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HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS EVENTS HARLEM CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS
October 14-17
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The Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) 41st Na-
tional Conference being held Virtually.October 14 – 17, 2020. AAHGS continues to build awareness and educate conference attendees bringing a variety of topics presented by the array of dynamic speakers on their program. To attend AAHGS Virtual Conference - Register at www. aahgs.org/conference
Now Until October 31
Saved From The Waters
Watch nine films from Safaa Fathy for FREE. Safaa Fathy is an Egyptian/ French poet, documentary filmmaker, playwright, and essayist. Born in Egypt, she moved to France in 1981 and obtained her PhD from the Sorbonne in Paris in 1993. She was Program Director at the International College of Philosophy from 2010-2016. Fathy is the author of the plays Aquarius, in Sillas en la frontera, and Ordalie/Terreur (with an introduction by Jacques Derrida), and co-author with Jacques Derrida of Tourner les mots: au bord d’un film. Maysles.org
Now Until October 17 12th Annual Black Panther Party Film Festival
Head to maysles.org to virtually attend the 12th Annual Black Panther Party Film Festival and watch a series of films. Films are available on a sliding scale, proceeds go directly to supporting the Black Panther Party & Maysles Cinema. $8-$12.
October 15 5:00pm
The Fight for Education Equity in NYC
Participate in this online workshop exploring the intersections of civil rights activism, education, and the history of today’s movement to desegregate New York City schools. Analyze sources from the online exhibition Activist New York; learn how students, teachers, and parents mobilized for change; and leave with stories, resources, and ideas for your digital classroom. Join online at
Louis Armstrong (Oct 16)


Afro inspira (Oct 17)
Shades of Blue (Oct 21)
mcny.org for FREE with RSVP.
October 16 12:00pm
The Great Concerts: Louis Armstrong
This series highlights albums that are great for new listeners to jazz as well as folks who love jazz! In this installment of The Great Concerts you’ll listen to a concert recording of Louis Armstrong at a significant juncture in his later career. Join on the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Facebook Live. FREE.
October 17 11:00-12:00pm
Sabado Familiar with Afro Inspira
Join El Museo for an active, reflective and expressive movement workshop focused on the social and healing powers of Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba with Yelimara Concepción founder of Afro-Inspira. Online at elmuseo.org FREE
October 19 12:00pm
A Conversation with Will Friedwald
Author and critic Will Friedwald is a veteran commentator on preRock American Popular Music. He discusses his new biography of Nat “King” Cole, and shares new perspectives and facts about this American icon. Join on the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Facebook Live. FREE.
October 20 2:00pm
Music on the Brain w/ Helen Sung
Music on the Brain brings together jazz music and science to celebrate the way that music affects our brains and bodies. Join a guest scientist from Columbia University, combined with music from New York based and inaugural Zuckerman Institute Jazz Artist-in-Residence pianist Helen Sung to listen and move with the music, and maybe learn something new! Watch this event on the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Youtube. FREE.
October 21 12:00pm
Harlem Speaks: Todd Stall Part 2
JALC jazz educator Todd Stoll talks at length about his reimagining of the field in terms of diversity and reach, and
Whose Votes Count (Oct 21)
his relationship with Wynton Marsalis. Join on the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Facebook Live. FREE.

October 21 7:00-8:30pm
Whose Vote Counts: A Roundtable Discussion
In Whose Vote Counts, FRONTLINE producers Jelani Cobb, June Cross, and Tom Jennings examine what is happening in Wisconsin as a national controversy over Vote-byMail erupts. They speak with election leaders on both sides of the aisle who are struggling to educate voters in the midst of an election season unlike any other. Through interviews with the state’s key political players, voters and election officials, this upcoming documentary explores voter disenfranchisement, and the challenge of holding an election in the time of COVID-19. Register online at eventbrite.com for FREE.
October 21 6:00-7:30pm Shades of Blues
This exploration of the

Helen Sung (Oct 20)
intersections between the arts and sciences will be guided by the artist Ivan Forde, Zuckerman Institute Inaugural Education Lab Artist and alumnus of the Studio Museum’s Expanding the Walls program. Over the course of the two-part program, participants are invited to unpack the power, influence, and lasting effects of the color blue in three forms: Feeling the blues in relation to mental health, seeing the blues as the hue is activated within the visual arts, and hearing the blues as a musical genre that gave voice to American and World culture. In unpacking the sensory emotions associated with the term, we can begin the process of understanding the healing effect the blues has as a form of expression. RSVP to the discussion online at studiomuseum.org for FREE.
October 21 7:00-8:15pm
Empty City
Join MCNY and tour the history of NYC at its “emptiest,” and explore visual archives of the ‘70s and other precarious moments in the city’s life to see how representation has transformed popular ideas about public space. Register online at mcny.org $70-$80.