# Event Details - **Event Name**: Black on Screen: Foundations of Pop, from the Blues to Purple Rain - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: The program celebrates the legacy of the legendary American musician, PrinceAbout this EventIN PERSONBlack on Screen: A Century of Radical Visual Culture continues with “100 Years of Black Music on Camera.” From Jazz, to Funk, to Hip-Hop, this season celebrates the sonic archive of Black life as seen and heard on film and video. Foundations of Pop, from the Blues to Purple Rain celebrates the legacy of the legendary American musician, Prince. Join us as we light up the Center in purple and a screen the concert film, Prince and the Revolution Live from the Moving Image and Recorded Sound division.Upon signing with Warner Bros. Records in 1977, Prince brought national recognition to Minneapolis Sound — an infectious subgenre of funk-rock that would be heard across the music of the 1980s, reverberating in funk, R&B, and synth rock, and then across house, electro, and techno for decades to come. Throughout his career, the genre-bending Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist would influence these genres and then some, tirelessly ripping at the seams of popular music and paving the way for the distorted, experimental, and reconstructed pop sound some call post-pop.The screening of Prince and the Revolution Live (Runtime: 62 mins) will be followed by a talkback with ethnomusicologist, Dr. Fredara Mareva Hadley, Associate Vice Provost at New York University, De Angela Duff, and Schomburg Curatorial Specialist, Daniella Brito.FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLICACCESSIBLILITYAccessibility requests can be made by e-mail accessibility@nypl.org.Black on Screen: A Century of Radical Visual Culture, captures 100 years of local and transnational Black movement work and artistic evolution on film. Sourced from The Schomburg’s collection and others, it takes a kaleidoscopic look at Black life and expression across diasporas, rendering a range of storytelling traditions that incite and inspire Black world-building. The Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division (MIRS, pronounced “meers”) at the Schomburg Center collects and preserves audio and moving image (AMI) materials related to the experiences of people of African descent. The division has amassed nearly 400 collections, approximately 5,000 square feet, in a variety of formats, which captures the gestures and sounds of major historical, artistic and cultural moments and influencers. While the strength is the Black American holdings there is considerable Caribbean and African representation in the collection. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/100ce9f0-ec61-11f0-9466-69fb9030cfbe-rimg-w592-h740-dc021e1c-gmir.jpg LEARN MOREThis year, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture continues celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding! Join us all year long for a wide array of special events, exhibitions, and more as we celebrate this milestone and continue the legacy of Arturo Schomburg.Schomburg100 | Exhibition | Special-Edition Library Card | Become a Member#SchomburgLive__________________________FIRST COME, FIRST SEATED Events are free and open to all, but due to space constraints registration is requested. Registered guests are given priority check-in 15 to 30 minutes before start time. After the event starts all registered seats are released regardless of registration, so we recommend that you arrive early. We generally overbook to ensure a full house.GUESTS Please note that holding seats in the Langston Hughes Auditorium is strictly prohibited and there is no food or drinks allowed anywhere in the Schomburg Center.ACCESSIBLILITY Accessibility requests can be made by e-mail accessibility@nypl.org.E-TRANSPORTATION NYPL policy prohibits electric transportation devices (e.g., motorbikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, e-skateboards) from being brought into or stored at library sites for any length of time, as this is the best way to keep our spaces & people safe.AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING Programs are photographed and recorded by the Schomburg Center. Attending this event indicates your consent to being filmed/photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image for any all purposes of the New York Public Library.PRESS Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Leah Drayton at leahdrayton@nypl.org.Please note that personal and professional video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/104251d0-ec61-11f0-9788-055b7fa481f0-rimg-w1200-h627-dcffffff-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/black-on-screen-foundations-of-pop-from-the-blues-to-purple-rain/100001979888202912 - **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, art, exhibitions, concerts, nonprofit, dance, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - **lat**: 40.8145294 - **long**: -73.94086759999999 - **full address**: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Black on Screen: Foundations of Pop, from the Blues to Purple Rain - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/7f73cd188de2d56275fa4ba7d8167bb42a11d4ccaf699183f1a939ed6472c6e5-rimg-w1200-h600-dc014e49-gmir.jpg?v=1767856212 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Black on Screen: Foundations of Pop, from the Blues to Purple Rain being held? - **A:** Black on Screen: Foundations of Pop, from the Blues to Purple Rain takes place on Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Black on Screen: Foundations of Pop, from the Blues to Purple Rain? - **A:** Black on Screen: Foundations of Pop, from the Blues to Purple Rain is organized by Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Black on Screen: Foundations of Pop, from the Blues to Purple Rain is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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