Abolitionist teaching and the future of our schools
Tuesday, June 23 | 5 PM (EDT) — Brian Jones, associate director of Education at Schomburg Center, and Professor Bettina Love, author of We Want to Do More Than Survive, join Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, associate professor of Language and Literacy at Georgia State University, and Dr. Dena Simmons, assistant director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.... Read More
Ronald Bunn
Publisher/Editor
Schomburg Center’s Black Liberation Reading List
In honor of Schomburg Center's 95th anniversary, curators, archivists, and staff members organized a list of 95 books that foster and celebrate a better understanding of the Black experience.... Read More
JUNETEENTH is creating legacy in contested places
Friday, June 19 | 2 PM — Join the Schomburg Center online for an afternoon of music, conversation, and reflection. Chef and historian Therese Nelson, Dr. Andrea Roberts, founder of Texas Freedom Colonies Project, and chef and TV personality Carla Hall, author of Carla’s Comfort Food: Favorite Dishes from Around the World,... Read More
The Fannie Lou Hamer Story
June 19, 2020, 8pm (DST) — Facebook Live and Instagram Live. Meet Fannie Lou Hamer, the mother of Voter Registration. A one woman show starring Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye. In this Post also view "Fannie Lou Hamer: Stand Up". ... Read More
Does your black life matter
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How does the rest of the world see you that you are not willing to see?... Read More
Juneteenth March on NYC City Hall
On June 19, 2020 at 12:00 PM, Rea-Fisher will be one of the hosts of the Juneteenth March, taking place at City Hall. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.... Read More
Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet
Composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire cut his jazz teeth playing professionally while still in high school. Inspired by legendary saxophonists Joe Henderson and Steve Coleman, he won the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and released his first album in 2007.... Read More
Looking for Leroy
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