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Winter 2018 Programs & Exhibitions American Masters Film: Discover the life of Lorraine Hansberry p. 14
From the Director Winter 2018
Welcome to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture! Whether you are a new patron or longtime supporter, we hope you’ll find this season of programming as dynamic as we do. The following pages feature a vast array of exciting offerings—from full-day explorations of the lives of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg and Alain Locke to the Women’s Jazz Festival, plus events celebrating the iconic career of playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry, whose papers reside here. This brochure not only features a vibrant program, but unveils a new look that embraces the concentric circles found in our history, seen daily in the Cosmogram featured in the Langston Hughes Lobby, and in the radiating circles of the Aaron Douglas murals that grace our reference reading room. The visual revival was capped just before the new year with a generous donation from the Richard Avedon Foundation of the photograph James Baldwin, writer, 1945, which now overlooks our entrance. Come join us in person and online, as we continue to realize Arturo Schomburg’s mission to make black culture and history better known and celebrated the world over. And help us realize our vision to bring the sons and daughters of Harlem home.
Kevin Young Director, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Cosmogram “Rivers” by Houston Conwill in the Langston Hughes Lobby of the Schomburg Center.
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Community Events
05 Between the Lines 06 Open Archive 06 Live from the Archive
20 Black Comic Book Festival 21 First Fridays
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05 05 Exhibitions
Arts, Ideas & People
09 Theater Talks 12 Talks at the Schomburg 13 Conversations in Black Freedom Studies 14 Films 16 Performance
23 Black Power! 23 Power in Print
03 Lapidus Center Presents 04
06 06 Education
18 Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery
27 Junior Scholars 27 Teen Curators
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Cover: Lorraine Hansberry, 1959. Photo by David Attie.
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Authors & Archives
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. “Alain Locke.” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1925. Image ID: 1229294
BETWEEN THE LINES
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The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey Stewart Tuesday, February 13 6:30 PM Alain Locke was a writer, philosopher, and architect of the philosophy behind the Harlem Renaissance, an awakening of artistic creativity and racial pride centered in Harlem. The new biography The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke, by former Schomburg Fellow Jeffrey C. Stewart, tells the story of how Locke came to view Harlem as a crucible of race consciousness. A book signing will follow.
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele Tuesday, January 16 6:30 PM From one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, the hashtag that turned into a movement and global network, Patrisse Khan-Cullors delivers a poetic memoir and reflection on humanity. Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele will be in conversation with Akiba Solomon, editorial director for Colorlines. A book signing will follow. Presented in partnership with the Strand Bookstore.
OPEN ARCHIVE
LIVE FROM THE ARCHIVE
Join Schomburg Center librarians and archivists as they unveil our latest pop-up displays featuring items from our coveted collection of archival materials. Be the first to get up close and personal with selected items and enjoy an audience Q&A with the collection’s curators.
Discover a series of conversations with scholars, artists, and activists whose work is at the center of the archive.
Lorraine Hansberry
Miles, Baldwin & Me: Quincy Troupe
Thursday, January 18 1:00 PM Virtually all of Lorraine Hansberry’s writings, autobiographical materials, journals, diaries, and personal and professional correspondence are preserved at the Schomburg. The papers document Hansberry’s life as an award-winning playwright and activist, and chronicle her activities during the Civil Rights Movement.
Arturo A. Schomburg Wednesday, January 24 1:00 PM–4:00 PM Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was a historian, bibliophile, writer, and activist. Schomburg, a Puerto Rican of African descent, dedicated his life to studying African history and collecting black-related materials from the Americas, the Caribbean, and Africa. His original collection forms the core of the collection found today at the Schomburg Center.
Alain L. Locke & the Harlem Renaissance Thursday, February 13 1:00 PM Alain L. Locke was a philosopher, writer, and educator. He championed all manner of black culture, from literature to the visual arts. He was the first African American Rhodes Scholar and was a professor of philosophy at Howard University for over 30 years. He is known as the architect of the Harlem Renaissance and mentor to many young artists, including Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. Select correspondence between Locke and his colleagues and his friends are found at the Schomburg Center.
Tuesday, January 30 6:30 PM Quincy Troupe is an award-winning poet, editor, biographer, journalist, performance artist, and professor emeritus. He will discuss his vast archive reflective of his close friendships with luminary figures, which he illustrates in his work Miles and Me and James Baldwin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations. Troupe will be in conversation with Farah Jasmine Griffin, William B. Ransford Professor of English, Comparative Literature, and African American Studies at Columbia University.
A Research Center The Schomburg Center serves the community as a center and a library, as well as a space that encourages lifelong education and exploration. Our research divisions include: >> Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books >> Art and Artifacts >> Photographs and Prints >> Moving Image and Recorded Sound >> Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference
Visit us online to learn 7 more about our collections and hours of operation for each division: schomburgcenter.org
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Arts, Ideas & People
Dominique Morisseau, author and playwright of Paradise Blue. Photo by Gregory Costanzo.
THEATER TALKS
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Paradise Blue by Dominique Morisseau Monday, April 30 6:30 PM Paradise Blue is the first production created during Obie Award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau’s residency at Signature Theatre. Directed by Tony Award-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (The Piano Lesson, Jitney), it is a thrilling and timely look at the changes a community endures to find its resilience. Morisseau is the author of The Detroit Project, which includes the following three plays: Skeleton Crew, Paradise Blue, and Detroit ‘67.
Playwrights Aleshea Harris & Jackie Sibblies Drury Monday, January 22 6:30 PM Playwrights Aleshea Harris and Jackie Sibblies Drury discuss the debut of their 2018 productions of Is God Is and Fairview with SoHo Rep. Harris and Drury will be in conversation with 2014 Obie Award-winning playwright and 2016 MacArthur Fellow Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
Theater-in-Black in Harlem Monday, February 26 6:30 PM The history of theater in Harlem has been long and illustrious. This free-ranging conversation will touch upon the legacies of several theater companies, including KRIGWA founded by W.E.B. Du Bois and Regina Anderson, and Suitcase Theater established by Langston Hughes and Louise Thompson. The discussion will also explore how these figures influenced successive companies developed by Amiri Baraka, Gertrude Jeannette, Barbara Ann Teer, Voza Rivers, and Jamal Joseph. Presented by While We Are Still Here.
ARTS, IDEAS & PEOPLE
Schomburg Teach-In: Paul Butler & Andrea Ritchie Thursday, February 8 6:30 PM In the spirit of teach-ins developed to advance social movements and societal transformation, we invite you to participate in the conversation about intersectionality and police violence, along with Andrea Ritchie (Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color) and Paul Butler (Chokehold: Policing Black Men). Facilitated by Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of history, race, and public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, the discussion will bring together policy research and civic engagement.
Annual Arturo A. Schomburg Celebration Wednesday, January 24 6:30 PM Arturo Alfonso Schomburg focused his life’s work and collecting on the African Diaspora. His legacy forms the core of the collection found today at the Schomburg Center. In celebration of his work, Dr. Vanessa K. ValdÊs will discuss her latest book Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg. Reception and book signing to follow.
ARTS, IDEAS & PEOPLE
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Lorraine Hansberry & Reimagining a Biography Thursday, March 22 6:30 PM
The Schomburg Center presents a panel discussion about the Harlem Riot of 1964 in the aftermath of the police shooting of ninth grader James Powell and the “law-and-order” policies championed by presidential contenders on the campaign trail of ‘64. The Harlem Riot solicited a variety of responses from community stakeholders and precipitated a summer of urban unrest around the country.
Much has been gleaned from playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry’s creative output, but less is known about the confluence of her political thoughts and principles that undergird her process. This year, the world will learn more about Hansberry through new biographies in print and film. Biographers Margaret Wilkerson, Imani Perry, Soyica Colbert, and Tracy Heather Strain will discuss the import of Lorraine Hansberry in understanding the past and future.
Presented in partnership with the Carnegie Hall festival The 60s: The Years That Changed America.
Co-presented by the Lorraine Hansberry Literary Trust.
The Summer of Law & Disorder: Harlem Riot of 1964 Wednesday, February 21 6:30 PM
Heritage: Bethann Hardison in Conversation with Harriette Cole Thursday, February 22 6:30 PM Bethann Hardison’s groundbreaking career as a fashion model has been the impetus for the ongoing journey she’s set out on to ensure an industry that reflects the diversity of beauty found in the world. Hardison is a documentarian, entrepreneur, and advocate. She will join Harriette Cole for an in depth one-on-one conversation about her life. Co-presented with DREAMLEAPERS.
TALKS AT THE SCHOMBURG
Multiple Black Realities Tuesday, March 6 6:30 PM Writer and artist Akwaeke Emezi's Freshwater explores the experience of a fractured self. Join Emezi along with artists Arthur Jafa and Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze, who will interpret Emezi's text and the facets of multiple and blurred Black realities—aliens, ogbanje, and alternate selves—through the lens of their own video and visual art. Moderated by writer and curator Kimberly Drew. Book signing will follow.
MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora Thursday, March 8 6:30 PM This inaugural and commemorative book offers a global view of the impact of women photographers of African descent. MFON is named after Mmekutmfon “Mfon” Essien, an acclaimed Nigerian-born American photographer who died of breast cancer at age 34. Join co-founders Laylah Amatullah Barrayn and Adama Delphine Fawundu in conversation, plus photographer Fabiola Jean-Louis and others featured in the book. Deputy editor Crystal Whaley will moderate. Book signing will follow.
What Will Be Different for Historians in a Changing America? Tuesday, March 13 6:30 PM Some U.S. historians have become increasingly visible, vocal, and even radicalized in response to today’s political climate, the implications of U.S. government policy shifts, and the decisions of their peers to speak out, or remain silent, on current affairs. What is the ethical and responsible role of historians in public discourse, particularly when “alternative facts” have become commonplace and history itself is called into question? Co-curated by Brian Tate as part of Tate’s series What Will Be Different: Conversations on a Changing America.
Reimagining Community: Finding Sanctuary in Public Spaces Monday, April 9 6:30 PM Public spaces like parks, sidewalks, and public-facing walls can offer narratives produced by residents and reflect a community’s values and norms. Gentrification often disrupts those narratives and blurs the line between development and erasure. Join the conversation as we discuss the impact of public spaces and their role in the development of community, commerce, and the fight for the soul of a neighborhood. Presented in partnership with The Laundromat Project.
CONVERSATIONS IN BLACK FREEDOM STUDIES
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture brings the campus to the community for a series of roundtable conversations on the first Thursday of each month. This series is curated by Professors Jeanne Theoharis (Brooklyn College/CUNY) and Komozi Woodard (Sarah Lawrence College), and introduces a new paradigm that challenges the older geography, leadership, ideology, culture, and chronology of Civil Rights historiography.
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Black Resistance to Trump Tyranny Thursday, February 1 6:30 PM Hear presentations by publisher and educator Haki R. Madhubuti, activist and scholar Michael Simanga, and author and scholar Noliwe Rooks.
Revisiting the Uprisings of the 1960s Thursday, March 1 6:30 PM Revisit the 1960s uprisings with presentations from professor Laura Hill, historian and author Peter Levy, African American studies professor Aliyah Dunn-Salahuddin, and educator Rosie Uyola.
50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Thursday, April 5 6:30 PM Hear reflections and commentaries from historian Mary Frances Berry, political science professor Jeanne Theoharis, author Thomas Jackson, and history and African American studies professor David Stein.
FILMS
Valentine’s Day: Black Romance Films Wednesday, February 14 1:00 PM & 9:00 PM The Schomburg Center will screen four staff favorite black classic films as a fun ode to Valentine’s Day. Enjoy popcorn intermissions and other movie theater favorites in the Langston Hughes Lobby.
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
REWIND Film Series 2018
Thursday, January 18 6:30 PM
April 16–20 6:30 PM
This American Masters film traces the life of Lorraine Hansberry, whose A Raisin In The Sun was the first work by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. A discussion with the film’s director Tracy Heather Strain moderated by Michaela Angela Davis will follow.
In celebration of the Schomburg Center’s rich history of collecting and preserving cinema featuring black talent across the African diaspora, REWIND Film Series 2018 will spotlight a selection of narratives that express diverse global black experiences by emerging and established independent filmmakers.
Presented in partnership with American Masters PBS.
An Opera of the World Tuesday, February 6 6:30 PM Filmmaker and Malian scholar Manthia Diawara reflects upon both the opera form and the refugee crisis experienced in Europe. A performance of the opera Bintou Were, a Sahel Opera, written by Chadian poet Koulsy Lamko, is featured, telling the story of a young mother desperately attempting to make a better future for herself and her unborn. After the film, Amy Sall and Manthia Diawara will discuss stories of migration and crisis in Syria and Mali today. Presented in partnership with the African Film Festival Inc., in collaboration with the Flaherty NYC series Out From Under.
READING RECOMMENDATIONS
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Read the Book, Meet the Author Add these titles from this season’s programs to your reading list, then mark your calendar to see the authors discuss their work at the Schomburg Center!
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele
Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg by Vanessa K. Valdés
Tuesday, January 16 (p. 5)
Wednesday, January 24 (p. 10)
MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora Thursday, March 8 (p. 12)
A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History by Jeanne Theoharis Thursday, April 5 (p. 13)
PERFORMANCE
2017 Women's Jazz Festival, Divine Ella led by harpist Brandee Younger and Camille Thurman on alto sax, pictured above. Photo by Bob Gore.
PERFORMANCE
Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert: Valerie June Monday, February 5 7:00 PM Valerie June’s soulful voice and gritty guitar playing are at the heart of her earthy and deeply personal brand of blues. Soul, bluegrass, traditional Appalachian folk, and a dash of R&B are all present in her stunning sound. Nominated for a 2014 Blues Music Award, June continues to win accolades with her new record, The Order of Time. Her strain of Americana, which she describes as “organic moonshine roots,” is rich, raw, and rewarding. Lead support for Neighborhood Concerts is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation. Additional support is provided by the A. L. and Jennie L. Luria Foundation.
The Harlem Chamber Players performance of Jeff Scott’s momentous piece, “A Hug for Harlem.” Pictured: Cellists Carol Buck and Wayne Smith. Photo by Bob Gore.
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Harlem Chamber Players Black History Month Concert Thursday, February 15 6:30 PM Harlem Chamber Players will host their 10th Annual Black History Month Celebration, co-presented by the Schomburg Center. This concert will feature Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Nonet for piano, winds, and strings, and pianist Major Scurlock will make his debut. Soprano Andréa Bradford and baritone Kenneth Overton will perform music by H. Leslie Adams and selected spirituals.
2018 Women’s Jazz Festival March 5, 12, 19, 26 7:00 PM Every Monday in March, this annual tradition during Women’s History Month features some of the best known and unsung female performers in jazz today. Last year featured acclaimed artists Terri Lyne Carrington (jazz drummer, composer, and producer), Brandi Younger (harpist), Les Nubians, Camille Thurman (alto sax and vocals), and more. General Admission: $35 Members: $25
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Lapidus Center Presents The Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery—funded by a generous $2.5 million gift from Ruth and Sid Lapidus matched by The New York Public Library—is the only facility of its kind based in a public research library. The 2014 gift also included 400 rare items of printed material—books and documents continue to be added to the collection— making the Schomburg Center home to one of the world’s premier collections of slavery material.
LAPIDUS CENTER PRESENTS
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Growing Up with the Country: Family, Race & Nation After the Civil War Tuesday, February 27 6:30 PM Following the lead of her own ancestors, Kendra Field, Assistant Professor of History at Tufts University, chronicles the westward migration of freedom’s first generation in the 50 years after emancipation. Drawing on decades of archival research and family lore within and beyond the United States, Field traces their journey out of the South to Indian Territory, where they participated in the development of Black and Black-Indian towns and settlements. Kendra Field will be in conversation with Craig S. Wilder, Barton L. Weller Professor of History at MIT.
Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen Wednesday, March 14 6:30 PM Seventeenth-century Queen Njinga was one of the most multifaceted rulers in history, mixing political cunning and military prowess. At the height of her reign in the 1640s, Njinga ruled almost one-quarter of modern-day northern Angola. Today, Njinga is revered in Angola as a national heroine and honored in folk religions, and her complex legacy continues to resonate, forming a crucial part of the collective memory of the Afro-Atlantic world. Linda Heywood, Professor of History and African American Studies at Boston University, offers the first full-length study in English of Queen Njinga’s long life and political influence.
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Community Events 6th Annual Schomburg Center Black Comic Book Festival Friday & Saturday, January 12 & 13 10:00 AM
Illustration by Eric Velasquez.
Held over two days, this annual festival celebrates the rich tradition of black comix, featuring panel discussions, film screenings, cosplay, and exhibit tables with premier black comic creators from across the country. The festival’s presenting sponsor, Lexus, is featuring a primetime panel discussion on the festival’s opening night, followed by an inviteonly VIP reception featuring imagery of the Black Panther car from the 2018 superhero motion picture, Black Panther, starring Chadwick Boseman. Before Hollywood fame, Boseman worked as a teacher in the Schomburg Center Junior Scholars program.
FIRST FRIDAYS
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Every first Friday of the month, join us at the Schomburg Center for our popular monthly social gathering with food, beverages, music, and extended hours to view our exhibitions. All events begin at 6:00 PM. Register: facebook.com/ schomburgcenter 2018 EVENTS Eventbrite: schomburgcenter. eventbrite.com
Rihanna vs. BeyoncĂŠ January 5
Afro-Latino Edition: Honoring Arturo Schomburg February 2
90s Edition March 2
Langston Hughes Poetry Slam/ Open Mic Edition April 6
Black Fraternity & Sorority Edition May 4
Gay Pride Edition June 1
House Music Edition August 3
Labor Day Edition September 7
Honoring Michael Jackson October 5
Afro-Beat Edition November 2
Space Rentals For more than 90 years, The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has been located at Harlem’s historic crossroads: 515 Malcolm X Boulevard at 135th Street. With its convenient location and friendly staff, the Schomburg Center is the perfect venue to make your events extraordinary. Our institution offers several magnificent spaces that cater to intimate gatherings as well as lavish extravaganzas and lend a touch of grandeur and distinction to any occasion.
Secure the Schomburg Center for your special event. 212.491.2257 schomburgcenterevents@ nypl.org
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Volunteer at the Schomburg!
Schomburg Center volunteers play an important role in helping us achieve our mission. Volunteers have the opportunity to share their talents and learn more about the Schomburg Center, while being part of its success. Apply to become a Schomburg Center volunteer today. 212.491.2265 schomburgvolunteers@nypl.org
Join the Schomburg Society and celebrate the rich legacy of the Schomburg Center while ensuring its impact for generations to come.
As a member, you will receive special benefits while directly supporting the Schomburg’s mission to: >> Collect essential books, media, and artifacts related to the history of the African Diaspora >> Preserve our collection and digitize it for wider accessibility >> Share our collections through classes, exhibitions, and public events with all who seek more information about the Black experience. Learn more about the Schomburg Society. 212.491.2252 schomburgsociety@nypl.org
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Exhibitions
You Can Jail a Revolutionary, But You Can’t Jail a Revolution, by Emory Douglas, ca. 1969–1970.
The Schomburg Center is the leading venue in the greater New York metropolitan area for exhibitions on the history and culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora. Each year the Schomburg Center curates and hosts physical exhibitions free and open to the public, as well as expertly devised online digital exhibitions.
EXHIBITIONS
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Solidarity with Oppressed People of the World by Emory Douglas, 1969.
Power in Print: Posters of the Black Power Movement Through March 31 Latimer/Edison Gallery Co-curated by Dr. Sylviane A. Diouf and Isissa KomadaJohn, Power in Print explores the art of the Black Power Movement, showcasing materials promoting arts and cultural events, notices of rallies and political organizing, and visually striking statements of Black Power. The display includes iconic imagery by artist, designer, and former Black Panther Party Minister of Culture Emory Douglas, whose work has come to visually symbolize the ideals and urgency of the time.
Angela Davis, by Stephen Shames, 1972.
Black Power! Through March 5 Main Exhibition Hall Curated by Dr. Sylviane A. Diouf in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Black Power Movement, Black Power! presents photographs, documents, ephemera, video, and audio material that explore, conceptualize, and interpret the Black Power Movement through the lens of nine key themes: organizations, coalitions, political prisoners, aesthetics, education, international influence, popular culture, publications, and the Black Arts Movement. All Schomburg Center research divisions contributed assets and expertise to this iconic exhibition.
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Education
The Schomburg’s year-round educational programs include two out-of-school youth offerings. The Junior Scholars program, a mainstay in Harlem for many years, collaborates with local schools and youth groups to host unique educational teen forums. The Teen Curators program is an arts enrichment program in which participants develop and curate an exhibition. The current exhibition by our 2017 Teen Curators is on view through spring 2018.
EDUCATION
Black Lives Matter Teen Conference Saturday, February 10 10:00 AM The Schomburg Junior Scholars invite youth (grades 5–12) from across the city to join the 2nd Annual Black Lives Matter Teen Conference. The conference will explore the impact of the Black Lives Matter Movement on the youth of today. The day will include activist teach-ins, youthled panel discussions, teen performances, interactive arts and media workshops, and an open mic.
Teen Night: Black History Month Edition Saturday, February 10 6:00 PM Are you a teen poet, vocalist, comic, or storyteller? Grab your friends and head uptown for Open Mic Night at the Schomburg Center! Young people ages 13–18 are invited to this open mic event hosted by the Schomburg Junior Scholars and Teen Curators. Come set it off with a special evening of teens, spoken word poetry, music, and more! RSVP: schomburgcenter. eventbrite.com
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Junior Scholars Each year, 100 youth ages 11–18 are selected to participate in the Schomburg’s Junior Scholars program. This tuition-free program promotes historical literacy through inquiry and project-based learning for students in college-style lectures and presentations, dialogue with adult scholars, and guided peer group discussions and activities. Students generate individual research, original writing projects, and portfolios, plus create collaborative media and arts projects developed from their intensive study based on the Schomburg Center’s vast collections, exhibitions, and educational resources. The Schomburg Junior Scholars program is made possible through the generous support of The Carver Scholarship Fund, the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., the New York City Council, and the New York State Legislature.
Teen Curators This unique after-school art history enrichment program admits 30 high school students each year. The tuition-free Teen Curators program uses arts education to increase the historical and cultural literacy of teenagers and promote their artistic, intellectual, and professional development through engagement at the Schomburg Center and at other New York City museums and cultural institutions. The Schomburg Teen Curators program is generously funded for five years by The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation.
CALENDAR LISTINGS
January
February
Friday, January 5 • 6:00 PM First Fridays Rihanna vs. Beyoncé
Thursday, February 1 • 6:30 PM Conversations in Black Freedom Studies Black Resistance to Trump Tyranny
Friday & Saturday, January 12 & 13 • 10:00 AM 6th Annual Black Comic Book Festival Tuesday, January 16 • 6:30 PM Between the Lines When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele Thursday, January 18 • 1:00 PM Open Archive Lorraine Hansberry
Friday, February 2 • 6:00 PM First Fridays Afro-Latino Edition: Honoring Arturo Schomburg Monday, February 5 • 7:00 PM Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert: Valerie June Tuesday, February 6 • 6:30 PM Films An Opera of the World
Thursday, January 18 • 6:30 PM Films Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart Monday, January 22 • 6:30 PM Theater Talks Playwrights Aleshea Harris & Jackie Sibblies Drury Wednesday, January 24 • 1:00 PM Open Archive Arturo A. Schomburg Wednesday, January 24 • 6:30 PM Annual Arturo A. Schomburg Celebration
Thursday, February 8 • 6:30 PM Schomburg Teach-In: Paul Butler & Andrea Ritchie Saturday, February 10 • 10:00 AM Black Lives Matter Teen Conference Saturday, February 10 • 6:00 PM Teen Night: Black History Month Edition Tuesday, February 13 • 1:00 PM Open Archive Alain L. Locke & the Harlem Renaissance
Tuesday, January 30 • 6:30 PM Live from the Archive Miles, Baldwin & Me: Quincy Troupe
Tuesday, February 13 • 6:30 PM Between the Lines The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey Stewart Wednesday, February 14 • 1:00 PM & 9:00 PM Films Valentine’s Day: Black Romance Films
CALENDAR LISTINGS
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Thursday, February 15 • 6:30 PM Harlem Chamber Players Black History Month Concert
Tuesday, March 13 • 6:30 PM Talks at the Schomburg What Will Be Different for Historians in a Changing America?
Wednesday, February 21 • 6:30 PM The Summer of Law and Disorder: Harlem Riot of 1964
Wednesday, March 14 • 6:30 PM Lapidus Center Presents Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen
Thursday, February 22 • 6:30 PM Heritage: Bethann Hardison in Conversation with Harriette Cole Monday, February 26 • 6:30 PM Theater Talks Theater-in-Black in Harlem Tuesday, February 27 • 6:30 PM Lapidus Center Presents Growing Up with the Country: Family, Race & Nation After the Civil War
March Thursday, March 1 • 6:30 PM Conversations in Black Freedom Studies Revisiting the Uprisings of the 1960s Friday, March 2 • 6:00 PM First Fridays 90s Edition
Thursday, March 22 • 6:30 PM Lorraine Hansberry & Reimagining a Biography April Thursday, April 5 • 6:30 PM Conversations in Black Freedom Studies 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Friday, April 6 • 6:00 PM First Fridays Langston Hughes Poetry Slam/Open Mic Edition Monday, April 9 • 6:30 PM Talks at the Schomburg Reimagining Community: Finding Sanctuary in Public Spaces
March 5, 12, 19, 26 • 7:00 PM 2018 Women’s Jazz Festival
April 16–20 • 6:30 PM Films REWIND Film Series 2018
Tuesday, March 6 • 6:30 PM Talks at the Schomburg Multiple Black Realities
Monday, April 30 • 6:30 PM Theater Talks Paradise Blue by Dominique Morisseau
Thursday, March 8 • 6:30 PM Talks at the Schomburg MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora
About the Schomburg The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture located at Malcolm X Boulevard and 135th Street in Harlem is a research unit of The New York Public Library system, and is recognized as one of the leading institutions focusing exclusively on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences. Begun with the collections of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg 93 years ago, the Schomburg has collected, preserved, and provided access to materials documenting black life in America and worldwide. It has also promoted the study and interpretation of the history and culture of people of African descent.
Visit us online to learn about our collections and hours of operation. schomburgcenter.org Schomburg Center programs and exhibitions are supported in part by the City of New York; the State of New York; the New York City Council Black, Latino and Asian Caucus; the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus; the Rockefeller Foundation Endowment for the Performing Arts; and the Annie E. and Sarah L. Delany Charitable Trusts.
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