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Larry Henderson
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Black History Matters.
Author of "You Are Here: An Afrocentric History of Manhattan (1613-1865)"
Licensed Black History Tour Guide - Harlem & Wall Street Districts
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April 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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"Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair."

—Langston Hughes, Mother to Son.

#LangstonHughes #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters #NoCrystalStair #MotherToSon #Harlem #HarlemRenaissance
April 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Bull Up - Bear Down.

Markets are a tug-of-war—one side pushing, the other pulling.
When the Bull charges, prices rise. But when the Bear shows up, it drags everything down.

Right now? The bear is winning. The grip is tight.

#MarketManipulation #BullUpBearDown #BearMarket #StockMarket
April 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Warped Reality.

This is my attempt to recreate Picasso's famous reflection-through-water-glass photo using an AI image generator. It's a likeness of me, staring straight into the camera with a worn, intense expression.

#Picasso #WarpedReality #FracturedReflection
April 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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In My Own Sphere.

This imperfect image is my spin on M.C. Escher’s “Hand with Reflecting Sphere.”

In this AI version, my face takes Escher’s place. It feels like I’m staring out while the world stares in—suspended, studied, exposed.

#HandWithReflectingSphere #Escher #ObserverOrObserved
April 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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I needed some inspiration.

Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass, and Malcolm X
on Mount Freedom.

#HarrietTubman #MartinLutherKing #FrederickDouglass #MalcolmX #MountFreedom #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters
April 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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At the Langston Hughes house with my guests from Serbia.

#LangstonHughes #Serbia #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters #HarlemTours #YAH
March 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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At the Ginjan Cafe in Harlem
#Ginjan
March 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Conversation with James Baldwin on 125th Street.
#BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHistoryMonth #JamesBladwin #Harlem
Photo credit: Anita Sillery @asillery
March 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Chapter 40: From Monticello to Paris:
The Culinary Journey of James Hemings.

#JamesHemings #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackChef
February 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Chapter 33: Guerrillas in the Midst: Colonel Tye,
the Black Brigade, and the Book of Negroes

#BlackHistory #RevolutionaryWar #ColonelTye #TitusCorlies #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackBrigade #BookofNegroes
February 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Chapter 65: The “Truth” Shall Set You Free:
Sojourner’s Fight for Justice.

#SojournerTruth #IsabellaBaumfree #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #Harlem
February 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Chapter 39: "God's Image Carved in Ebony:”
The Remarkable Life of Pierre Toussaint.

#PierreToussaint #BlackHistory #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHistoryMonth
February 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Chapter 63: The Gospel According to Jim Crow:
St. Augustine's Architectural Apartheid.

#BlackHistory #LowerEastSide #LES #StAugustineEpiscopalChurch #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHistoryMonth
February 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Chapter 59: The Fifth of July: New York's First Emancipation Day.

#EmancipationDay #SamuelHardenburgh #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHistoryMonth
February 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Chapter 54: Between Heaven and Harlem:
Shiloh Presbyterian's Freedom Journey.

#HenryHighlandGarnet #SarahTompkinsGarnet #ShilohPresbyterianChurch #StJamesPresbyterianChurch #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHistoryMonth
February 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Chapter 61: Freedom's Journal:
The Birth of Black American Journalism.

#YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHistoryMonth #FreedomsJournal #SamuelCornish #JohnRusswurm
February 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Chapter 25: Grave Matters:
Unearthing the African Burial Ground.

#AfricanBurialGround #ABG #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHistoryMonth
February 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Chapter 62: The Unsung Conductor: How David Ruggles Guided Frederick Douglass to Freedom.

#DavidRuggles #FrederickDouglass #UndergroundRailroad #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHistoryMonth
February 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Chapter 35: Leave No Child Behind:
Catherine Ferguson and the Children of New York.

#CatherineFerguson #SundaySchool #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters
February 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Chapter 87: Lincoln's Last Ride: New York's Bittersweet Farewell.

#PresidentsDay #AbrahamLincoln #FrederickDouglass #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters
February 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Chapter 22: The Will of Solomon: A Black Father's Guide to Legacy Building.

#SolomonPeters #LandOfTheBlacks #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters
February 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Chapter 17: Lucas Pieters: Black Medicine and Resistance in New Amsterdam.

#LucasPieters #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters #PeterTheDoctor
February 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Chapter 24: Manhattan's Missing Chapter - The Wall Street Slave Market.

"Slavery is the next thing to hell." - Harriet Tubman.

#SlaveMarket #WallStreet #EnslavedAfricans #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters
February 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Chapter 31: From Pentecost to Pinkster: Manhattan's Oldest African American Festival.

#Pinkster #PinksterKing #YAH #YouAreHere #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters
February 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM