Schomburg Center's Junior Scholars Program

Schomburg Center's Junior Scholars Program

Deadline to apply: July 20

Each year, 100 youth from 6th through 12th grade participate in the Schomburg Center's Junior Scholars program.

This tuition-free Saturday program (10 AM to 3 PM) during the academic year promotes historical literacy through college-style lectures and presentations, group discussions and activities, and project-based learning. Students generate individual research, original writing, art portfolios, and collaborative multimedia arts projects from their intensive study of the Center’s archives and resources.

Through this program, the Schomburg's Junior Scholars increase their historical literacy, expand their knowledge of who they are as intellectual, social, cultural and artistic beings, embrace their legacy as African-American citizens, and learn about the cultures of their prolific and trailblazing ancestors.

The deadline to apply for the next school year is July 20th! Apply now here.

More info here. (ER)

Schomburg Center Recommended Harlem Reading List

This year marks 100 years of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The Schomburg Center has produced a list of recommended reading for all ages offering a short introduction to that extraordinary time a century ago when Harlem became the epicenter of global Black culture. Explore this list to read about some of those possibilities, and find many of the books at New York public libraries!

Download the list and check off titles as you read them! (ER)