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Witness to History: Lawrence Reddick's Crusade to Document the Black 20th...
This blog post is part of the #SchomburgSyllabus series edited by Zakiya Collier, Digital Archivist, Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books Division. The #SchomburgSyllabus project archives...
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Interview with Zakiya Collier, Schomburg’s Digital Archivist
This blog post is part of the #SchomburgSyllabus series edited by Zakiya Collier, Digital Archivist, Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books Division. The #SchomburgSyllabus project archives...
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Program Schedule for Pandemic Legacies Conference
pandemiclegacies-800x400-hero_.jpgThe virtual 2021 Lapidus Center Conference, Pandemic Legacies: Health, Healing, and Medicine in the Age of Slavery and Beyond, explored medicine in the age of...
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Kimpa Vita of the Kingdom of Kongo: Embodiment of Resistance
Kimpa Vita (also known as Chimpa Vita) was born around 1684 in the kingdom of Kongo. Baptized Dona Beatrice by Catholic missionaries, Kimpa’s life exemplifies resistance to Europeans’ invasion and...
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Reflection and Remembrance: The African Burial Ground, 30 Years After Discovery
The Schomburg Center holds the records of the Federal Steering Committee, which recommended to Congress and the U.S. General Services Administration how to proceed with the discovery of the African...
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After the Pandemic Legacies Conference: Continue the Learning on Medicine
The Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery at the Schomburg Center held its conference Pandemic Legacies: Health, Healing, and Medicine in the Age of Slavery and...
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Doc Chat Episode Thirty-Six: Augusta Savage's "Lift Every Voice and Sing," A...
On October 28 2021, Doc Chatters honored the work and legacies of two Black female artists, a sculptor and a poet, across generations. Augusta Savage with The Harp, 1939; NYPL Digital Collections,...
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4 Black Comic Book Festival Talks You Should Watch Before the 2022 Festival
Kadiatou Tubman Educator, scholar, and writer Kadiatou Tubman is the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s Manager of Education Programs and Outreach. In addition to Tubman's work directing...
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The Black Comic Book Festival Is Turning 10
The Black Comic Book Festival, which celebrates its 10th anniversay in 2022, will be a mix of in-person and virtual events. Artwork: Micheline HessFounded by scholar Jonathan Gayles, educator Deirdre...
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Back to the Beginning: How Tim Fielder Got His Start with the Black Comic...
Author and illustrator Tim Fielder first attended the Black Comic Book Festival in 2015. Since then, he has returned as a panelist and workshop leader. He was also invited to create the 2021 festival...
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2022 Preview: Upcoming Events at the Schomburg Center
Get ready for an all-new year of programs at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture! Find out what’s happening virtually and in person now through April 2022. Sign up for the Schomburg...
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Confessions of a Black Comic Book Festival Cosplayer: Michael Flood’s...
Michael Flood (right) is pictured with fellow cosplayer Bill Johnson and then Schomburg Center Director Khalil Gibran Muhammad in 2013. Photo: Bob GoreBlack Comic Book Festival (BCBF) attendees might...
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A Conversation with Micheline Hess: Designer of Black Comic Book Festival...
Writer, designer, and illustrator Micheline Hess is the graphic artist behind the artwork of 2022's Black Comic Book Festival. Photo via Michmasharts.comWriter, designer, illustrator, and graphic...
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David Crownson Wowed Black Comic Book Festival Attendees With Harriet Tubman:...
David Crownson's comic book book Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayeris being developed into a television series. Photo: Bob GoreFive years, four side-jobs, two Kickstarter campaigns, and two Black Comic Book...
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Activist and Black Comic Book Festival Cosplayer Isake Smith Talks LGBTQ+...
Isake Smith (right) says comic books have been ahead of mainstream society when it comes to representation of the LGBTQ+ community. Photo: Bob GoreBlack Comic Book Festival (BCBF) attendees from 2020...
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Collections and Materials to Explore After #SchomCom2022
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture recently held its 10th annual Black Comic Book Festival, aka #SchomCom2022, from January 13–15, 2022. Taking place virtually, the BCBF celebrated the...
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Bookplates Created by Arturo Schomburg Reveal His History as Bibliophile and...
This is the first book plate created by Arturo Schomburg (left). It appears inside texts, which were part of Mr. Schomburg’s 1926 sale of books to The New York Public Library. NYPL Digital Images:...
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Director Neema Barnette Talks Filming at the Schomburg Center and Her...
Award-winning Director and Producer Neema Barnette filmed a scene from the show Harlem at the Schomburg Center. The program created a set inspired by the 'Rivers' Cosmogram and the 2021 exhibition...
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Schomburg Center Volunteer Is One of the Last Surviving ‘Black Angels’
During her time as a nurse at Staten Island’s Sea View Hospital, Virginia Allen (center) became known as a "Black Angel.'"Allen is pictured with Delores Morris (left) and Zulma Candelaria Cruz (right)....
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Doc Chat Forty-Five: A Guide to Black Travel Guides
On February 24, 2022, Doc Chat looked inside the pages of the Library's remarkable collection of African American travel guides.Go, guide to pleasant motoring, Vol. 4, 1955; NYPL Digital Collections,...
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