LANGSTON HUGHES STAGE
5th ANNUAL
SCHOMBURG CENTER LITERARY FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, JUNE 17 2023
Video by APM World/Emmanuel Agbeble
COMING SOON
SCHOMBURG CENTER LITERARY FESTIVAL
June 17, 2023 | 11 AM to 6 PM (ET)
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd.
and 135th Street, from Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. to Malcolm X Blvd.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the world’s leading cultural institutions devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences. The Schomburg Center Literary Festival: Reading the African Diaspora extends our engagement with authors of African descent and champions literacy and books across genres to amplify Black history and culture. Festival programming features some of the most talented writers and influential figures in culture today. The festival is built on the foundation created by Arturo Schomburg–encouraging freedom of thought, the relentless pursuit of Black history, and the engagement of our imagination towards our collective freedom.
Images from the 2022 Schomburg Center Literary Festival. Photos by APM World/Emmanuel Agbeble, Isseu Diouf Campbell, Bill Farrington and Bob Gore.
REWIND:
2022 FESTIVAL
Take a look back at the full list of featured authors and speakers from the 2022 festival. Readings, panel discussions, and workshops at the event ranged from prose to poetry, comic books to young adult novels, fiction and nonfiction.
Schomburg Center's Black Liberation
Reading List
Explore essential titles selected by the Schomburg Center as it marks 95 years of collecting and preserving Black history, arts, and culture. Available on SimplyE and from the Schomburg Shop.
TAKE A LOOK BACK
You can revisit the last four festivals anytime. See the list of participating authors or watch the programs on Livestream and YouTube.
