Past Programs

The Schomburg Junior Scholars present a theatrical reading of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. This theatrical reading, as conceived by Artistic Director Shaun Neblett, portrays a group of high school students who must read and interpret Dr. King’s Letter from 

The Schomburg Center’s 2nd Annual Black Comic Book Festival celebrates the rich tradition of black comix in a two-day event featuring a special events, panel discussions, film screenings, hands-on workshops and exhibit tables with premiere black comic artists from across the country. 

Our popular monthly social gathering features live music, signature drinks, and extended viewing hours in our galleries. 

The Hip-Hop Education Center and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, in collaboration with, the Institute for Urban and Minority Education at Teachers College – Columbia University and the Metropolitan Center at the Steinhardt School - New York University presents Hip-Hop 

 Aimé Césaire one of the greatest French-speaking writers of the 20th Century, was born in 1913 on a small island in what was then known as the French West Indies. Cesaire published Cahier d'un retour au pays natal (Notebook of a Return to My Native Land) in 

Our popular monthly social gathering features live music, signature drinks, and extended viewing hours in our galleries. 

This is a community conversation about the various ways that women's lives are criminalized and/or impacted by criminalization. The goal of this conversation is to discuss the impact criminalization has on women, the work being done by women to address this dynamic, and the ways that we can 

 Our popular monthly social gathering features live music, signature drinks, and extended viewing hours in our galleries.

Summer at the Schomburg!

Join us for our popular monthly social gathering that welcomes the commmunity with music and drinks in our beautiful courtyard. Exhibition galleries will be open late. This month’s First Fridays is hosted by