Notable Black Actors on Broadway

Veteran actors Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, and James Earl Jones are currently headlining major theater productions on Broadway. Fishburne is undertaking the one man play on the life of the honorable Thurgood Marshall. Morgan Freeman headlines The Country Girl and James Earl Jones is part of the all star black cast for Cat On A [...]

Harlem History: The Harlem Courthouse

Harlem Courthouse
170 East 121st Street
New York, NY 10035
Date Built: 1891-1893
Architect: Thom and Wilson
The Harlem Courthouse is located at the corner of East 121st Street and Sylvan Place.
This building was built between 1891 and 1893, for use by the Municipal and Magistrate’s Courts. Its original function as a court ended in 1961 when the Courts reorganized. [...]