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Statue Honoring Playwright Lorraine Hansberry To Be on View at Schomburg Center
By Lisa Herndon, Managers, Schomburg Communications and Publicity | May 20, 2022Learn about in-person and online materials in the Schomburg Center's collections on award-winning playwright Lorraine Hansberry.Schomburg Center Materials to Explore During National Poetry Month
By Lisa Herndon, Managers, Schomburg Communications and Publicity | March 28, 2022Materials include Maya Angelou's papers, recordings of Piri Thomas, and poetry-related conversations available on YouTube.A Short Bibliography of the Black Elite: Books About Black High Society in the Gilded Age
By Rhonda Evans, Assistant Chief Librarian, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division | March 25, 2022The recent popularity of HBO’s The Gilded Age has sparked a growing interest in the story of the Black elite.Doc Chat Forty-Five: A Guide to Black Travel Guides
By Julie Golia, Associate Director, Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books and Charles J. Liebman Curator of Manuscri | March 7, 2022Schomburg Center librarian Rhonda Evans and NYPL curator Julie Golia analyzed travel guides used by African Americans to help them navigate…
Schomburg Center Volunteer Is One of the Last Surviving ‘Black Angels’
By Lisa Herndon, Managers, Schomburg Communications and Publicity | March 1, 2022Learn more about Schomburg Center volunteer Virginia Allen—one of the last surviving members of a group of nurses known as “Black Angels."Director Neema Barnette Talks Filming at the Schomburg Center and Her Trailblazing Career
By Lisa Herndon, Managers, Schomburg Communications and Publicity | February 28, 2022Director Neema Barnette talks about filming a scene from the show Harlem at the Schomburg Center and her career.Bookplates Created by Arturo Schomburg Reveal His History as Bibliophile and Curator
By Lisa Herndon, Managers, Schomburg Communications and Publicity | January 20, 2022Learn about Arturo Schomburg's first bookplate.
Collections and Materials to Explore After #SchomCom2022
By Lisa Herndon, Managers, Schomburg Communications and Publicity | January 15, 2022Learn about comic book materials to explore in person and online at the Schomburg Center.Activist and Black Comic Book Festival Cosplayer Isake Smith Talks LGBTQ+ Representation in Comic Books
By Lisa Herndon, Managers, Schomburg Communications and Publicity | January 10, 2022Activist and Black Comic Book Festival cosplayer Isake Smith looks back at her time at the festival.David Crownson Wowed Black Comic Book Festival Attendees With Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer. Now, Hollywood Has Taken Notice.
By Lisa Herndon, Managers, Schomburg Communications and Publicity | January 3, 2022Writer & comic book publisher David Crownson discusses his initial struggles with getting 'Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer' to readers.
