Will Black New Yorkers Get What They Need in the NYC Mayoral race? This is the second in an ongoing series where The Root ...

The woman, Bonnie Schulman-Rice, was found underneath the Metro-North overpass near Park Avenue and 124th Street in East ...

The photographer James Van Der Zee brought a sensitive and artful eye to families in a moment of loss.

In its latest exhibition, the New York Historical turns its attention to the Black LGBTQ history that surrounds Harlem. The exhibition, titled “The Gay Harlem Renaissance”, celebrates the centennial ...

The Harlem Renaissance was one of the most important artistic and cultural milestones in modern history, and a sweeping new exhibit at The New York Historical highlights how this era was — as Henry ...

Harlem is buzzing again. This fall, the neighborhood welcomes back one of its cultural cornerstones: the Studio Museum in Harlem. After years of anticipation, the institution unveils its striking new ...

The Studio Museum in Harlem, in New York. For Thelma Golden, the museum’s longtime director, the reopening is more than just a return. It’s a reaffirmation of place and purpose. “Harlem is a place ...

“Freedom Riders,” a performance featuring monologues about police violence against Black people, played in cities throughout the South before returning to New York. “Freedom Riders,” a performance ...

The New York Interfaith Commission for Housing Equality requested New York City mayoral candidates to support their West Harlem Piers redevelopment proposal in an Aug. 18 letter obtained by Spectator.

A new art exhibition opening this fall in New York City invites visitors to explore a lesser-known but vital chapter of the Harlem Renaissance: the queer artists, writers and performers who helped ...