SchomburgCenter
@SchomburgCenter
Followers
51K
Following
4K
Media
4K
Statuses
31K
Where every month is Black History Month.
Harlem, NY
Joined October 2009
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
23
2K
3K
James Baldwin, author of Go Tell It on a Mountain and The Fire Next Time, is born (1924) #todayinblackhistory
22
1K
3K
Victor Hugo Green created the Green Book to help Black people travel safely in America. The Schomburg Center is home to the largest collection of Green Books, available to the public online or in person. Learn more:
29
1K
2K
Birthday of Zora Neale Hurston, anthropologist, folklorist and novelist (plus Booker T. Washington proponent) (1891) #todayinblackhistory
25
863
2K
This photo is from our Children collection. It includes images of African American youth from the 1900s to the mid-1990s. #SchomburgCenter.
15
257
1K
Birthday of Poetess Gwendolyn Brooks, first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize (1917) #todayinblackhistory
6
584
1K
Birthday of African-American journalist and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells (1862) #todayinblackhistory
33
597
1K
We honor the life of Chadwick Boseman, who starred in Black Panther and so many important films. He was also a treasured member of the #SchomburgCenter family, teaching theater to young people in our Junior Scholars Program. #ThankYouChadwickBoseman
0
254
1K
“We were just human beings who saw a need to bring attention to the inequality in our country.”.– Tommie Smith
6
467
1K
Jane Matilda Bolin, first black graduate of Yale University Law School, is appointed as a judge in New York City, becoming the first black woman judge in the country (1939) #todayinblackhistory
2
468
1K
Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman to be elected to Congress #todayinblackhistory
11
529
972
10
152
946
Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, is born today in Monroe, Louisiana (1942) #todayinblackhistory
10
567
892
Playwright #LorraineHansberry (1930-1965) and civil rights activist #MalcolmX (1925-1965) were born #onthisday. Each used the power of their words to expand, enhance, and challenge the conversation on how we see ourselves and how the rest of the world sees us. #SchomburgCenter
6
440
887
Portrait of a Marriage, Onstage and at the Barricades: The archive of Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, now at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Read more via @nytimes
16
334
790
“I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I can not salute the flag; I know that I am a black man in a white world.” - Jackie Robinson
15
425
765
On November 5, 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman to be elected to Congress #todayinblackhistory
5
749
775
Birthday of Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, first African-American woman to earn a PhD (1898) #todayinblackhistory
5
741
760
“The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me,” said Frederick Douglass in his 1852 speech What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? #SchomburgCenter
17
331
773
Langston Hughes is part of the spiritual center of the #SchomburgCenter. His ashes are interred beneath the Cosmogram in Langston Hughes Lobby and the words of his first published poem, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," adorn the lobby’s public art installation, Rivers.
7
266
726
Birthday of African-American journalist and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells (1862) #todayinblackhistory
3
585
653
Birthday of Maxine Waters, the 2nd African-American woman elected to Congress to represent California (1938) #todayinblackhistory
16
237
602
Mary Eliza Mahoney graduates from the New England Hospital for Women and Children’s nursing program, becoming the first black professional nurse in the U.S. (1879) #todayinblackhistory
5
314
596
50 Years After Their Mug Shots, Portraits of Mississippi’s Freedom Riders
4
299
571
#Congrats to Professors Tiya Miles, Olivette Otele, and Joshua D. Rothman. All have been named as finalists for the 2022 Harriet Tubman Prize granted by the #SchomburgCenter’s Lapidus Center. The winner will be announced in Nov.
6
141
527
Columbus invaded #PuertoRico in 1493. It became a Spanish colony following a war against the Taínos (native population) and used enslaved labor. Learn about our Puerto Rican Slave Documents collection & more materials on Puerto Rico. #SchomburgCenter
0
313
550
Birthday of Arturo Schomburg, bibliophile and founder of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (1874) #todayinblackhistory
5
334
544
Birthday of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the first African American pitcher in the American League (1906) #todayinblackhistory
3
298
534
Oh nothing, just spending the evening celebrating Maya Angelou with President Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton #InspiringWomanPBS
11
169
522
Attention all postdoctoral scholars, independent researchers, and creative writers! There are only a few days left to apply for short and long-term fellowships to our Scholars-in-Residence Program. The deadline is Thursday, 12/1. #SchomburgCenter
3
336
525
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale found the Black Panther Party for Self-defense in Oakland, CA. (1966) #todayinblackhistory
5
345
519
Hip, Hip, Hooray, Harlem’s Schomburg Acquires Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Archive
5
220
499
Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers! Her book They Were Her Property won the 2020 Harriet Tubman Prize. The Lapidus Center located at the #SchomburgCenter honors the best nonfiction book published in the U.S. on slavery in the Atlantic World.
7
135
496
Newly digitized! Explore the pamphlet “Why Reparations” by Mrs. Audley “Queen Mother” Moore. The document lays out Moore's powerful argument for economic and social justice. #SchomburgCenter
9
249
513
In recognition of #WomensHistoryMonth we want to acknowledge the talent of the artist and dancer Aida Overton, an African American performer during the 1910s.
8
235
461
Rest in Power, Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin (1942 - 2018)
5
224
456
The National Association of Colored Women is founded by Mary Church Terrell, Ida B. Wells and Frances Harper (1896) #todayinblackhistory
3
260
422
#1619Project copies are available free to the public while they last at the @SchomburgCenter courtesy of @nytimes and our friend @nhannahjones
14
187
396
Birthday of American artist Hale A. Woodruff, best known for colorful murals his during the Harlem Renaissance (1900) #todayinblackhistory. (The Mutiny on the Amistead,1939)
5
212
408
Today, 12/18, 6:30 PM: In celebration of what would have been Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis’s 75th wedding anniversary, actors Leslie Odom, Jr., and Kara Young, will read from the archival collection of letters between this couple. #SchomburgCenter
5
157
423
Birthday of Alvin Ailey, dancer, choreographer, visionary and founder of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. #todayinblackhitory (1931)
4
251
414
"She was a phenomenal woman in every way." @HillaryClinton on Maya Angelou #InspiringWomanPBS.
1
150
401
In 1940, Pauli Murray and her friend refused to sit in the back of a segregated bus in Richmond, Virgina - 15 years before the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. Join us as we delve deeper into "The Startling Life of Pauli Murray" on 9/18. Register
3
200
391
This year is the 150th anniversary since Spain ended slavery in #PuertoRico in 1873. Through our collections, examine the island’s history from a former Spanish colony to U.S. territory. #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth #SchomburgCenter
4
270
392
Birthday of African-American journalist and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells (1862) #todayinblackhistory
2
357
380
Explorer Matthew Henson receives a joint medal from congress as co-discoverer of the North Pole (1944) #todayinblackhistory
2
203
381
There is a long history of black athletes using their global platforms to bring attention to social justice issues
3
281
363
U.S. Supreme Court rules against citizenship for African Americans with the Dred Scott decision (1857) #todayinblackhistory
17
393
372
Birthday of Madam C.J. Walker, first female African-American millionaire (1867)
6
181
376
Birthday of first African-American explorer to reach the North Pole, Matthew A. Henson (1866) #todayinblackhistory
5
181
368
Ida B. Wells-Barnett, journalist, anti-lynching activist, and founding member of the NAACP, dies in Chicago (1931) #todayinblackhistory
7
222
346
We honor the legacy of Victor Hugo Green, his wife Alma Green and their team, who created and published The Green Books to help Black people travel safely throughout the country during segregation. Learn more #GreenBook
3
200
341
Violette Neatly Anderson becomes the first Black woman lawyer to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court (1926) #todayinblackhistory
0
203
350
Birthday of Dinah Washington, dubbed “Queen of the Blues” and the most popular black female recording artist of the 50s (1924) #todayinblackhistory
6
160
342
Birthday of Fannie Lou Hamer, founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (1917) #todayinblackhistory
2
221
317
The Photos That Lifted Up the Black Is Beautiful Movement
7
180
334
#BlackPanther fans! Join us this Friday for a special sneak preview of the film and conversation with Florence Kasumba. Get your ticket today 🙌🏾 #Blackcomicbookfestnyc
2
159
308
The first electric traffic lights, invented by Garrett Morgan, are installed in Cleveland, OH (1914) #todayinblackhistory
2
220
323
During Nikki Giovanni’s 2017 conversation with journalist @JoyAnnReid, she shared a story about Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Today is Ms. Angelou's birthday. #MayaAngelou #SchomburgCenter
4
101
309
The online application is open for our Scholars-in-Residence Program. It offers long-term and short-term fellowships. Postdoctoral scholars, independent researchers, and creative writers are eligible to apply. The deadline is Thurs.,12/1. #SchomburgCenter
2
241
289
Birthday of James Baldwin, author of Go Tell It On The Mountain, The Fire Next Time, and Another Country (1924) #todayinblackhistory
4
195
306
Poet Langston Hughes was #bornonthisday. Check out this 2018 @nytimes article which discusses a surprising new discovery about Hughes’ birth year. #SchomburgCenter #BOTD #LangstonHughes #HappyBirthday #NYTimes #LangstonHughes
4
160
297
Tom Bradley becomes the first African-American mayor of Los Angeles (1973) #todayinblackhistory
4
90
293
The first documented group of enslaved Africans transported to North America by the English arrive in Point Comfort, VA (1619) #todayinblackhistory
6
241
302
Former Black Panther Geronimo Pratt is released from prison after serving 27 years for a crime he didn’t commit (1997) #todayinblackhistory
6
173
302
News of the Emancipation Proclamation reaches the South and Texas through General Gordon Granger (1865) #todayinblackhistory #juneteenth
6
198
294
Thursday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 PM: Join us for an evening of readings and conversation with Imani Perry, editor of a new posthumous collection of Ntozake Shange’s unpublished works. #SchomburgCenter.
2
125
292
Birthday of Jack Johnson, first African American heavyweight boxing champion (1871) #todayinblackhistory
12
154
292
Mon, 12/18, at 6:30 PM: In celebration of what would have been Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis’s 75th wedding anniversary, actors Leslie Odom, Jr., and Kara Young, will read from the archival collection of letters between this couple. #SchomburgCenter
2
110
291
Birthday of renowned Nigerian poet, novelist and academic Chinua Achebe (1930)
3
155
290
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai learns she has won the Nobel Peace Prize (2004) #todayinblackhistory
9
84
261
Arturo A. Schomburg's collection included over 5,000 books, 3,000 manuscripts, and 2,000 etchings and paintings. They are the foundation of our archives, which has over 11 million items today. #SchomburgCenter #ArturoSchomburg
3
130
282
Birthday of Blind Tom Bethune, pianist and composer, and the first African American to perform at the White House (1849) #todayinblackhistory
4
140
281
Birthday of Sidney Poitier, first African-American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor (1927) #todayinblackhistory
1
150
284
Birthday of Octavia Estelle Butler - African-American Science Fiction writer (1947) #todayinblackhistory
3
153
280
Birthday of legendary tennis player Althea Gibson (1927) #todayinblackhistory.Register to access our Althea Gibson Portrait Collection at the Schomburg Center’s Photographs and Prints Division.
3
145
258
Tomorrow, August 2, is writer and activist James Baldwin's 100th birthday! Learn more about the special exhibitions, free programs for all ages, book giveaways, and more in his honor. #SchomburgCenter #NYPL .
0
152
263
Happy Kwanzaa! Dr. Maulana Karenga created the celebration in 1966. It begins Dec. 26 and runs through Jan. 1. Each day focuses on a different principle. Day one highlights Umoja, which means unity. #SchomburgCenter #Kwanzaa2020
6
105
251
If you are a college senior interested in pursuing a PhD in African American, African or African Diasporan Studies, consider applying to the Schomburg-Mellon Humanities Summer Institute. The deadline is March 15, 2021. #SchomburgCenter.
2
209
259
Congratulations to Dr. Tamara J. Walker who’s book “Exquisite Slaves: Race, Clothing, and Status in Colonial Lima” has been selected as the Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery’s 2018 Harriet Tubman Book Prize winner.
5
97
252
After Claudia Jones was tried & convicted of "un-American" activities during the McCarthy era, she was deported. In London she founded Britain's first major black newspaper the "West Indian Gazette." Learn more during our open house on 11/10.
4
151
261
#HappyBirthday to #JamesBaldwin (1924–1987). Did you know he and #MayaAngelou (1928–2014) were friends? She discusses their friendship in this blog post. We are home to the collections of Baldwin and Angelou #SchomburgCenter #NYPL #Baldwin .
5
142
249
The Lapidus Center at the #SchomburgCenter is pleased to announce that Dr. Vincent Brown is the winner of the 2021 Harriet Tubman Prize for his book Tacky’s Revolt. The award honors the best nonfiction book published in the U.S. on the slave trade.
4
55
249
And here are a few photos of our special #JamesBaldwin display highlighting papers from our newly acquired collection
2
158
242
#ArturoSchomburg, whose birthday is today, 1/24, was the bibliophile whose collection of books and manuscripts became the cornerstone of the #SchomburgCenter’s collections. Learn where to read free digital copies of the books similar to the ones he owned.
1
157
248
