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Schomburg

American  
[shom-burg] / ˈʃɒm bɜrg /

noun

  1. Arthur Alfonso, 1874–1938, U.S. scholar and collector of books on Black literature and history, born in Puerto Rico.


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In 2017, Rollins donated his archives to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, where it is available to the public.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

“I can’t emphasize enough how crucial it is that hospitals, medical personnel and patients are protected amid this violence,” Schomburg said in the statement.

From Seattle Times Nov. 7, 2023

Mr Schomburg said healthcare facilities had also been transformed into centres for displaced civilians "who fear that the only safe place for them is on a hospital floor".

From BBC Oct. 28, 2023

It has brought on Novella Ford, associate director of public programs and exhibitions at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, as forum curator.

From New York Times May 19, 2022

“But not the Schomburg Center. That would be cheating.”

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

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