The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. The membership consists of 12,000 professional women of color in 280 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: African-Americans
Rep. Adriano Espaillat Calls for Unity Following Week of Domestic Violence and Hate
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement calling for unity after a week of domestic terrorism, hate and political violence in communities across the nation. Continue Reading →
Charles White Amongst Friends In Harlem
Over the course of his four-decade career, Charles White’s commitment to creating powerful images of African Americans—what his gallerist and, later, White himself described as “images of dignity”—was unwavering. Continue Reading →
“East Harlem Remembered: Oral Histories” Free Preview
One of the greatest communities in the world East Harlem, NY lays claim to a rich and culturally diverse history. Continue Reading →
The Harlem Historical Society Moves “The A Place For All People” Smithsonian Institution Show
A moving display has made a pit stop in the Poconos, Tannersville and all are invited to see it. Jacob Morris moved the Smithsonian Institution display from Brooklyn to Tannersville.
How Cab Calloway’s ‘Hepster Dictionary’ Introduced The World To The Harlem Vernacular
Have some fews and two? Put it in your kick, head to the nearest frolic pad, and prove that you’re a jitterbug. Continue Reading →