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Final Assignment for ARCH 51000 (Fall 2023)

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.

Dr. Harry Delany

Dr. Harry Delany is a renowned Harlem born and raised surgeon, the son of the great jurist and civil rights leader, Hubert Delany. Most of his formative years were spent in and around West Harlem.

Observations on Harlem Health Care Delivery

Dr. Robert North and Pamela North describe the consolidation of health care services in Harlem over the past half-century

Mel Tapley -The Centennial Celebration of a Harlem Journalistic Icon

While Tapley is most renowned for his 50 career with the Amsterdam News, he was a cultural influencer whose footprint, through pseudonyms and syndication, cast a broad impact throughout the nation.

Franco the Great

Artist Franco the Great discusses his migration to Harlem from Panama City at the Dwyer Cultural Center.

We Live In Harlem - The Photographic Work of Yasuo Wakaiki

In the early eighties, a young Yasuo Wakaiki visited Harlem arriving at 135th and Broadway from Japan for what was initially intended to be a short stay. The visit would turn out to last over a decade and yield an incisive body of work that chronicled the Harlem of the time. He always wanted to have a show in Harlem, and while he is no longer able to travel due to illness, his work has made the trip around the globe in his stead.

A walk with State Senator Robert Jackson

Harlem Hellfighters

Panel Discussion: Bill Miles 1975 film "Men of Bronze". The dialog was comprised of Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. David Levering Lewis, Eric V. Tait, award-winning filmmaker, and Col.Greg Collins of the 369th. examining the impact of the Old Fifteenth, 369th Regiment later dubbed the Harlem Hellfighters