Harlem is Nowhere
February 16, 2011 Wednesday AT 3PM CT

 
 

Known worldwide as a center of cultural and political achievement, Harlem could be described as the capital of Black America. Now threatened by gentrification, we’ll talk with Harlem’s most recent chronicler Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts about old-fashioned rootedness and what it takes for a community to fight for the value of place.



Guest
  • Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, author of Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America
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