A historic bus depot might soon transform into a memorial site honoring enslaved and free Africans, telling a special story of American history in Harlem.
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Alethea Pace To Present Between Wave And Water – Two Performances At The African Burial Ground
This spring, interdisciplinary, movement-based artist Alethea Pace will reprise between wave and water, a site-specific performance rooted in contesting and reclaiming the history of an African Burial Ground in Hunts Point, the Bronx.
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City Seeks Organization To Operate Memorial Historical African Burial Ground In Harlem
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) in collaboration with the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) today released a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) to select non-profit art or cultural organization to operate a memorial and cultural education center.Continue reading
With A Promise Of Funding Harlem’s African Burial Ground Enters A New Phase
After a decade of planning and research by Harlemites, an unused bus depot on East 126th Street is being prepared to honor its past state: a burial ground for enslaved and free African people.Continue reading
Harlem Rep. Espaillat And Others Reintroduce The African Burial Ground Act
Members of the New York delegation, led by U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler,
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Council Approves Harlem African Burial Ground
City Land NYC reports that the Harlem African Burial Ground, affordable housing, and commercial space will replace the 126th Street Bus Depot.Continue reading
East Harlem Considers Wave Of Other Developments
While East Harlemites can expect a few months’ wait before the launch of the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) that will lead to a vote on the city’s proposed rezoning of the neighborhood, there’s no shortage of matters to keep Manhattan Community Board 11 busy.Continue reading
Second African Burial Ground Discovered In Harlem
For nearly a decade, keepers of Harlem’s historical flame have insisted — in the face of official skepticism — that a significant antebellum landmark lay beneath an enormous bus depot near the Harlem River.Continue reading
Special Dedication Of Dr. Maya Angelou’s “Forever” Postage
On Thursday, August 20, 2015, 11 A.M. at the African Burial Ground National Monument, and ESPER, in collaboration with the National Park Service and the United States Postal Service, is hosting a Special Dedication of the Maya Angelou Forever Stamp and you're invited. Continue reading
