From Brothers To Bankhead’s, And More, The Legendary, Rockland Palace Dance Hall, Harlem NY 1920
The Rockland Palace was a famous event hall at 280 Frederick Douglass Avenues (the corner of 15tth Street) in Harlem.Continue reading
From The Harlem Renaissance To Amsterdam News To Communism, The Legendary Gerri Major, 1894–1984
Seitu’s World: Basketball Leaders, Legends, And Trailblazers Attended The Rucker Awards Dinner 2022 In Harlem
On Monday, August 6, 2022, Harlem photo essayist Seitu Oronde was at the Rucker Awards Dinner at the historic Alhambra Ball Room in Harlem, New York.
Continue readingCharlie Christian, Harlem Swing, Jazz Guitarist, Member Of The Benny Goodman Sextet And Orchestra, 1916 – 1942
Harlem’s Elise Johnson McDougald, The First African-American Woman Principal In NYC Public Schools, 1885 – 1971
Elise Johnson McDougald, October 13, 1885 – June 10, 1971, aka Gertrude Elise McDougald Ayer, was an American educator, writer, activist and first African-American woman principal in New York City public schools.Continue reading
Wecksquaesgeek Indians In Harlem 1626
A New York City Landmark, The Church Of Notre Dame, Harlem, New York, 1910
The Church of Notre Dame is a parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
Continue readingHamilton Heights, The Home Of Horne, Hammerstein, And A Guy Name Alexander And Others Uptown
Classic Stories, Re-Adapted For Harlem
As an epicenter of African-American and American culture, Harlem has been the subject of countless books and films.
Continue readingLord “Kitty” Viscount Courtenay, England’s Most Handsome Boy At The Claremont Inn In Harlem, 1768 – 1835
Royal Harlem resident Lord Viscount Courtenay (aka William "Kitty" Courtenay), 9th Earl of Devon, c. 1768 – 26 May 1835.