Thurgood Marshall Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Eye On Black Literacy: Foster Positive Attitudes For Better Student Outcomes

Since the appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court in 1967, little else has been achieved in bridging the wide gap in literacy levels between students of color and their counterparts.Continue reading

Harlem’s Ella Baker, A Great Woman Behind A Great Movement 1903-1986 (Video)

Ella Josephine Baker, December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986, was an African-American civil right and human rights activist. She was a largely behind-the-scenes organizer whose career spanned more than five decades.Continue reading

Fabulous Harlem, The Sweet History Of Sugar Hill

Fabulous Harlem brings you the best travel places in Harlem. Join us on a tour to experience one of Harlem's most popular tourist destinations!Continue reading

Op-Ed: Why I Fight For Protecting Immigrant Students And The Future Of The Nation

By Harlem Rep. Adriano Espaillat We recently recognized the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which ruled that separate meant unequal, ruling against segregation for the first time since reconstruction.Continue reading

Harlem’s Rep Adriano Espaillat Statement On Anniversary Of Landmark Brown v. Board Of Education

Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat released the following statement to mark the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.Continue reading

Smollett Says How Visit To Hughes House In Harlem Prepared Him For “Marshal”

Jussie Smollett stars as the prolific poet and activist Langston Hughes in the Thurgood Marshall biopic, Marshall. While the Empire star says he only has a “small cameo,” in the film, Smollett says the opportunity to portray Hughes was welcomed — but definitely unexpected.Continue reading

Supreme Court Justice Honors Thurgood Marshall In Harlem

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer made an appeal for the importance of courts and the rule of law at an event honoring the late Thurgood Marshall. Continue reading