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Liberation House

Liberation House

Event: January 26, 2023 | Professor Sonya Douglass, Director of the Black Education Research Center, offers a new vision and strategy for U.S. education where schools are reimagined as sites of both human possibility and freedom. | - Register HERE.

Marcus Does It Again

Pan-African Food Festival

Marcus Does It Again

Hav & Mar from Chefs Marcus Samuelsson and Rose Noël is named for Ocean in Swedish and Honey in Amharic, a nod to the culinary cues the restaurant takes from Samuelsson's dual heritage as well as the influence of African roots in modern Black cuisine. Hav & Mar

New York, Stand Up!

New York, Stand Up!

Event: November 16, 2023 | The newly created New York State Commission on African American History will highlight contributions by Africans and African Americans to the United States and to New York State. From the NYSCAAH / "Partnering with community-based organizations, the New York State Commission on African American History will

Much Respect

Elias Rodriques reminds us why author and professor, Saidiya Hartman, has been, and is, so pivotal. | From Elias Rodriques, via The Nation / "Saidiya Hartman has shaped studies of Black life for over two decades. Her first book, 1997’s Scenes of Subjection, argued that slavery was foundational to the

Oh, Carnegie!

Event: November 4, 2022 | From Carnegie Hall / Rhiannon Giddens teams up with kindred banjo players for Songs of Our Native Daughters to shine new light on African American women’s stories of struggle, resistance, and hope. Drawing from 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century sources, they reimagine our collective past and create

Explore the Schomburg

Explore the Schomburg

Event: November 12, 2022 | From the Schomburg / "The Schomburg Center’s annual Open House is an invitation to the general public to come inside the Center and learn about our approach to research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences. It is

Lights, Camera, Bearden.

Lights, Camera, Bearden.

Event: November 9, 2022 | From the Schomburg Center / Frank Stewart and Chester Higgins, Jr. have created iconic portraits of Bearden that have become synonymous with the artist’s image. Forming part of the rich assortment of photographs available in the artist’s archives, the works of these photographers feature Bearden

The Black Theater Preview

The Black Theater Preview

Event: November 7, 2022 | Hosted by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the evening will feature performances, panels, and one-on-one conversations with theater makers from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and beyond including Tony and Emmy Award-winner LaChanze, two-time Tony winner Irene Gandy, and Obie and Drama Desk Award winner and

What Is African?

Our World Weekly

What Is African?

From The Africa Center / “There has been a significant and accelerated shift in the ways African and Afro-descended people are now connecting with each other and with the African continent no matter where we are in the world. Culturally, we’re experiencing a renaissance with both our African and African

We Are What We Learn

Our World Weekly

We Are What We Learn

Brooklyn students demand an AP African-American Studies course. We call that A+ work. | From NBC News / "AP African American Studies is multidisciplinary, drawing from literature, the arts and humanities, political science, geography and science. The course is expected to be available to all interested high schools in the 2024-25

Tell the Stories, Teach the History.

Tell the Stories, Teach the History.

The Langston Hughes Literary Arts Festival | Date: October 22, 2022 | Celebrate Black literary arts with an afternoon of author talks, readings, and performances at the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center. This year’s theme is Tell the Stories, Teach the History! 12pm: Author Talk with Lissette Acosta Corniel:

Extra, Extra. Be All About It

The Center for Black Literature 20th Anniversary Jubilee. | Date: October 20, 2022 | Founded in 2002, the mission of the Center for Black Literature (CBL) is to expand, broaden, and enrich the public’s knowledge and aesthetic appreciation of Black literature by people of the African Diaspora. The Center builds an

The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater

The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (aka Pregones/PRTT) is a multigenerational performing ensemble, multidiscipline arts presenter, and owner/steward of bilingual arts facilities in The Bronx and Manhattan. Our mission is to champion a Puerto Rican/Latinx cultural legacy of universal value through creation and performance of original plays and

Another North Star

Another North Star

The University of Rochester launches a Department of Black Studies. | On September 30, 2022, The @UofR Board of Trustees approved the Department of Black Studies. So grateful to be able to do this work; thankful for the urgency of students, faculty, staff, and all who supported this endeavor. #Meliora pic.

Our World Weekly

One Love!

Congratulations to our brothers and sisters at The Africa Center. What a celebration! Our African Heritage Celebration was a success! A special thanks to our incredible sponsors, my team, and everyone who joined us today. It was an honor to celebrate our borough’s vibrant African culture in community with