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In search of the Harlem Renaissance: A 40-year journey

admin December 2, 2010

The African Diaspora  International Film Festival is Hosting   a fund-raiser for filmmaker William Greaves, Thursday, Dec 9 @8:30PM – The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture For Ticket Information Call the Schomburg Bookstore 212-491-2206 ADIFF is proud to serve as host to a fund-raiser for William Greaves’ upcoming 90-minute film exploring the cultural life […]readmore

TWO FRIENDS, TWO JOURNEYS, ONE BIRTHDATE

Bernice Elizabeth Green January 2, 2010

1925 was a very good year for milestones: The Harlem Renaissance was in swing; Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington produced their first recordings; the first working television was invented;  Civil Rights icons Malcolm X and Medgar Evers were born; the first potato chip factory opened, thanks to African-American pre-Civil War chef George Crum; A. Philip […]readmore