(Re)Considering Harlem: Legacies and Futures
Streaming for free JUNE 11-18
“It was strange to discover someone had written about these same raggedy streets I knew so well.” —Louise Meriwether, Daddy Was A Number Runner
“Don’t slouch. And put your head up.” —Colors
The second installment of this year’s “Made In Harlem” series widens the scope of what is considered a “Harlem story,” and reconsiders when that story ends. The three entries in this series feel as if they begin in medias res and end in a minor key. Regardless of length, of genre, of time period, this triptych presents Harlem tales as told by people who are living them. They are intimate, specific, and complicated. They are disinterested in myth; the reality is so much more interesting.
Curated by Andrea L. Battleground
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