Interviews & events led by Harlem Cultural Archives, an historical society that aims to create, maintain and grow a remotely accessible, online, interactive repository of audio-visual materials documenting Harlem’s remarkable and varied multicultural legacies, including its storied past as well as its continuing contributions to the City and State of New York, the nation, and the world. [harlemcultural.org]
The International Day Of Jazz Awards conferred by UNESCO was awarded this year to WHCR. The panel that convened discussed the role of the station in providing vital connective services to the community
In the early eighties, a young Yasuo Wakaiki visited Harlem arriving at 135th and Broadway from Japan for what was initially intended to be a short stay. The visit would turn out to last over a decade and yield an incisive body of work that chronicled the Harlem of the time. He always wanted to have a show in Harlem, and while he is no longer able to travel due to illness, his work has made the trip around the globe in his stead.
Harlem Cultural Archives, in association with the Northside center presented a panel discussion dedicated to the life's work of the Clarks, an West Harlem's prestigious CCNY, where the Clarks were faculty. Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Phipps Clark were social psychologists whose ground breaking "Black Dolls" experiment were pivotal in the understanding of at risk youth.
Prentice "Sonny" Gibbs the flower man has become a respected presence on the corner of 135th street for the past 28 years. Along with flowers, he dispenses wisdom, chess instruction and African drumming for youth and adults alike.
70 years ago, Riverton, a "separate but equal" community, was created by Metropolitan Life Corporation in Harlem for "Negroes," who were then excluded from consideration for housing at its other three locations in lower Manhattan and the Bronx.
The resulting community became noteworthy for its strong educational and cultural values and an ongoing sense of unity that transcends the physical place.
The "children" of this storied and controversial community have sustained a tradition of convening for periodic reunions since 1973.
Roger Parris, a renowned poet who was an original tenant, delivered a stirring poem entitled "It was a Moment", to cap off the evening's events at this 7-23-2017 event.
The great actor Earl Hyman passed away this week following a prolonged illness. This clip was captured as part of a work in progress about Frederick O'Neal and the American Negro Theatre
On Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, (also known as 7th Avenue), just down the block from "The Rooster" and "Jock's Place," and across the street from the Renaissance Ballroom was a family-friendly gathering place known as "Snookie's Sugar Bowl"
Mr. Dinkins delivers his parting WLIB broadcast, accompanied by Harlem Cultural Archives chair Glenn Hunter, in a tribute to his late compadre of the Four Horsemen, the Honorable Percy Ellis Sutton. Call-in commentary was provided by Congressman Charles Rangel, and Dr. Roscoe Brown.
While Tapley is most renowned for his 50 career with the Amsterdam News, he was a cultural influencer whose footprint, through pseudonyms and syndication, cast a broad impact throughout the nation.
Art's Conscience is an annual art exhibit highlighting the work of contemporary masters. It is presented by the renowned Mackey sisters of CCNY an presented at the Interchurch Center Gallery. It t is open to the public and seeks to provide a point of entry to the fine art market, for ordinary folks.
An esteemed group of Harlemites gathered to celebrate the legacy of the remarkable and Honorable Constance Baker Motley. Constance Baker Motley (September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, state senator, and Borough President of Manhattan, New YorK
NYC Mayor David N. Dinkins recalls Harlem's Cosmopolitan Tennis Club - the nurturing grounds for Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe. The club was located at 441 Convent Avenue at 149th St. in Manhattan Community District 9.
Panel Discussion: Bill Miles 1975 film "Men of Bronze". The dialog was comprised of Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. David Levering Lewis, Eric V. Tait, award-winning filmmaker, and Col.Greg Collins of the 369th. examining the impact of the Old Fifteenth, 369th Regiment later dubbed the Harlem Hellfighters
