Tag: Teacher of the Year
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Connie’s Inn
The nondescript apartment building on Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. between 131 and 132 Streets (shown above) was (during the Harlem Renaissance) the home of Connie’s Inn, an entertainment hot-spot and comparator with the Cotton Club. As with the Cotton Club, Connie’s Inn featured Black performers but did not allow Black audience members – restricting its audience…
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Harlem Celebrates Joe Louis’ Victory
A silent film with Harlem joy at Joe Louis’ victory over Max Baer on this day in 1935. Hilarious is not the word we’d likely use today, but the enthusiasm of the community is palatable even without sound to accompany the short clips. Harlem Teacher Rises From Homelessness to New York’s Teacher of the Year…
