Visions of Harlem

As New York's City Council moves to make the 125th Street Rezoning Plan a reality, whose vision of Harlem will endure? Radio Schomburg reporter Ivorie Claire files this report for "Al Lewis Lives," hosted by Karen Lewis on WBAI-NY 99.5FM.

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Some of the crew at the "Hands Across Harlem" rally.
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Every Month Is Black History Month!

Howard Dodson, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, joined the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC radio every Thursday in February to talk about African American history. Listen to each segment below.

The Bicentennial of Abyssinian Baptist Church (Feb 7)


Teaching Slavery (Feb 14)


The History of Black History Scholarship (Feb 21)


The Black Migration (Feb 28)
Featuring historian and Schomburg curator Sylviane Diouf

Justice for Sean Bell

The morning of his wedding last November, Sean Bell and his two friends Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman were leaving his bachelor party in Jamaica, Queens. Undercover policemen shot at them fifty times, killing Sean and injuring his friends. We hear from those who are demanding justice.

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Roads to Freedom

What and where are the roads to freedom? Are we free when others are not?

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State of Hip-Hop

It's been an important year for hip-hop and the debate rages on: is hip-hop dead or alive? Does it have a soul? Is hip-hop moving forward towards freedom, or backwards?

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The New Schomburg

This Saturday, the newly renovated Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture unveiled a new entrance, gallery, expanded research areas and more. Radio Schomburg producers Kristal Graham and Kyesha Lewis file this report, which was broadcast on WBAI-NY 99.5FM.

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We also took photos of the event.

Meet the Crew

Thanks to Kyesha we have this slideshow of bloopers and memorable moments. Featured are the entire Radio Schomburg crew: Adekunle, Ben, Chauncey, Dalton, Darrien, Gerald, Justin, Kavion, Kimathi, Kristal, Kyesha, Liana, Summer Starr and last but not least, Trent.

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Scholars Speak to the Nation

On Saturday December 16, tens of thousands of people marched down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to protest the police killing of Sean Bell. Among the crowds was the Radio Schomburg crew.

In this clip, scholars Ben Thomas and Trent Stewart speak with Democracy Now!, a national, independent, daily news program airing on over 450 stations in North America.

Radio Schomburg is Going National!

Big news: with the help of Pacifica Radio, the Radio Schomburg crew is airing their own half-hour show on community radio stations across the country! Through a collaborative, weekly program called "Sprouts," thousands of people will hear Radio Schomburg - The Sound of Soul Power.

Download the mp3 of our 30-minute Sprouts show:

• Dial-up users (48kbps | 10.1 MB)
• Broadband users (96kbps | 20.2 MB)
  

Young, Gifted and Black

The youth of the Junior Scholars program are aspiring filmmakers, dancers, poets, artists, journalists and more. Travis Mathews introduces us to some of the junior scholars.

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The Story of Emmett Louis Till

Aliandro Brathwaite and Stephen Griffith tell the story of Emmett Till, a young black man whose life was cut short by racism in 1955 Mississippi.

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Misogyny in Hip-Hop

Do women in hip-hop get the respect they deserve? Kyesha Lewis speaks with Ariel Espinol about the pros and cons of working as a so-called "video vixen."

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