Eric K. Washington
@ekwashington.bsky.social
Author, “Boss of the Grips” — Winner, Herbert H. Lehman Prize | Winner, GANYC Apple Award | Finalist, Brendan Gill Prize
The Rollin Fellowship awards $5,000
each to two authors working on a biographical work about an Atrican American figure or figures whose story provides a significant contribution to our understanding of the Black experience. Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
Apply:
biographersinternational.org/award/the-fr...
each to two authors working on a biographical work about an Atrican American figure or figures whose story provides a significant contribution to our understanding of the Black experience. Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
Apply:
biographersinternational.org/award/the-fr...
October 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The Rollin Fellowship awards $5,000
each to two authors working on a biographical work about an Atrican American figure or figures whose story provides a significant contribution to our understanding of the Black experience. Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
Apply:
biographersinternational.org/award/the-fr...
each to two authors working on a biographical work about an Atrican American figure or figures whose story provides a significant contribution to our understanding of the Black experience. Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
Apply:
biographersinternational.org/award/the-fr...
Great chatting with John Reddick at Innovation Triangle this evening about my remounted 2004 neighborhood history exhibit, “Manhattanville: Hidden in Plain Sight,” sponsored by @whaanyc.
August 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Great chatting with John Reddick at Innovation Triangle this evening about my remounted 2004 neighborhood history exhibit, “Manhattanville: Hidden in Plain Sight,” sponsored by @whaanyc.
I’m thrilled West Harlem Arts Alliance has re-mounted “Manhattanville: Hidden in Plain Sight,” my 2004 panel-based public history exhibit — based on my 2002 book, “Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem” — not seen in 21 years. Innovation Triangle, 450 West 126th St, every Wed & Thu, 12-4pm.
August 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I’m thrilled West Harlem Arts Alliance has re-mounted “Manhattanville: Hidden in Plain Sight,” my 2004 panel-based public history exhibit — based on my 2002 book, “Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem” — not seen in 21 years. Innovation Triangle, 450 West 126th St, every Wed & Thu, 12-4pm.
How fortuitous is it that I received an advance copy of Daniel E. Atkinson’s new biography of George Walker on the anniversary of the legendary comedian’s birth on July 15, 1872.
Pre-order yours here: sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-...
Pre-order yours here: sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-...
July 16, 2025 at 3:43 AM
How fortuitous is it that I received an advance copy of Daniel E. Atkinson’s new biography of George Walker on the anniversary of the legendary comedian’s birth on July 15, 1872.
Pre-order yours here: sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-...
Pre-order yours here: sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-...
I’m overjoyed to talk to journalist and author @aleliabundles.bsky.social about her new book, “Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance,” on the @biographersintl.bsky.social Podcast.
Listen here:
biographersinternational.org/news/podcast...
Listen here:
biographersinternational.org/news/podcast...
June 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I’m overjoyed to talk to journalist and author @aleliabundles.bsky.social about her new book, “Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance,” on the @biographersintl.bsky.social Podcast.
Listen here:
biographersinternational.org/news/podcast...
Listen here:
biographersinternational.org/news/podcast...
It was wonderful to interview @prithik.bsky.social about her book, “Brooklynites.” To check out our conversation on @biographersintl.bsky.social Podcast #220, go to: biographersinternational.org/news/podcast...
June 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It was wonderful to interview @prithik.bsky.social about her book, “Brooklynites.” To check out our conversation on @biographersintl.bsky.social Podcast #220, go to: biographersinternational.org/news/podcast...
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social in conversation with Susan Page at James Atlas Plenary of 2025 @biographersintl.bsky.social (BIO) conference in Washington DC.
June 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social in conversation with Susan Page at James Atlas Plenary of 2025 @biographersintl.bsky.social (BIO) conference in Washington DC.
Enjoyed participating in a stimulating panel at the NCORE2025 Conference this morning, “Community in the Academy:
The Columbia University A’Lelia Bundles Community Scholars Program,” with @aleliabundles.bsky.social, #georgecalderaro, #marthadiaz and #johnreddick
The Columbia University A’Lelia Bundles Community Scholars Program,” with @aleliabundles.bsky.social, #georgecalderaro, #marthadiaz and #johnreddick
May 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Enjoyed participating in a stimulating panel at the NCORE2025 Conference this morning, “Community in the Academy:
The Columbia University A’Lelia Bundles Community Scholars Program,” with @aleliabundles.bsky.social, #georgecalderaro, #marthadiaz and #johnreddick
The Columbia University A’Lelia Bundles Community Scholars Program,” with @aleliabundles.bsky.social, #georgecalderaro, #marthadiaz and #johnreddick
So excited that my colleague @aleliabundles.bsky.social’s “Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance” arrived while I was away!
Pre-order: bookshop.org/p/books/joy-...
Pre-order: bookshop.org/p/books/joy-...
May 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
So excited that my colleague @aleliabundles.bsky.social’s “Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance” arrived while I was away!
Pre-order: bookshop.org/p/books/joy-...
Pre-order: bookshop.org/p/books/joy-...
Sculpture of Ira Aldridge as Othello (ca. 1860s), by Pietro Calvi (1833–1884), on display in the exhibit ‘100: A Century of Collections, Community and Creativity,” at the
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
May 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Sculpture of Ira Aldridge as Othello (ca. 1860s), by Pietro Calvi (1833–1884), on display in the exhibit ‘100: A Century of Collections, Community and Creativity,” at the
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Thanks Councilmember @ebottcher.bsky.social for arranging a site inspection with @nycsanitation.bsky.social of the (Former) Colored School No. 4 schoolhouse in Chelsea.
April 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thanks Councilmember @ebottcher.bsky.social for arranging a site inspection with @nycsanitation.bsky.social of the (Former) Colored School No. 4 schoolhouse in Chelsea.
Had a great time today as guest lecturer at @columbiagsapp.bsky.social’s graduate historic preservation studio — “In Search of Black Bohemia: Reparative Preservation in Manhattan’s Tenderloin.” Thanks for inviting me, and for all the great questions!
April 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Had a great time today as guest lecturer at @columbiagsapp.bsky.social’s graduate historic preservation studio — “In Search of Black Bohemia: Reparative Preservation in Manhattan’s Tenderloin.” Thanks for inviting me, and for all the great questions!
Day II — “Telling the Stories of Black Lives through Biography” Conference, @troyuniversity.bsky.social
@biographersintl.bsky.social #blackbiomonty2025
@biographersintl.bsky.social #blackbiomonty2025
March 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Day II — “Telling the Stories of Black Lives through Biography” Conference, @troyuniversity.bsky.social
@biographersintl.bsky.social #blackbiomonty2025
@biographersintl.bsky.social #blackbiomonty2025
Thank you, @gaofnyc.bsky.social, for last night’s Lifetime Achievement Award honor, and David Freeland for your very kind introduction! 🙏🏾❤️
March 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Thank you, @gaofnyc.bsky.social, for last night’s Lifetime Achievement Award honor, and David Freeland for your very kind introduction! 🙏🏾❤️
The video of my recent talk for the Van Cortlandt House Museum, “The Legacy of Colored School No. 4,” is now viewable online:
youtu.be/ZuOQDt7oT_k?...
youtu.be/ZuOQDt7oT_k?...
February 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The video of my recent talk for the Van Cortlandt House Museum, “The Legacy of Colored School No. 4,” is now viewable online:
youtu.be/ZuOQDt7oT_k?...
youtu.be/ZuOQDt7oT_k?...
“Greenwich Village as Harlem’s Preamble and Echo”
DOROT invites you to join Eric K. Washington
for an illustrated talk, virtual. Free.
FRI, FEB 28, 2025, 12 – 1:30 PM
Register: dorotusa-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
DOROT invites you to join Eric K. Washington
for an illustrated talk, virtual. Free.
FRI, FEB 28, 2025, 12 – 1:30 PM
Register: dorotusa-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 24, 2025 at 5:27 AM
“Greenwich Village as Harlem’s Preamble and Echo”
DOROT invites you to join Eric K. Washington
for an illustrated talk, virtual. Free.
FRI, FEB 28, 2025, 12 – 1:30 PM
Register: dorotusa-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
DOROT invites you to join Eric K. Washington
for an illustrated talk, virtual. Free.
FRI, FEB 28, 2025, 12 – 1:30 PM
Register: dorotusa-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
“Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem”
DOROT invites you to join Eric K. Washington
for an illustrated talk, virtual
FRI, FEB 21, 2025, 12 – 1:30 PM
Register:
dorot.trumba.com/Manhattanvil...
DOROT invites you to join Eric K. Washington
for an illustrated talk, virtual
FRI, FEB 21, 2025, 12 – 1:30 PM
Register:
dorot.trumba.com/Manhattanvil...
February 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
“Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem”
DOROT invites you to join Eric K. Washington
for an illustrated talk, virtual
FRI, FEB 21, 2025, 12 – 1:30 PM
Register:
dorot.trumba.com/Manhattanvil...
DOROT invites you to join Eric K. Washington
for an illustrated talk, virtual
FRI, FEB 21, 2025, 12 – 1:30 PM
Register:
dorot.trumba.com/Manhattanvil...
Join historian Eric K. Washington’s talk on The Legacy of Former "Colored" School No. 4. This forgotten 19th-c. landmark served NYC’s African American students & teachers through the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Gilded Age.
In person and on Zoom: Thu, Feb 13, at 6pm
Registration: www.vchm.org
In person and on Zoom: Thu, Feb 13, at 6pm
Registration: www.vchm.org
February 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Join historian Eric K. Washington’s talk on The Legacy of Former "Colored" School No. 4. This forgotten 19th-c. landmark served NYC’s African American students & teachers through the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Gilded Age.
In person and on Zoom: Thu, Feb 13, at 6pm
Registration: www.vchm.org
In person and on Zoom: Thu, Feb 13, at 6pm
Registration: www.vchm.org
February 11th, Woodlawn Conservancy hosts its next Book Talk! Free virtual lecture; authors @aleliabundles.bsky.social and @erickwashington.bsky.social discuss some of the iconic Harlem Renaissance figures you can find at the Woodlawn Cemetery.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
February 11th, Woodlawn Conservancy hosts its next Book Talk! Free virtual lecture; authors @aleliabundles.bsky.social and @erickwashington.bsky.social discuss some of the iconic Harlem Renaissance figures you can find at the Woodlawn Cemetery.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Thx @cathleencampbellpix for pics from my gallery talk yesterday at CU’s @wallachartgallery.bsky.social — “Shifting Shorelines: Art, Industry and Ecology Along the Hudson River. I discussed Victor G. Audubon’s “View of the Hudson River at Manhattanville” and Glenn O. Coleman’s “Fort Lee Ferry.”
January 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Thx @cathleencampbellpix for pics from my gallery talk yesterday at CU’s @wallachartgallery.bsky.social — “Shifting Shorelines: Art, Industry and Ecology Along the Hudson River. I discussed Victor G. Audubon’s “View of the Hudson River at Manhattanville” and Glenn O. Coleman’s “Fort Lee Ferry.”
Join me for an informal gallery talk about two paintings in “Shifting Shorelines” exhibit, Victor G. Audubon’s “View of the Hudson River at Manhattanville” and Glenn O. Coleman’s “Fort Lee Ferry.” Free: Wallach Art Gallery (Columbia/M’ville), Sat, Jan 11, 2pm: wallach.columbia.edu/events/walla...
January 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Join me for an informal gallery talk about two paintings in “Shifting Shorelines” exhibit, Victor G. Audubon’s “View of the Hudson River at Manhattanville” and Glenn O. Coleman’s “Fort Lee Ferry.” Free: Wallach Art Gallery (Columbia/M’ville), Sat, Jan 11, 2pm: wallach.columbia.edu/events/walla...
Fun finish to a terrific @historians.org #AHA25 conference was their first-time Pitch Slam, where I of course talked about #sarahgarnet, #formercoloredschoolno4 and #hbogildedage.
📸: @blackinhistpres
📸: @blackinhistpres
January 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Fun finish to a terrific @historians.org #AHA25 conference was their first-time Pitch Slam, where I of course talked about #sarahgarnet, #formercoloredschoolno4 and #hbogildedage.
📸: @blackinhistpres
📸: @blackinhistpres
The segment on @hereandnowabc where Andrew Berman of Village Preservation and I discuss the recently landmark-designated Jacob Day Residence, at 50 West 13th Street, will air Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 12-noon, on ABCTV7.
January 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The segment on @hereandnowabc where Andrew Berman of Village Preservation and I discuss the recently landmark-designated Jacob Day Residence, at 50 West 13th Street, will air Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 12-noon, on ABCTV7.
Just four more weeks!
The Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowship awards $5K each to two authors working on a biographical work about African American figure(s) whose story significantly contributes to our understanding of the Black experience.
Apply here: biographersinternational.org/award/the-fr...
The Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowship awards $5K each to two authors working on a biographical work about African American figure(s) whose story significantly contributes to our understanding of the Black experience.
Apply here: biographersinternational.org/award/the-fr...
January 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Just four more weeks!
The Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowship awards $5K each to two authors working on a biographical work about African American figure(s) whose story significantly contributes to our understanding of the Black experience.
Apply here: biographersinternational.org/award/the-fr...
The Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowship awards $5K each to two authors working on a biographical work about African American figure(s) whose story significantly contributes to our understanding of the Black experience.
Apply here: biographersinternational.org/award/the-fr...
Thursday, February 13, 2025 6 PM. This illustrated talk by historian Eric K. Washington visits an unassuming building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood that sheds a telling light on 19th-century Gotham’s forgotten past:
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-legacy...
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-legacy...
December 24, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Thursday, February 13, 2025 6 PM. This illustrated talk by historian Eric K. Washington visits an unassuming building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood that sheds a telling light on 19th-century Gotham’s forgotten past:
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-legacy...
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-legacy...