Statement from uptown council member Ydanis Rodriguez, “This year has presented us with challenges beyond anything we could have ever imagined. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: John F. Kennedy
Like Marcus Garvey’s SS Shadyside, Lieutenant Kennedy’s PT-59 ‘At The Bottom Of The Harlem River’ (Updated)
In an article from 2014, Harlem World Magazine wrote that Harlem’s Marcus Garvey’s SS Shadyside sank in the Harlem River in 1921. Continue Reading →
Glenn Hunter Talks Harlem History Museum, Garvey, Kennedy And More On The Danny Tisdale Show
Join Glenn Hunter, co-founder and co-executive director of Harlem Cultural Archives as he talks Harlem History Museum, Marcus Garvey’s SS Shadyside, John F. Kennedy’s PT 59, and more with host Danny Tisdale, on The Danny Tisdale Show. Continue Reading →
John F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign In Harlem, New York 1960 (Full Speech & New Video)
A great photograph taken of John F. Kennedy Democratic nominee speaking at a rally in front of the historic Hotel Theresa on the southwest corner at 7th Avenue (Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.,) looking northeast towards 125th Street in Harlem, New York, on October 12, 1960. Continue Reading →
Harlem Rep Espaillat Announces Support Of Green New Deal For Climate Change
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced his support of the “Green New Deal,” a proposal being touted by Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) aimed at overhauling energy use, reducing carbon emissions, and creating new jobs. Continue Reading →
Senator John F. Kennedy Speaks In Front Of Hotel Theresa, New York, NY, 1960, (Video)
Here is a rare video of remarks made by the then Democratic party presidential candidate Senator John F. Kennedy. Continue Reading →
Harlem Rep Espaillat Recognizes Equal Pay Day
Today, Harlem Congressman Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement in recognition of Equal Pay Day. Continue Reading →