Your work fascinates me, Laurence, because it is so strong in history. It brings what was into now, but that history is not always appreciated.
“Your reading is dead on, Barbara. The reason why I’m interested in African American history is because our tales are not told. I was just talking on the phone with a friend and we were amazed that Prince and Michael Jackson coexisted at the same time, doing all of the fantastic music and creating music at the same time. Our artistry and our stories are always being separated out.”... Read More
Thomas Jefferson, Slavery and Race
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In this groundbreaking work, Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination, Annette Gordon-Reed teams up with America’s leading Jefferson scholar, Peter S. Onuf, to analyze Thomas Jefferson’s vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race.... Read More
The Schomburg Center and Women In Islam Inc. in their annual collaborative ceremony honors leaders in the community. This year’s honorees include nationally-recognized scholar, speaker, interfaith activist, and... Read More
“Legend in My Living Room” Exhibition
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Reception celebrating “Legend in My Living Room." The exhibition will feature specially commissioned photographic portraits by Magnum Foundation Fellow, Jasper Briggs, of LGBTQ older adults in their home environments. The portraits of six subjects (ages 56-84) displayed prominently in the Museum’s window vitrines, will reflect personal stories of struggle, triumph and perseverance.... Read More
Weeksville Heritage Center – Books Launch
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“The Book of Harlen” by Bernice L. McFadden & “Summer Of The Cicadas” by Cole Lavalais Authors will appear in conversation • Moderated by Glory Edim, Founder of Well... Read More
Ousmane Sembène’s feature film Black Girl
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May 18—May 24, 2016 BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building 30 Lafayette Ave. Brooklyn The first African film to receive international acclaim, Ousmane Sembène’s feature debut... Read More
Music lovers, musicians and leading scholars from around the world convene for a series of panels at St. Peter’s Church, May 19-22. There are events... Read More
“harlem is…A State of Mind”
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Monday May 23, 2016, 6pm MIST Harlem 46 West 116th Street Harlem (212) 459-1854 “harlem is…A STATE OF MIND” featuring A Touch of Sable: Fine Art,... Read More

A Night of Jazz, Legacy, and the Unexpected at Unterfahrt
Cultural Wrap-Up May 23, 2025 | Patti LaBelle …
✨Cultural Wrap-Up: James Brown, Friday, May 2, 2025
✨ Cultural Wrap-Up: Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Muddy Waters – April 29, 2025
February 28: Sarah Vaughan
February 25: Paul Robeson
February 23: Marian Anderson
February 22: Berry Gordy
February 20: Duke Ellington
February 19: Nina Simone: The Power of Protest Through Music
February 18: Bessie Smith: Jazz’s First Superstar
February 17: Thomas A. Dorsey
February 16: Ma Rainey
February 15: John Coltrane
February 14: Scott Joplin
February 12: Art Tatum
Fatoumata Diawara: A Fusion of Tradition and Modernity
February 11. Ella Fitzgerald
February 8: Louis Armstrong
February 2: Mahalia Jackson
Sylvester: Beyond the Gimmick | 1980-1-1
The Ntu Sound Chamber: A Spiritual Jazz Journey with WDR Big Band and Nduduzo Makhathini
Music: WRVR-FM JAZZ RADIO | 8/1978
Part 3. – Miles Davis and the Evolution of Jazz Fusion from Classical Roots
Part 2. — How the Modern Jazz Quartet Blended Jazz and Classical Music to Create Something Timeless
Part I. Blending Jazz and Classical Music: Schuller, Davis, and MJQ
Introducing the Series: Jazz at the Crossroads of Innovation
🎉 Happy Birthday to the Legendary James Mtume! 🎶
Grady Tate: The Rhythm Driving Jazz, Soul, and Beyond
Al Jones Blues Band: A Munich Tradition and Blues Legacy
February 26: Sidney Poitier
February 25: Paul Robeson
February 6: Lorraine Hansberry
George C. Wolfe: Shaping American Theater with Unapologetic Truth
February 4: Augusta Savage
February 1: Jacob Lawrence
✨ Sneak Peek Alert! ✨— Jacob Lawrence
Pioneers of Style/ Influential African-American Icons in Art and Fashion
Fighter Laurence Holder, Back in the Ring, Part I
15th Annual Dr. Betty Shabazz Awards Ceremony
24th Annual Duke Ellington Study Group Conference