Harlem Globetrotters

Streeters and many more, including the historic New York Renaissance (Rens)” (Thomas 2). These teams would fill casinos dance halls and other faculties that would host them. This was a great entertainment for many African Americans (Robertson 3). One of the most popular teams out of the “negro league” was the Harlem Renaissance (Thomas 2). “In 1923, a New York messenger and porter named Bob Douglas, who had been managing and promoting basketball for fifteen years, formed a new professional all-African American basketball team Called the Renaissance” (Henderson 626-627). This team out of Harlem was a enormous source of hope and inspiration to many people (Robertson 1). Once the formation of black negro leagues came into the sport in 1920’s it immediately uplifted the people of Harlem. “... [whereas basketball] is fostered by religious and other institutions working of the uplift of our people” (Robertson 1). The Harlem Renaissance quickly became the most popular negro team in the 1920s. This team helped unite the community giving African Americans in Harlem hope but also the skill made this team great. “The team was given practice and playing space by the Renaissance Casino in Harlem in return for using its…

of African Americans into basketball. Abe Saperstein started the Harlem Globetrotters. The Globetrotters were an all-black team that had amazing talent. The team toured the county and many whites that came to see the Globetrotters had never had interaction with blacks. So Abe began “laying the…

In the short story of “The Lesson” (1972) written by, Toni Cade Bambara a writer, teacher, editor, social activist, community organizer, and "product of the nineteen-sixties spirit" was born in 1939 and died of colon cancer in 1995” (Casmier). Bambara herself would have learned growing up during the 1940s and 1950s in New York City 's Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant communities. (Heller)Sylvia gives a sassy narration from a twelve year old on a learning experience that Miss Moore took a few kids…

In Toni Cade Bambara 's short story, "The Lesson" Toni tackles a lot of recoil injustice but what she talks about the most is economical injustice. In the story Bambara try’s to make a connection between poverty and education and how that relates to her own life. Bambara shows how poverty and education are connected together by taking us two main characters to show us what going on Sylvia and miss more are a student and a teacher. Sylvia is a poor student who lives in the ghetto Harlem with her…

The twelve individuals selected to contribute and discuss the MTA fare hike are basic on the impact, knowledge of the situation, media influence they have among the Harlem community and City College scholars. Padmore John is the chair of Community Board 9 in Manhattan, which would be an essential person to have because of the outreach he has on the West Harlem community. Paul Jackson is the publisher of the Harlem Times newspaper. Jackson’s position as a publisher of a newspaper that has a…

Brotherhood, an organization that professes to be dedicated to achieving equality for all people. Under the guidance of the Brotherhood and its leader, Brother Jack, the narrator becomes a speaker and leader of the Harlem District. He also has an encounter with Sybil. Sybil was a sexually frustrated white woman who sees him as the embodiment of the stereotypical black man with extraordinary sexual prowess. But after the tragic death of his friend Tod Clifton, a young black "Brother" who is shot…

On October 16th, I made my way to a cultural event. The event was called “Home, Memory, and Future”, when I heard the name of it I believed it was based on the beliefs of people in other words their religions or their culture. As I read the introduction I realized it was about Harlem, which is located only a couple stops from home. Then I wondered what kind of cultural events have happened in Harlem, instantly I thought of the word diversity. In New York, there are many people that come from…

point in a black child pursuing education, Malcolm X dropped out of school the following year, at the age of 15. This is where Malcolm described himself as changing on the inside. After quitting school, Malcolm X moved to Boston to live with his older half-sister Ella from age 14 to 21. Malcolm described Ella as being very proud of he very dark skin, which was unheard of amongst blacks in those days. Ella got Malcolm a job shining shoes, soon after that Malcolm got another job as a kitchen…

“Whether black expressive tradition, barnstorming showmanship, or recreational racism, black athletic style consistently incorporate the larger social context into the filed of place that included innovations within the black metropolis and exclusion of the larger world.” He demonstrates his innovation and cultural isolation through the formation of the National Negro League of baseball, basketball teams like the Harlem and Original Chicago Globetrotters, and Jack Johnson’s boxing career.…

Different perception toward America The United States of America is attractive to people from different parts of the world who moved out of their country and start their new life in America. People come to America for many reasons such as the “American Dream”. Nevertheless, to begin a new life journey in a new country it is not easy to accomplish especially for immigrants who must overcome many difficulties in order to succeed in America. The poem “America” written by Claude McKay, expresses his…