The Studio Museum, The Schomburg And Others Are Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Grantees
The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation (HFF) is awarding more than $1.5 million in grants to cultural organizations this fall.Continue reading
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. With Gene Jarrett: Stony The Road
Between emancipation and the civil rights era, a war of ideas and imagery helped to sow the seeds of the structural racism that endures in this country to this day.Continue reading
#OneBookNY Culturalists In Conversation At The Schomburg In Harlem
The Schomburg Center is excited to partner with the Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment on the new “One Book, One New York” initiative, for which residents of all five boroughs are encouraged to read the selected book, Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (available in the Schomburg Center collection and for purchase at the Schomburg Shop).Continue reading
‘Piecing Me Together,’ With Renee Watson At The Schomburg In Harlem
Join the Schomburg Junior Scholars Program and author Renee Watson for a conversation on her book, Piecing Me Together, and the importance of representation in young adult books.Continue reading
2017 Annual Women’s Jazz Festival “Ella, Ella” At The Schomburg In Harlem
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture today announced its 2017 Annual Women’s Jazz Festival honoring the centennial birthday of Ella Fitzgerald and her continued influence on the evolution of jazz.Continue reading
Langston Hughes To E. Ethelred Brown At The Schomburg In Harlem (Audio)
On September 28, 1954, poet/playwright/activist Langston Hughes wrote to Ethelred Brown, the Jamaica-born founder of the Harlem Community Church, to inquire about his faith and the distinct beliefs his church kept for a series he was planning to write in the Chicago Defender.Continue reading
Kathleen Battle: Surrenders To Spirituals From The Underground Railroad At The Schomburg
Kathleen Battle is world renowned for her pristine operatic soprano, and has performed Baroque-era compositions to contemporary works. Continue reading