Holiday Open House at the Schomburg

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research unit of The New York Public Library, is recognized as one of the leading institutions of its kind in the world.

For details of the Holiday Open House on Saturday December 11th, see Black History International.

They will also be screening The Black Candle, a film about Kwanzaa narrated by Maya Angelou, on 21st December. Click here for details. This is a free event.

To watch a trailer for The Black Candle, and to see more Kwanzaa videos, go to African American Holiday Shopping.

Ancient Egyptian philosophies influenced many religious and spiritual traditions. To read more, see The Influence of Ancient Egypt.

The Maya Angelou Collection

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's Director, Howard Dodson, and New York Public Library President Paul LeClerc announced on October 29, 2010 the acquisition of the personal and professional papers of Dr. Maya Angelou, who is regarded globally as one of the greatest voices of contemporary literature.

We congratulate them on acquiring this important collection.

For more events at the Schomburg, and to watch a video of Maya Angelou, see Black History International.

To watch a trailer of The Black Candle, a video about Kwanzaa narrated by Maya Angelou, see African American Holiday Shopping.