Black History IS American History

Luckily for all of us at River View Towers, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture “Where every month is Black History Month” is part of our neighborhood. The Schomburg Center is within walking distance on 135th Street on the other side of Morningside Park, and there’s no better place to learn something new. Did you know they give free guided tours? But, if you’re not up to walking over, there’s Digital Schomburg with videos, podcasts, artworks, and photographs. Check out the Schomburg’s reading lists for adults and young readers (by age). Truly serious about filling in the gaps we all have about Black history? Use the Schomburg Syllabus as a guide.

One of our national museums in Washington D.C., the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has a digital resource guide you can explore at your convenience in the comfort of home. At NMAAHC online, you’ll find videos, art works and objects to explore, exhibition guides and even downloadable activity books for children!

And now, the International African American Museum at one of our country’s most sacred sites in Charleston, South Carolina tells the unvarnished stories of the African American experience across generations, the trauma and triumph that gave rise to a resilient people. IAAM is the newest museum to recognize Black history as American history. You can explore it online as well.

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