What can we learn about Black History from cemeteries? On Wednesday, February 28th, Westchester historian Dave Thomas shared the newest… Read More
Category: Black History
New Discoveries at Rye’s African American Cemetery
Join us for an evening with historian Dave Thomas, President and Founder of the Friends of the African-American Cemetery (FOAAC) and… Read More
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet’s Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence with David Waldstreicher
On March 3rd at 3pm, help us welcome back David Waldstreicher, a historian of early and nineteenth-century America with particular… Read More
Boneyarn Poet and Cemetery Stewards Give Voices to Ancestors for Juneteenth
Poet David Mills, a Fellow at the Schomburg Center, gave a positively electrifying performance on Sunday, June 11th, as he… Read More
Poet David Mills on “Boneyarn”
Commemorate Juneteenth with poet and historian David Mills. On Sunday, June 11 at 4pm, Mills “will read from and reflect upon… Read More