Jackie Robinson Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Faces Of Harlem, 100 Portraits, 10 Photographers And 4 Historic Parks In Harlem

In a recent ArtCrawl Harlem Newsletter July 2021, they mention a photography exhibition celebrating the Legacy of the Harlem Renaissance with 100 Harlem Portraits. Continue reading

NYC & Company Spotlights Black Culture And Experiences From Harlem To Hollis

As Black History Month kicks off, NYC & Company, the official destination marketing organization and convention and visitors bureau for the five boroughs of New York City.Continue reading

A City-Wide Coalition Of 100 Black Men Head To Philadelphia To Protect The Vote

On Election Day morning, Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at 9:30 am ET,Continue reading

Actor, HBCU Grad, Harlem Fave And More Chadwick Boseman Passes, He Will Live Forever

Chadwick Boseman, who played icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding a place in our heart Continue reading

NJCU To Host “A Celebration Of The 100th Anniversary Of The Negro Leagues”

The New Jersey City University Center for the Arts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues on Saturday, August 29, 2020, at 3 pm, where players like Satchel Paige, Goose Tatum,Continue reading

The Legendary Museum Of The City Of New York In Harlem, NY, 1929–30

The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) is a history and art museum in Harlem, New York.Continue reading

Are You A Historic Harlem Parks Harlem Youth Gardeners (HYG) Team Member?

The Harlem Youth Gardeners (HYG) Team Members will work part-time Monday - Friday (19hr/wk) over the summer, assisting with gardening and park maintenance work in four Historic Harlem Parks (Jackie Robinson, Marcus Garvey, Morningside, and St. Nicholas), New York, New York. Continue reading

Paley Center Celebrates Black History Month With Exhibits, Events Featuring Mary Wilson And More

The Paley Center for Media will present Shaping Our Nation’s Story: African- American Achievements in Television Presented by Citi from February 1-28, 2019.Continue reading

Harlem’s Burnetta Jones, Hair Salon Owner And First Major Owner Of A Recording Studio (Video)

Genre Magazine writes that this story about I Was Born This Way starts in New York city, but has nothing to do with New York native Lady Gaga.Continue reading

Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces New Signs Honoring Dodgers Legend Jackie Robinson

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that New York City had installed signs along the Jackie Robinson Parkway that for the first time include an image of the Dodger legend himself.Continue reading

Atlanta: Google Celebrates MLK Day With Doodle And Civil Rights Photography

Google is celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr Day with a special doodle and a homepage promotion of a curated collection of Civil Rights photography from the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

HW Props: Bruce Dearstyne’s ‘The Spirit Of New York’ (Book)

In this lively and engaging book, Bruce W. Dearstyne presents New York State history by exploring sixteen dramatic events. Continue reading

HW Pick: Baseball Legend Jackie Robinson’s Former Brownstone $2.9M

This gorgeous Bedford-Stuyvesant house comes with a serious pedigree, the brownstone was once home to sports icon and color-barrier-breaker Jackie Robinson, who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1956 and in the 1960s, he helped establish the Freedom National Bank, an African-American-owned financial institution based in Harlem, New York. Continue reading

‘Jackie Robinson’ By Ken Burns At The Schomburg In Harlem

Jackie Robinson, a two-part, four-hour film directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, tells the story of an American icon whose life-long battle for first-class citizenship for all African Americans transcends even his remarkable athletic achievements.Continue reading

Harlem RBI’s Gets REAL Funding For Kids Programming

Through a unique partnership with CBS EcoMedia’s WellnessAd program, UnitedHealthcare is funding sports and academic nonprofit Harlem RBI’s REAL Kids summer program, which provides youth with comprehensive cognitive, enrichment, health and wellness, and sports activities designed to build literacy, social and emotional skills as well as to improve young people’s health and fitness.Continue reading