Harlem PMCA (Beta)

Items

• Mr. David Dinkins final WLIB broadcast
  Mr. Dinkins delivers his parting WLIB broadcast, accompanied by Harlem Cultural Archives chair Glenn Hunter, in a tribute to his late compadre of the Four Horsemen, the Honorable Percy Ellis Sutton. Call-in commentary was provided by Congressman Charles Rangel, and Dr. Roscoe Brown.
• Herb Boyd - On Harlem Cultural Archives' "Lasting Legacies" series
• Harlem's Cosmopolitan Tennis Club
  NYC Mayor David N. Dinkins recalls Harlem's Cosmopolitan Tennis Club - the nurturing grounds for Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe. The club was located at 441 Convent Avenue at 149th St. in Manhattan Community District 9.
• Reflections with Congressman Rangel
• Mackey Twins Art Gallery presents ‘Art’s Conscience II’
  Art's Conscience is an annual art exhibit highlighting the work of contemporary masters. It is presented by the renowned Mackey sisters of CCNY an presented at the Interchurch Center Gallery. It t is open to the public and seeks to provide a point of entry to the fine art market, for ordinary folks.
• Judge Constance Motley Street co-naming feat. Hon. Inez Dickens, David Dinkins & Charles Rangel
  An esteemed group of Harlemites gathered to celebrate the legacy of the remarkable and Honorable Constance Baker Motley. Constance Baker Motley (September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, state senator, and Borough President of Manhattan, New YorK
• Oscar Smith, Riverbank State Park
  Oscar Smith is managing director of Riverbank State Park, the worlds largest rooftop recreation facility, located in Community Board 9
• WHCR International Day of Jazz Awards 2016
  The International Day Of Jazz Awards conferred by UNESCO was awarded this year to WHCR. The panel that convened discussed the role of the station in providing vital connective services to the community
• The Clark Legacy
  Harlem Cultural Archives, in association with the Northside center presented a panel discussion dedicated to the life's work of the Clarks, an West Harlem's prestigious CCNY, where the Clarks were faculty. Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Phipps Clark were social psychologists whose ground breaking "Black Dolls" experiment were pivotal in the understanding of at risk youth.
• Peggy Shepard: WEACT
• An interview with engineer Don Eaton, Sr.
• Dwight and Iris Raiford
• Interview with Sherman Edmiston, Jr., owner of Essie Green Gallery
• Lana Turner, Style Maker
• Discovering HarlemStage: "The Gatehouse"
  An exploration of the backstory of HarlemStage and its distinctive showplace, "The Gatehouse," as told by HarlemStage's execs Pat Cruz and James King.
• Riverton 70th Anniversary: "It was a Moment"
  70 years ago, Riverton, a "separate but equal" community, was created by Metropolitan Life Corporation in Harlem for "Negroes," who were then excluded from consideration for housing at its other three locations in lower Manhattan and the Bronx. The resulting community became noteworthy for its strong educational and cultural values and an ongoing sense of unity that transcends the physical place. The "children" of this storied and controversial community have sustained a tradition of convening for periodic reunions since 1973. Roger Parris, a renowned poet who was an original tenant, delivered a stirring poem entitled "It was a Moment", to cap off the evening's events at this 7-23-2017 event.
• Congressman Espaillat
  A brief chat with Congressman Adriano Espaillat, U.S. Representative of New York’s Thirteenth Congressional District, which includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill, and the north-west Bronx.
• Bettie Esther Parham: A Renaissance Woman
  Profile of Harlem entrepreneur, Bettie Esther Parham: educator, writer, chemist, real estate exec, manufacturer, Importer, philanthropist, and socialite.
• Recalling "Snookie's Sugar Bowl"
  On Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, (also known as 7th Avenue), just down the block from "The Rooster" and "Jock's Place," and across the street from the Renaissance Ballroom was a family-friendly gathering place known as "Snookie's Sugar Bowl"
• Theara Ward and Virginia Johnson: Dance Theatre of Harlem
  Dancers Theara Ward and Virginia Johnson reflect on the great and enduring legacy of the Dance Theater of Harlem.
• Sonny the Flower man
  Prentice "Sonny" Gibbs the flower man has become a respected presence on the corner of 135th street for the past 28 years. Along with flowers, he dispenses wisdom, chess instruction and African drumming for youth and adults alike.
• Assemblyman Al Taylor
• Remarks on the American Negro Theatre's "Anna Lucasta"
  The great actor Earl Hyman passed away this week following a prolonged illness. This clip was captured as part of a work in progress about Frederick O'Neal and the American Negro Theatre
• Al Stewart - A Harlem Griot
  Lifelong Harlem resident recalls his youth in West Harlem on Bradhurst Avenue, or "In the Valley" as opposed to on Sugar Hill".
• Bob Cook: Harlem in Transition
  Harlem entrepreneur, engineer, and historian Bob Cook talks about New Amsterdam, the Great Migration, Philip Payton, Seneca Village, IRT Subway, gentrification, 125th street, among other topics.