Charles Weldon Artistic Director Of The Negro Ensemble Company Crosses Over
Actor/Director Charles Weldon, who was Artistic Director of The Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) since 2005, died December 7 at Mt. Sinai Hospital, NYC. He was 78.Continue reading
Hip, Hip, Hooray, Harlem's Schomburg Acquires Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Archive
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at The New York Public Library has acquired the full archive of actors and activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee.Continue reading
Fannie Lou Hamer And Malcolm X Speak In Harlem, NY, 1964 (Video)
In December 1964, Representatives of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party toured Northern cities seeking support for their campaign to block the seating of Mississippi's pro-segregation Congressmen who had been elected through the disfranchisement of black voters.Continue reading
Harlem's Schomburg To Display 'Lost' Chapter Of The Autobiography Of Malcolm X
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will host a public display from October 23 through November 10, 2018, of its newly-acquired, never-before-seen manuscripts, notes, and an unpublished chapter from The Autobiography of Malcolm X.Continue reading
Turkey Renames New U.S. Embassy Street After Harlem's Malcolm X
Reuters reports that the move coincides with a period of fraught relations between Turkey and the United States and comes after other politically charged name changes to streets in Ankara.Continue reading
Harlem's Schomburg Purchases Missing Parts Of Malcolm X's Autobiography Found
For decades, a burning question loomed over a towering 20th century book: "The Autobiography of Malcolm X": What happened to the reputedly missing chapters that may have contained some of the most explosive thoughts of the African-American firebrand assassinated in 1965?Continue reading
Harlem's Fabulous Ruby Dee, 1922 – 2014 (Video)
Ruby Dee, born Ruby Ann Wallace, October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014, was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist.Continue reading
Ethiopian-Israeli Woman Brings Her Ethiopian, Israeli, American Food To Harlem
JTA reports that at Tsion Café in Harlem, visitors can order a vegetable injera, an Ethopian sourdough flatbread topped with vegetable, lentil and chickpea stews.Continue reading
Malcolm X Legacy Collection 2018 Is Coming To Harlem
The halls of Harlem Fashion Week will echo the history of Harlem with the premiere of the Malcolm X Legacy Collection created by the six daughters of Malcolm X for the F/W 2018 season of New York Fashion Week.Continue reading
Today In Harlem History Fidel Castro Moved Into The Hotel Theresa (Updated)
In 1960, Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in New York to visit the United Nations, angrily checked out of the Shelburne Hotel in a dispute with the management.Continue reading
Harlem Man Gil Noble The Man Who Told It "Like It Is" (Video)
Gilbert Edward "Gil" Noble, February 22, 1932 – April 5, 2012 was an American television reporter and interviewer. Continue reading
'Annual Commemoration Of The Birth Of Malcolm X' At The Schomburg In Harlem
Our annual commemoration of the birth of el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (Malcolm X) will explore his legacy as it directly reflects the state of Black America today.Continue reading
James Baldwin's Personal Archive Headed To Harlem
The works of James Baldwin are coming home. The personal archive of the Harlem native, literary icon and civil rights leader has been acquired by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the center announced Thursday.Continue reading
Harlem's Carlos A. Cooks, Between Marcus And Malcolm X
Carlos A. Cooks was born in the Dominican Republic on June 23, 1913. He died in Harlem, New York, on May 5, 1966. Continue reading
Made In Harlem #Rucker 50 At Maysles Cinema In Harlem
Malcolm X stated, "History is a people's memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals." Continue reading