The prosperous Greenwood community of Tulsa Oklahoma was reduced to burning cinders in less than 24 hours by a jealous, ruthless white mob. Many participants had been dutifully deputized for the occasion. June 1, 1921 a day of utter infamy for both victims and survivors. The documentary captures the spirit of Black self-sufficiency and the […]
The Harlem Arts Alliance HARLEM/HAVANA MUSIC & CULTURAL FESTIVAL invite you to attend The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 2nd Annual Harlem Shout Fall Benefit Concert November 1, 2016 featuring GRAMMY nominated Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martinez and The Pedrito Martinez Group at the Historic Alhambra Ballroom in Harlem 2116 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard 7:30 - 9:30 pm […]
Directed by Woodie King, Jr. Zora Neale Hurston chronicles the extraordinary career of one of the most prolific African American writers of the 20's and 30's. Hurston became known as "The Queen of the Harlem Renaissance." Her life was a journey that took a brilliant and independent woman from an all-Black Florida township to […]
One of the most hailed and provocative theatre artists of our time, Anna Deavere Smith, leads a new installation of powerful first person storytelling in Notes from the Field. Urgent and inspiring, it depicts the personal accounts of students, parents, teachers and administrators caught in America's school-to-prison pipeline. Investigating a justice system that pushes minors from poor […]
INAMORI ART PROJECT GROUP DIRECT FROM JAPAN TO CITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER & NEW HERITAGE THEATRE GROUP IN ASSOCIATION WITH GRANDPARENTS AROUND THE WORLD PRESENT PRAYER OF LOVE & PEACE / FIREFIGHTERS Location: AARON DAVIS HALL 160 Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031
Harlem/Havana Music Concert at the historic Cathedral Church of St. John Divine, 112th Street & Amsterdam Avenue, NYC
Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group, Harlem Music Fest & HARLEM WEEK in association with Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Community Center & Darryl T. Downing/I AM HARLEM present LAINIE COOKE Celebrating the Songs of Benny Carter SATURDAY AUGUST 6, 2016 4:30 PM LT. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY COMMUNITY CENTER 34 WEST 134TH STREET NEW YORK, NY
The year was 1997, and Harlem was like “a prison without bars,” Mr. Joseph said. “The crack epidemic was ravaging the community and buildings were crumbling,” he said. “And that was when I decided to create an organization to help young people understand there are other ways out, other options, other tools.” In response to […]
