The William W. Wheelock mansion at 661 West 158th Street (near Riverside Drive) in Harlem, New York. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: New York University
Try a New Way To Travel (Update)
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, families are still finding ways to make the most of the unusual schedules to plan a getaway. Continue Reading →
NYU Tando And NYC Cyber Command Launch NY Cyber Fellow Masters Degree Program
New York University Tandon School of Engineering, in partnership with New York City Cyber Command, today launched the New York Cyber Fellows, a unique, affordable online cybersecurity master’s degree program. Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Joseph “Ten Yards” Yancey, 1910-1991
In 1936, Joseph James Yancey Jr., 1910-1991 co-founded the New York Pioneers Track and Field Club. This interracial track team, which has developed many Olympic athletes, was the first of its kind in the United States. Continue Reading →
Visually Speaking: James Barnor At The Schomburg
James Barnor is credited with documenting two iconic times in history and being an advocate of diversifying the field of photography. Continue Reading →
100th Anniversary Commemoration Of NY’s 369th Infantry In Harlem
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of New York’s 369th Infantry, join them for a documentary film screening of Men of Bronze (1977), a film about the remarkable African-American men who fought in WWI. Continue Reading →
Harlem African Studies Force John Henrik Clarke (video)
Dr. John Henrik Clarke, born John Henry Clark, January 1, 1915 – July 12, 1998, was a Harlemite, Pan-Africanist writer, historian, professor, and a pioneer in the creation of Africana studies and professional institutions in academia starting in the late 1960s. Continue Reading →
Madame Ophelia DeVore, The Harlem Hostess, 1922 –
Ophelia DeVore was the first creole-mixed model in the United States. She was born on August 12, 1922 in Edgefield, South Carolina. Continue Reading →
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