Black History Month

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Arts Black History Month Featured Literature

Reclaiming a Family’s Legacy from Harvard

Beth Young
The North Fork Arts Center and Coming to the Table are welcoming author Tamara Lanier to the Arts Center for an exclusive presentation of her newly released memoir, “From These Roots: My Fight With Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy” on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. A promise to her dying mother to write down her family’s history led Lanier to discover that her brilliant, self-taught “Papa Renty” was among
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Black History Month Civics Community

Manor to Manor: Race In America Explored Online

Beth Young
Sylvester Manor Educational Farm and the Eastville Community Historical Society will present their Seventh Annual Black History Month Celebration online this Sunday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. This year’s program will feature a conversation with Lauren Brincat, Curator at Lloyd's Manor and Donnamarie Barnes, Curator at Sylvester Manor. Moderated by Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director Eastville Community Historical Society, the program will explore the connections between the families of Sylvester Manor and Lloyd's Manor in Huntington, NY.  The two
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Arts Black History Month

A Conversation Between America’s Past and Its Promise

Beth Young
On Monday, Feb. 22, Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor hosts "In Case You Hadn't Heard: A Conversation Between America's Past and Its Promise," an online theatrical presentation presented in conjunction with the Eastville Historical Society and the Southampton African American Museum in honor of Black History Month. The world-premiere production, which starts at 8 p.m., "is a provocative and unvarnished look at issues surrounding race in America," according to
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