Arturo Alfonso Schomburg at age 4. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture / NYPL “It is a measure of, to my mind, the extent of white supremacy, global white supremacy,” Valdés, ...

Afro-Puerto Rican historian Arturo Schomburg, after whom The Schomburg Center For Research And Black Culture in Harlem is named, was one of the greatest influences preserving our history in the U.S.

The Schomburg Centennial Festival is an all-day event starting at 11 a.m. at the Langston Hughes Auditorium in New York. Honoring the institute’s founder comes at an appropriate time, as June is ...

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg. Arturo Alfonso Schomburg spent his youth in pursuit of rare books, ... The Schomburg Center turns 100. Leave a comment Cancel reply. You must be logged in to post a comment.

The Schomburg Center for Research and Black Culture is based in Harlem, but its roots are on the island of Puerto Rico with a little Afro Puerto Rican boy named Arturo Schomburg.

This article is a part of the Black Monuments Project, which imagines a world that celebrates Black heroes in 54 U.S. states and territories. Arturo Alfonso Schomburg’s zeal for black history ...

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Puerto Rican Institute of Culture/Wiki Commons. By Natasha S. Alford. Updated: September 19, 2022 11:59 AM EDT | Originally published: September 15, 2022 7:00 AM EDT.

Ninety years ago, one man created the world’s leading institution dedicated to preserving and protecting the heritage of the people of Africa and the African diaspora, notably African-America… ...

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, the late Puerto Rican historian, writer and activist, was an indispensable component of the Harlem Renaissance. Born and largely raised on the island, Schomburg dedicated ...

As Latine Heritage Month unfolds, it’s crucial to spotlight the contributions of Afro-Latine figures who have shaped history and culture. Among them is Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, a Puerto Rican ...

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg is regarded as one of the foundational figures of Black history in the United States, with one of the nation's most important research and cultural institutions named ...