‘Signs of the Times’ markers map out Harlem’s rich Black history
Outside the Washington Heights branch of the Public Library in Manhattan stands a metal post topped with an unassuming blue ...
Josephine Baker, in her own words, amplifies her renown as provocateur
In Baker’s newly translated 1949 memoir, “Fearless and Free,” the boundary-breaking performer does not hold back on her ...
NYC’s Schomburg Center celebrating 100 years of Black culture art, history
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has its roots in the Harlem Renaissance, one of the richest cultural ...
Celebrating Harlem’s past and legacy with signs: ‘There’s so much history’
The streets of the city are a living classroom for art, culture, and activism. Some remarkable people and places are being ...
Ken Wydro, Who Helped Create an Off Broadway Phenomenon, Dies at 81
He and his wife, Vy Higginsen, poured all they had into “Mama, I Want to Sing,” a long-shot musical that became an enduring ...