo Theater

The Apollo Theater announced today that critically acclaimed writer, artist and thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates and investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will be in conversation about the midterm elections. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of audio-visual materials…

Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview With The Schomburgs Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Even if you had only read one Ta-Nehisi Coates article, “The Case for Reparations” for example, or maybe “Fear of a Black President,” it would be difficult not to join the ecstatic chorus celebrating the writer’s recent MacArthur Genius Award win. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain…

The Apollo To Hold Auditions For Amateur Night At Its Historic Theater In Harlem

Since 1934, aspiring performers from Harlem to Harare have come to The Apollo to “Be Good or Be Gone!” VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of audio-visual materials documenting Harlem’s remarkable and varied multicultural legacies, including…

The Apollo Theater Names Fatima Jones as Institution’s First CMCO In Harlem

The Apollo announced today that Fatima Jones has been named the organization’s first Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, effective immediately. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of audio-visual materials documenting Harlem’s remarkable and varied multicultural legacies, including its storied…

$20,000 Winner Of Harlem’s Apollo’s Amateur Night Is Pianist Kofi Boakye

The winner of America’s longest-running talent shows Amateur Night at The Apollo, pianist Kofi Boakye. VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of audio-visual materials documenting Harlem’s remarkable and varied multicultural legacies, including its storied past as well as…

HWM Pick: One Apollo Night With Grammy Winner Malian Musician Oumou Sangaré At The Apollo Theater In Harlem

World Music Institute in association with The Apollo presents Malian musician and GRAMMY Award-winner Oumou Sangaré for an incredible one-night-only performance at the world-famous Apollo in Harlem, New York.  VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of audio-visual materials documenting Harlem’s remarkable…

Harlem’s Legendary Amateur Night Auditions Return At The Apollo, In-Person And Online

On Saturday, September 24, 2022, the Apollo, 253 W. 125th Street, will hold in-person auditions for its signature program, Amateur Night at the Apollo.  VIDEO Harlem Cultural Archives is a donor and foundation-supported Historical Society, Its mission is to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of audio-visual materials documenting Harlem’s remarkable and varied multicultural…