Eubie Blake One Of The Finest Musicians Of Harlem’s Jazz Era (Video)
James Hubert Blake, February 7, 1884 – February 12, 1983, known as Eubie Blake, was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music.
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The Infamous New York Female Giants Baseball Team At The Lenox Oval In Harlem, 1913
In 1913, the first game with the New York Female Giants baseball team took place on the legendary Lenox Oval, at the northwest corner of Lenox Avenue and 145th Street in Harlem, NY.
The Voices Of Slavery, Audio Interviews With Formerly Enslaved Americans (1932-75)
“During the last three decades of legal slavery in America,” writes Lucinda MacKethan at the National Humanities Center, “African American writers perfected one of the nation’s first truly indigenous genres of written literature: the North American slave narrative.”
Harlem’s James Reese Europe Invented Jazz, Was The Martin Luther King Of Music, 1881 – 1919
James Reese Europe, 22, February 1881 – 9 May 1919, was an American ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer.
HW Pick: Historical Newspapers Edited By Frederick Douglass Now Online
Newspapers edited by Frederick Douglass, who escaped slavery in 1838 and became a voice for abolitionists as a journalist, orator, and author, have been digitized and are now available online from the Library of Congress.
How To Tune Up Your Leadership
By Greg Thomas Each person reading this post is an instrument. Sound, frequency, and vibrations come through you, right?
The Legendary American Negro Theater In Harlem, NY, 1940 To Mid-1950s
The American Negro Theater (ANT) was formed in Harlem, New York on June 5, 1940, by writer Abram Hill and actor Frederick O’Neal.
Washington DC: Leadership Change, Community Outreach And More For Sterling Motorcars
Thomas A. Moorehead, the first Black Dealer in the country of Rolls Royce, Lamborghini, and McLaren, has transitioned from President and CEO to Owner and Chairman of Sterling Motorcars.
Proposals Sought For Sojourner Truth Monument From Harlem To Hollywood
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) has announced a request for proposals (RFP) from potential private sector partners to design, build and install a monument in commemoration of famed abolitionist and suffragette Sojourner Truth.
Rosa Parks’ Family Home To Be Offered At NY Auction
The house where Rosa Parks sought refuge after fleeing the south will be offered at auction after being turned into a work of art and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean twice.
James Brown Live At The Apollo 1968 (Video)
Live At The Apollo is a live album by James Brown and The Famous Flames, singing it’s A Man’s World medley at the Apollo in 1968 with Lost Someone and Bewildered recorded at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.
Harlem’s Tupac Amaru Shakur 1971 – September 13, 1996 (Video)
Tupac Amaru Shakur June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996, also known by his stage names 2Pac and briefly as Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.
“Live At The Apollo,” James Brown And Famous Flames In Harlem, NY 1962 (Video)
Live at the Apollo is a live with James Brown and the Famous Flames, recorded in 1962 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and released Live at the Apollo album in 1963.
Reverend Major Jealous “Father” Divine In Harlem (Update)
Father Divine, 1876 – September 10, 1965, also known as Reverend M. J. Divine, was an African American spiritual leader from about 1907 until his death. His full self-given name was Reverend Major Jealous Divine, and he was also known as “the Messenger” early in his life.
Harlem’s Freddie Jackson Release New Single From Album (Listen)
Since 1985, singer and recording artist Freddie Jackson has been synonymous with excellence in R&B and contemporary adult music.