The Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is happy to announce the three finalists for the 2020 Harriet Tubman Prize. Continue Reading →
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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? Continue Reading →
Join The National Black Theatre 125th Street Pop-Up Dance Take Over In Harlem
Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre (NBT) closes out its golden anniversary season with the world premiere of 125th & FREEdom, a five-hour public performance dance project by Ebony Noelle Golden this June. Continue Reading →
Addressing The Lack Of Diversity In Public Monuments In City Parks With Council Hearing
The Committees on Women, Parks, and Recreation, and Cultural Affairs, chaired by Council Members Helen Rosenthal, Barry Grodenchik, and Jimmy Van Bramer, Continue Reading →
Why Someone Was Dead Wrong For Defiling Harriet Tubman Statue With A ‘Pink Pussy Hat’ In Harlem
On Saturday, as an estimated 1 million people took part in the Women’s March in cities all over the country, someone defiled a statue of Harriet Tubman in Harlem by putting a pink pussy hat on top of the legend’s head. Continue Reading →
CBS’s Bill Whitaker’s Harlem History Is The North Star Of His Journalism
Longtime CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker said journalists must remain free to “hear the dispossessed, free to challenge the status quo,” and “free to present truth to the powerful.” Continue Reading →
Gayle, Our Favorite King Answers The Proust Questionnaire
The Harlem fave, CBS co-anchor, editor-at-large of O Magazine, and Oprah B.F.F., Gayle King talks about her greatest fears, greatest regrets and spending some Tubmans. Continue Reading →