Would you like to learn more about computers, but don’t know where to start? Thanks to some dedicated volunteers, the 125th Street Library now offers FREE individual computer tutoring/computer help. If you know nothing about computers but want to learn, are curious about social networking, need help filling out an online form, or want to… [Read more…]
July 6, 2009 by D. Bell
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Harlem Library Celebrates Its Centennial! Actor/playwright Ossie Davis once described it as ”the only home I had … the very temple of my existence, my craft, the place that trained me, the first institution to welcome me.” The Harlem Library marks its centennial on July 24 with special performances, guest speakers, and more! View an online gallery of… [Read more…]
February 2, 2009 by narmer
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The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture The New York Public Library www.schomburgcenter.org 5 Thursday 7 PM SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION Neo African Americans Are you African American? Black? Hispanic? Caribbean? African? American? There are millions walking down the street who are ethnically African but not necessarily American. But walking down the street, you… [Read more…]
October 23, 2008 by D. Bell
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Urban fiction’s journey from street vendors to library shelves and six-figure book deals is a case of culture bubbling from the bottom up. That is especially true in New York, where the genre, like hip-hop music, was developed by, for and about people in southeast Queens and other mostly black neighborhoods that have struggled with… [Read more…]
June 30, 2008 by D. Bell
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TONY magazine had a article in the recent issue that listed 50 essential secrets that the guide books won’t tell you. Among them was the Black Gay and Lesbian Archive at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. WHY ESSENTIAL: The pet project of Harlem writer and editor Steven G. Fullwood, the archive was… [Read more…]
January 2, 2008 by loveisdope
Toddler Time 10:30 am NYPL Harlem Branch 9 West 124th Street Picture book stories and songs for toddlers ages 0 to 36 months old with parent/caregiver.
October 26, 2007 by illoquentgent
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There are just 2 days left til the end of the “Stereotypes and Humantypes:Images of Blacks in the 19th and 20th Centuries” exhibition at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. This is another fine presentation by the prestigious institution. It’s full of memorabilia from the late 1800′s when african americans were portrayed as… [Read more…]
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November 28, 2009 by D. Bell
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