Category: Culture
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Eartha Kitt
Austin Hansen photographed Kitt leading a dance group at the Harlem YMCA in the early 1950’s. Eartha had been a professional dancer, dancing and touring with the Katherine Dunham Company between 1943 and 1948 before she became more widely known as a singer. Note the photo below, and the vents under the windows as the…
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Harlem Rose Garden Tree Tour
Join the New York Botanical Garden’s Levi on an extensive tour of the Harlem Rose Garden identifying trees, noting their diversity, and diving into a range of topics from ecology, plant diversity. Harlem’s Julia De Burgos At Lincoln Center East Harlem’s poet – Julia De Burgos – is currently being celebrated with massive murals and a quote…
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Skating On The Harlem River
The Museum of the City of New York has a great image of children lacing up their skates to skate on the Harlem River at McComb’s Dam (155th Street). The image is from 1904. Further South, The Triborough A great, 1937 photograph of the Triborough Bridge by Berenice Abbott as a part of the Federal…
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Merch
Brickmania has Harlem Hellfighter figures for sale. See this listing on Ebay. As Seen In Harlem
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Izzi Spiller’s Band
A photo dated by an Ebay seller to 1936 of Harlem students in a percussion class. The drummer on the right has a drum with Izzie Spiller’s Band. Note the teacher, seated at the piano, and the white-faced drummer figure that is the focal point for the students’ gaze. Harlem Sign For $9,000 you can…
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Free Saturday Concert – The Saturday Soiree
Hey wonderful neighbors!!! On May 20 and 27th, no need to RSVP, just come on up and hear some wonderful singing…… I might even join in the fun!!! Take the M3 bus up St Nicholas to 147th Street!!! OR…. take the A/B/C/D trains to 145th Street. Exit at the front of the platform up the…
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Congress Member Espaillat Endorses Inez Dickens
Harlem’s Council Member – Adriano Espaillat – endorsed Inez Dickens – the latest Harlem establishment figure to support Dickens in her bid for City Council on June 27th. Espaillat stated that: “Inez is who we need… City Council needs her leadership, experience and passion.” Inez Dickens is seeking to reclaim her seat on City Council (District 9).…
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East Harlem Author’s Book Launch at Fordham University
Professor Magda Teter’s new book: Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism will be launched tomorrow, at 4 PM and feature a panel discussion on the common roots of anti-Black racism and antisemitism. Teter’s book is published by Princeton University press. Tuesday, May 16, 4 PM In-person at Fordham University at Lincoln…
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First Known Record of Baseball in Harlem
The November 1. 1856 edition of Porter’s Spirit of the Times, has the first known evidence of a Harlem baseball team. The paper records a competition between Harlem and The Continental Club, that Harlem won, 18 to 17. Details on the score, below: The item is for sale on Ebay.
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Landmarking in Harlem
Minton’s Playhouse and an apartment building in Hamilton Heights where jazz pioneers Duke Ellington and Noble Lee Sissle once lived may soon be listed and landmarked. Thelonius Monk, Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge, and Teddy Hill outside Minton’s Playhouse in 1947. Photo via WikiCommons Minton’s Playhouse on West 118th Street was the birthplace of bebop, an improvisational style of jazz, came…
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Harlem Neighbors, Organizers, and Activists Celebrated
Our neighbors, Eva Chan and Lilian Chow were recently celebrated and highlighted by Columbia University for their work and activism to support Harlem’s growing Asian community. https://neighbors.columbia.edu/news/how-eva-chan-and-lilian-chow-are-empowering-senior-asian-community-harlem In the summer of 2021, we started distributing meals to Asian seniors with the help of Heart of Dinner. We’re looking for ways to expand that service because…
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HNBA Meeting Recording
If you missed HNBA’s meeting on Tuesday night, here’s the recording: Topic: HNBA MeetingDate: May 9, 2023 06:48 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) View Detail Share You can copy the recording information below and share with othershttps://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/kC0b8a4E4LS8R902tcBRvsuE27Fgdv1aRsGlY2sAm1a3Toq4D09aO0HMBrNlFUae.zgYLDM2eB1BnNTuxPasscode: =UEbdm=0 Spring Cleanup on Malcolm X Saturday, May 20th. Malcolm X Blvd. and 140th Street. Participatory Budgeting Slideshow…
