An Albany Neighborhood Services Tour is scheduled for 5pm on Thursday, January 11 at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. Enjoy learning about a new interpretation of an old story…
Please take advantage of the many MLK, Jr. Day programs scheduled around the Capital Region on this day of commemoration while The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence is closed.
Join this year's MLK Day celebration. On January 16 at 1PM EST Excelsior University will host Darrell Goodwin for a virtual keynote on "Shifting our cultural climate through our co-construction…
Join others in honoring the work of 15 local civil rights activists and preview their oral history interviews. Their civil rights involvement included school desegregation in the 1950s, marching with…
Since 1976, every President has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a theme. The theme for 2024 is African Americans and the Arts. Black history, Black lives, accomplishments,…
The Underground Railroad, often remembered as being characterized by tunnels, dark of night escapes, coded language, and hidey-holes, was far more extensive and complex than these ideas have led us…
Join with Paul Stewart and congregants of Westminster Presbyterian Church on Sunday, February 11 for a sermon, "Albany's Underground Railroad and Faith Communities in Action" to be delivered by Paul…
Join with Sarah LaDuke, producer of WAMC Roundtable and The Book Show, in a conversation with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart as they chat about the Interpretive Center, other happenings…
Visit the annual NYS Black History Month Festival to be held in the NYS Concourse on Wednesday, February 14 from 10am-2pm. Enjoy many vendors, displays, food, music, and student artwork.…
The Underground Railroad, often remembered as being characterized by tunnels, dark of night escapes, coded language, and hidey-holes, was far more extensive and complex than these ideas have led us…
Learn more about the history of the Underground Railroad and the work of the Underground Railroad Education Center during this special FREE lecture celebrating Black History Month. Paul and…
The BLACK HISTORY MONTH event at North Albany Middle School will feature a panel of guest speakers and community organizations, UREC among them. Stop in at North Albany Middle School located 570 N Pearl St, Menands, NY 12204 between 5:30-7:00pm on Thursday, February 29. Visit the school's event calendar at https://www.albanyschools.org/schools/northalbany/calendar/monthly/2024/02 See you here!
