#harlem
Harry Smith - legendary eccentric and compiler of the de-facto bible for American Folk music follows, the six volume Anthology of American Folk Music from 1962.
Great little story and animation. Love this.
What are you reading this Black History Month? Here are 2 books from 18MR’s BLACK HISTORY MONTH READING LIST FOR ASIAN AMERICANS:
Taz says Bengali Harlem documents a time in history when “..Bengali Muslims were sneaking into the country by jumping off ships and into America’s most iconic neighborhoods of color, from Tremé in New Orleans to Detroit’s Black Bottom, from West Baltimore to Harlem.”
Bianca on Killing the Black Body - “Even though this was first published in 1997, two decades later it is still a relevant and critical text in understanding America’s systemic abuse of Black Women’s bodies and the exclusion of Black women’s reproductive needs in mainstream feminist and civil rights agendas.”
Illustrations by Bianca Nozaki-Nasser
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Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
–Langston Hughes
Power Man and Iron Fist commission
#mcm | what’s a black history month celebration without kwame ture, fka stokely carmichael?! he was definitely one of the most outspoken voices of the civil rights movement and i never get tired of hearing his old speeches or tv appearances. may he rest in power. #blackpower #bhm #kwameture #stokelycarmichael #sncc #howard #trinidad #harlem #panafrican #king
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Shout-out to @kim_bo915 as one of the @humanimpactsinstitute 2020 Creative Climate awards artists!
The CCA’s are an annual series of events that showcase artists creating climate-inspired public works and actions.
Bronx artist Kim Dacres’ work transforms tires to speak on black identity and presence.
Check out her artwork along with her powerful call to action via the link in our bio.
“My practice showcases a sustainable way of producing and consuming art by reusing, rebuilding, or utilizing the resources we have around us.”
- Kim Dacres
Kim Dacres
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2018-2019
Auto tires, bicycle tires, inner tubes, wood, screws, spray enamel
Bust: 42 x 24 x 18 in
(106.7 x 61 x 45.7 cm)
Installation view, Kim Dacres: Wisdom Embedded in the Treads, GAVLAK Los Angeles, 2020. Photos by Ed Mumford.
Installation view, Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, NY, 2019.
Images courtesy of the artist and Human Impact Institute.
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Harlem (2021 TV Show created by Tracy Oliver)
https://variety.com/2021/tv/features/harlem-tracy-oliver-girls-trip-amazon-1235118803/
Why ‘Harlem’ Is ‘Girls Trip’ Screenwriter Tracy Oliver’s Most Personal Project Yet
As you may already have heard by now, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to move two neoned structures forward to be considered for landmark status: the enormous Pepsi sign, on the Queens waterfront in Long Island City and the Harlem YMCA. The final vote has not yet taken place, and, as the New York Neon blog points out, how much protection the landmark designation provides for the neon itself isn’t clear, but it’s certainly a step forward for New York’s neon. (I was sad to see some of the buildings rejected from projection, though, especially the lovely Coney Island pumping station). Here’s hoping both the YMCA and the Pepsi sign receive final landmark designation soon!
Apologies for the dearth of posts lately, but I am working on a few updates to the New York neon map. Any updates that you know about (major neon signs worth a visit, things on the map that have vanished), please let me know!
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I visited Yuri and Bill in 1992 in their apartment in Harlem. The sofa where we sat was covered with dozens of cute little stuffed bears. On the walls were plaques and thank you messages from the Black community, at least one of them mentioning Malcolm X. I was there to learn about their history and perspectives on Asian American movement organizing. Years later I saw her give talks in different places and paying so much attention to everyone who approached her. She would ask for your name and record it in her little book, and then ask you all kinds of things about what you thought as if she were really learning from you. She was kind and strong and committed: one of a kind woman.
Karin Aguilar-San Juan is the editor of The State of Asian America: Activism & Resistance in the 1990s, published by South End Press
Yuri showed me what it meant to be an Asian American radical when she came to my college campus back in the day when the Asian American movement was embryonic. The Kochiyamas welcomed young activists like me into their Harlem apartment and they were always warm, generous and gracious. She has embodied what it means to live for social justice and I will always keep her spirit and shining example close to my heart.
Helen Zia is a writer & activist.
