Harlem Cultural Archives

04/18/2026

https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/harlem-pride-steps-into-history-for-sip-in-60th-anniversary-2/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-2026-04-18&utm_id=nl_20260418&utm_content=12

Join us in celebrating the remarkable life and enduring legacy of Harlem icon Voza Rivers, known as the “Son of Harlem.” The tribute begins at

10/15/2025

Dr. Calvin O. Butts's "sermon" at the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History.
[https://youtu.be/aIuY-ZuHq1o](https://youtu.be/aIuY-ZuHq1o)

08/04/2025

06/29/2025

https://youtu.be/kG0xDTjZqQU?si=WDQaHPIiXry_itNT

Explore the fascinating story of Mary G. Pickney, a savvy businesswoman who became one of Harlem's largest landowners in the 19th century. From her family's ...

06/16/2025

Hazel Scott (June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981) -- The Disappearance of Miss Scott

Learn about jazz virtuoso and screen superstar Hazel Scott, the first Black American to have their own television show. An early civil rights pioneer, she faced down the Red Scare at the risk of losing her career and was a champion for equality. The film features interviews with Mickey Guyton, Tracie Thoms, Amanda Seales, and Sheryl Lee Ralph as the voice of Hazel Scott.

Documentary: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/hazel-scott-documentary/35137/

Hazel Scott biography and career timeline

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/hazel-scott-biography-and-career-timeline/35139/

PBS

02/11/2025

02/11/2025

12/20/2024

We stumbled across an hour-long interview with Claude Brown(Manchild in the Promised Land) in 1965 on the streets of Harlem.
https://youtu.be/r2wQ_HTz5jg?si=_XvA2uP4gCgOx3IV.

12/04/2024

https://youtu.be/OJ43cCbi67I?si=iZrnEddaHsoTGzQO

This video details the story of Cecil Layne, a New York-born photographer who documented mid-century Harlem and beyond.

11/15/2024

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBzW6LSyXXa/?igsh=Znl6YzI2dXFxZndj