Letters from Home: The Black ABCs Reimagined
Letters from Home: The Black ABCs Reimagined
Through vibrant acrylic paintings, evocative photography, and innovative AI art, students of Schomburg Junior Scholars Program breathe new life into iconic educational artifacts from 1970.
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
July 19, 2024 to May 22, 2025
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Exhibition Details

Step into Letters from Home: The Black ABCs Reimagined, an extraordinary exhibition by the Schomburg Junior Scholars Program. Through vibrant acrylic paintings, evocative photography, and innovative AI art, students breathe new life into these iconic educational artifacts from 1970.

Additional Details

Guided by the theme “Growing Up Black,” their reimagined ABCs unravel the complexities of identity, the burdens of history, and the resilience of the spirit. These works do not merely speak—they confront, challenge, and celebrate the profound essence of Black life in the 21st century.

Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
(135th St and Malcolm X Blvd)
New York, NY

Image: D is for Diaspora, 2024, Painting by Anisa Cribb / courtesy of Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture