Harlem

Black History Month at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

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Description

In addition to Subversion & The Art of Slavery Abolition, this Harlem-based center has a whole slate of events planned to celebrate and honor Black History Month. Programs include a screening of Always in Season directed by Jacqueline Olive (February 3), a MOTH StorySLAM themed ONLY IN HARLEM (February 4),  the  fourth annual Black Lives Matter Teen Conference (February 8) and the Harlem Chamber Players 12th annual Black History Month celebration showcasing #HarlemRen100 with music by Florence Price and George Walker, and poetry by Langston Hughes. 

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Cost
Free
Accessibility
Large Print
Braille
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Assistive Listening System
Sign Language Interpretation
Wheelchair Accessible
Audio Description
Neurodiverse Programming
Type
Libraries & Educational Centers
Culture & History

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