Thu, March 6
@ 6:30 PM | Conversations in Black Freedom Studies ONLINE PROGRAM
In this online panel on “State Violence: Prisons, Police, Politics,” five scholars dive into the histories behind the contemporary abolitionist movement. Orisanmi Burton, author of Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt, challenges the dominant historiography of the Attica Rebellion, situating it instead within a longer history of revolt within and beyond New York State's prisons and jails. Donna Murch will discuss Assata Taught Me: Stat… | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Adults,
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Fri, March 7
@ 4:30 PM | Women's History Month IN PERSON
In honor of Women’s History Month, teachers are invited to an educator workshop focused on the Schomburg’s Black Women’s Stories series, part of the Teaching with the Schomburg Center's Archives Curriculum Series. It is a series of ready-to-use curriculum guides that draw on unique primary sources to help educators in teaching Black history, experience, and culture. Participants will get an in-depth look at the curricula, including historical context, sample lessons, and strategies fo… | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Teachers,
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Mon, March 10
@ 7 PM | Women's History Month IN-PERSON
The Schomburg Center’s annual Women's Jazz Festival (WJF) is celebrating 33 years of centering Black women in the field of jazz. The Women’s Jazz Festival was founded in 1992 by then Harlem resident and jazz vocalist, Melba Joyce. Year after year, the festival and its curators have brought together musicians, dancers and a melding of musical genres to deliver an exciting series of concerts featuring some of the best-known and emerging talent by women in jazz today. The 2025 festival… | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Adults,
50+,
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Mon, March 17
@ 7 PM | Women's History Month IN-PERSON
The Schomburg Center’s annual Women's Jazz Festival (WJF) is celebrating 33 years of centering Black women in the field of jazz. The Women’s Jazz Festival was founded in 1992 by then Harlem resident and jazz vocalist, Melba Joyce. Year after year, the festival and its curators have brought together musicians, dancers and a melding of musical genres to deliver an exciting series of concerts featuring some of the best-known and emerging talent by women in jazz today. The 2025 festival w… | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Adults,
50+,
Book Lovers,
Businesspeople |
Mon, March 24
@ 7 PM | Women's History Month IN-PERSON
The Schomburg Center’s annual Women's Jazz Festival (WJF) is celebrating 33 years of centering Black women in the field of jazz. The Women’s Jazz Festival was founded in 1992 by then Harlem resident and jazz vocalist, Melba Joyce. Year after year, the festival and its curators have brought together musicians, dancers and a melding of musical genres to deliver an exciting series of concerts featuring some of the best-known and emerging talent by women in jazz today. The 2025 festival w… | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Adults,
50+,
Book Lovers,
Businesspeople |