York city, this event is about 90 minutes. This is a great chance to talk about the book and get ideas and exchange and ideas from people. Ive been doing the book talks about the black history of the white house, one of the is gs that im discovering theres more and more that people are able to contribute. Being down in washington, d. C. , im getting more responses of book, but in the whats not in the book. Because people are saying, oh, grandfather used to cut grass at the white house, my uncle used to work there as a butler. Theres followup to the book that im going to try to do to eally capture a lot of these stories now that the book i think has helped to let people know these are important. Family stories but important for all of us. Et me thank the Harlem Public Library for having me and the human bookstore. Important institutions in our community and we should make sure we celebrate and herald the work theyre doing. Thank my publisher and y editor is here who is just superb as we
HARLEM, Ga (WJBF)- The Harlem High School Alumni Foundation is celebrating some of Harlem’s most influential alumni and faculty in their first gala event, “2024 Legends on the Lawn.” This fundraising event will directly support student scholarships & grants. To date the organization has awarded around $17,000 in scholarships with another $100,000 pledged over the […]
Belafonte starred in films and helped popularize calypso music in the U.S. in the 1950s. In the '60s he became a civil rights activist. He died April 25. Originally broadcast in 1993.
Belafonte starred in films and helped popularize calypso music in the U.S. in the 1950s. In the '60s he became a civil rights activist. He died April 25. Originally broadcast in 1993.