Raymond Melbourne Weaver, 1888 – April 4, 1948, was a professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University in 1916–1948 in Harlem, NY. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: books
Harlem Through The Lens Of Dawoud Bey
Over the years, Harlem, a neighborhood in Manhattan, has undergone a transition that photographer Dawoud Bey best captures. Continue Reading →
Top 7 Books To Read This Summer By The Legendary Harlem Writers Guild
By Eartha Watts-Hicks
The Harlem Writers Guild is the oldest, continuously operating African American writers guild in the world. Continue Reading →
Kevin McGruder’s “Philip Payton: The Father of Black Harlem” Book Talk
Join Harlem Business Alliance (HBA) on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 6:30 pm for this sure-to-be engaging book presentation. Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Hubert Harrison’s Call To Protest The Unamerican Acts Of The Tulsa Massacre
By Jeffrey Perry
One hundred years ago St. Croix-born, Harlem-based, Hubert Harrison, 1883-1927, “the father of Harlem radicalism.” Continue Reading →
Culinary Demo With Harlem’s Chef Marcus Samuelsson And Chef Melba Wilson
Catch a live culinary demo starring Harlem chefs Marcus Samuelsson and Melba Wilson on April 28, 2021. Continue Reading →
Manhattanville College MFA Director Named A Finalist For Prestigious Literary Award
Lori Soderlind, director of the Harlem’s Manhattanville College MFA in a creative writing program, has been named a 2021 finalist for the prestigious Lambda Literary Awards. Continue Reading →
Harlem Fave Kobena Mercer Joins Bard College Faculty
Bard College is pleased to announce the appointment of Kobena Mercer as the Charles P. Stevenson Chair in Art History and the Humanities, Continue Reading →
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