Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited, more commonly called HARYOU, was an American social activism organization founded by psychologists Kenneth Clark and Mamie Phipps Clark in 1962. Continue Reading →
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Project Uplift A Great Program, From A Great Society For Harlem A Great Community 1960’s
Project Uplift was a major short-term program of the Great Society. It was an experimental anti-poverty program in Harlem, New York in the summer of 1965, intended to prevent the recurrence of the riots that hit the community the summer before. Continue Reading →
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Father Helped Publish Harlem Youth Report #5 In 1964
Bleeding Cool that I’ve been collecting comic books for a long time, and it’s not too often that I run across something that I haven’t seen before, but while perusing the offerings for tonight’s auction session at Comic Connect, I ran across a comic book that is both obscure and amazing. Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Kenneth B. & Mamie Phipps Clark, 1914 – 2005
Kenneth Bancroft Clark, July 14, 1914 – May 1, 2005, and Mamie Phipps Clark (April 18, 1917 – August 11, 1983) were African-American psychologists who as a married team conducted important research among children and were active in the Civil Rights Movement. Continue Reading →