Lift Every Voice: Celebrating 150 Years of James Weldon Johnson’s Legacy
Harlem Walking Tour: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Lifting as We Climb Video Clip
Harlem Walking Tour: Margaret Bonds
Looking for ideas on what to read next? We have some...plus author talks and online discussions. Check out the Schomburg Center Literary Festival. It runs from Monday, Sept. 21—Saturday, Sept. 26. http://ow.ly/Myvi50Bu5CH #SchomburgCenter #SchomburgLitFest #ReadBlkLit
Looking for ideas on what to read next? We have some...plus author talks and online discussions. Register for the virtual edition of the Schomburg Center Literary Festival. It begins on Monday, Sept. 21. on.nypl.org/3koXiSo #SchomburgCenter #SchomburgLitFest #ReadBlkLit
MetSpeaks—Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle
Tune in as acclaimed scholars reflect on the work of the iconic American modernist #JacobLawrence, in conjunction with the exhibition "Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle," on view at The Met through November 1.
Learn about the influence of the artistic community in Harlem on Lawrence's practice, his deep connection with American history, and the resonant themes of struggle and revolution in his work.
Speakers:
🎤 Kevin Young, Director, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
🎤 LeRonn P. Brooks, Associate Curator for Modern and Contemporary Collections, Getty Research Institute
🎤 Tammi Lawson, Curator, Art and Artifacts Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
🎤 Randall Griffey, Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art, The Met
This program is presented in partnership with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
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The Schomburg Center Literary Festival is back! This year, it’s virtual and expanded to six days. Authors featured include Roxane Gay, Eddie Glaude Jr., Dean Atta, Nicole Fleetwood, and more! Join us Sept. 21—26. http://ow.ly/oZCd50Bl9q3
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Want to learn more about our September online programs? Visit our website for details. http://ow.ly/F8Oh50Bd0LD #SchomburgCenter
“It’s an experiment on trying to really talk about anti-black racism as a global phenomenon,” said Patrisse Khan-Cullors, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter and co-author of When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir. “Our country, literally, was trying to figure out how to relate to, not Black Lives Matter necessarily, but to Black people.”
In 2018, Khan-Cullors spoke with journalist and co-author asha bandele and writer Akiba Solomon. View the full conversation.
When They Call You a Terrorist is on our Black Liberation Reading List. https://livestream.com/schomburgcenter/events/8016809?platform=hootsuite&utm_campaign=BLMFacebook #SchomburgCenter #BlackLivesMatter #Schomburg95
Dr. Carol Anderson, author of One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy, talks with Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, in this 2018 public program about the tactics used to silence the Black vote and those who fought back.
Dr. Anderson discusses civil rights activist Albert Turner Sr., who in 1985 along with his wife Evelyn and fellow activist Spencer Hogue Jr., were charged with mail fraud and conspiracy to commit voting fraud after expanding Black voter turnout through absentee ballots in Alabama. All three were acquitted.
http://ow.ly/71rO50B3EYI #SchomburgCenter #Votersuppression #Vote
#ThrowbackThursday: Let’s go back to 1990s music with “A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays,” a poem by Schomburg Center Director Kevin Young.
It’s from Kevin’s book Brown, which is on our Black Liberation Reading List. https://on.nypl.org/2ZEaz21
The collection of poems speaks to the good times, pain, milestone moments, and everyday lives of our people. Using his childhood years of growing up in Kansas as inspiration and rooted in the lens of African American culture, Kevin addresses topics such as a pilgrimage to the site of Emmett Till’s lynching, Mr. W. a high school teacher, and abolitionist John Brown’s raid.
To watch Kevin's 2018 conversation with Claudia Rankine, poet and author of Citizen: An American Lyric, visit https://bit.ly/32oA4G1. Rankine's book is on the list as well. #BlackLivesMatter #SchomburgCenter #Schomburg95 #TBT
“Allies know all the language,” said Bettina Love, author of We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom. “They read all the books…To be a co-conspirator, I try to write in the book, is to take risks for somebody—to put something on the line—, but to use it in a way in which you are using your privilege.”
Love discusses that educators must teach students about racial violence, oppression, and how to make positive long-term changes in their communities. Her book is on our Black Liberation Reading List. https://on.nypl.org/3dynLsD
To learn more about Love, watch her 2019 talk Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, associate professor of English education at Teachers College, and Genevieve DeBose, a former New York City Public School teacher. https://bit.ly/2C0YsCM #SchomburgCenter #Schomburg95 @ysealeyruizpoetry
“This food journey is so integral to who we are,” said Michael W. Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South. “When we were moved from the coast into the interior of the South, …our health changed. Our bodies changed.”
Twitty’s book, which is on our Black Liberation Reading List, uses culinary history to tell the story of his family and the politics surrounding the origins of soul food, barbecue, and Southern cuisine. https://on.nypl.org/3dynLsD
In 2019, Twitty discussed The Cooking Gene with Therese Nelson, chef and founder of BlackCulinaryHistory.com. https://livestream.com/schomburgcenter/events/8730986
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Looking for a summer read for a child or young adult? View our Black Liberation List for Young Readers for suggestions. The titles celebrate Black culture and artistry, teach important history, and educate on current events. https://on.nypl.org/3fFTbPr #Schomburg95 #SchomburgCenter #BlackLivesMatter
Want a child or young adult to be more informed? We created a Black Liberation List for Young Readers. Curated by Schomburg Center staff and librarians, these 65 titles celebrate Black culture and artistry, teach important history, educate on current events, and spark meaningful conversations. https://on.nypl.org/3fFTbPr #Schomburg95 #SchomburgCenter #BlackLivesMatter
“She’s under FBI surveillance six years before she has fame,” said Dr. Imani Perry, author of Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry. “When they began to do trial runs of A Raisin in the Sun in various cities, …FBI agents go to see it.”
In 2018, Dr. Perry, Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., and Alexsandra Mitchell, a former Schomburg Center reference librarian, discussed the life, politics, and impact of the celebrated playwright.
Hansberry’s work A Raisin in the Sun, Glaude’s book Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, and Perry’s book Breathe: A Letter to My Sons are on our Black Liberation List. https://bit.ly/3dRbpNx
Hansberry’s work A Raisin in the Sun, Glaude’s book Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, and Perry’s book Breathe: A Letter to My Sons are on our Black Liberation Reading List. https://on.nypl.org/2YijBzu
“It was just crazy that this story was literally in my own family, and I’m reading about it in the archives. And, trying to piece it together and figure out if it’s ‘true,’” said author Candacy Taylor.
Taylor’s book Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America is on our Black Liberation Reading List. https://on.nypl.org/37fdwIc
In January 2020, Taylor discussed her book with Schomburg Center Director Kevin Young.
https://livestream.com/schomburgcenter/events/8953020
During Taylor’s time as a fellow in our Scholars-in-Residence program (2016-17), she researched what would become Overground Railroad. #SchomburgCenter #Schomburg95
TONIGHT at 8 PM: The New York Times best-selling author Terry McMillan discusses her career and her newest book, It’s Not All Downhill from Here, with Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage. http://ow.ly/s83Z30qHUEG
The #SchomburgCenter Is producing this event in partnership with #LIVEfromNYPL.
