Weekly NY Photo #38
Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, NYC. The 8 foot tall statue is called “Angel of the Waters”. The whole fountain is 26 feet high and 96 feet wide. Officially completed & dedicated in 1873.
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Celebrating Black History Month – Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes was born February 1st, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, and died May 22, 1967, in New York City. Between these dates, Langston Hughes became a poet, novelist, playwright, social activist, and columnist. Hughes was one of the primary forces driving the Harlem Renaissance – a new era in social, intellectual, political, cultural, […]
Read MoreWeekly NY Photo #37/Celebrating Black History Month
This is the statue of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. that stands outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building at the intersection of W.125th St. and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, in Harlem, NY. Born November 29th, 1908, in Connecticut in 1930, he received his B.A. from Colgate University and he became Assistant Pastor […]
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