In Our Season of Discontent, Count It All Joy is an exploration of the Black vernacular through photographs depicting gatherings, essential workers, pioneers, genius, and joy. Drawn from the archival collections of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Photographs and Print Division, these images are nestled inside NYC parks, where the vegetation makes it easier to breathe and provide a respite during quarantine. They offer a view of Black life that resists against the present and historical record of systemic racism and violence perpetrated against Black communities.
Guests at the fifth annual First Fridays: House Music Edition, a celebration of DJ Larry Levan, a house music pioneer in New York City, best known for his decade-long residency at the popular New York City nightclub Paradise Garage, August 2018. Photographer: Emmanuel Mensah Agbeble (@Apmworldmag); Photographs and Prints Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.
EXHIBITION ESSENTIALS
Poems:
A Small Needful Fact by Ross Gay
Second Sermon on the Warpland by Gwendolyn Brooks
Nikki-Rosa by Nikki Giovanni
Album:
Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants by Stevie Wonder
Books:
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
Reading List:
Schomburg Center Black Liberation Reading List
Organizations
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The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, one of The New York Public Library’s renowned research libraries, is a world-leading cultural institution devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences.
In Our Season of Discontent, Count It All Joy
archive
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2020
Featuring: Various Artists
Curated by: Novella Ford
Presented by: The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Supported by:
Locations
View Location Details St. Nicholas Park – 132nd Street and 139th StreetSt. Nicholas Park – 132nd Street and 139th Street and St. Nicholas Ave,
New York,
NY 10030
Location open 24 hours
