The Conference

Conditions in Harlem Revisited:  From the 1936 Mayor’s Commission Report to Today


The Conference was held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037
September 20, 2022

Link to Conference Program

Morning Session:

9:15 – Welcome and Acknowledgements

9:30–10:30 – Plenary Panel

10:45–11:45 – Employment Economic Development

Afternoon Session:

12:30–1:30 – Housing and Land Use

1:45–2:45 – Education and Recreation

3:00–4:00 – Healthcare and Environment (Health and Hospitalization)

4:15–5:15 – Justice/Public Safety (Crime and the Police)

5:30–6:30 – Conclusions and Recommendations