Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History by Dr. Steven Lomazow. In this medical history, Dr. Lomazow chronicles FDR’s life from a physician’s perspective—delivering the harrowing tale of FDR’s heroic achievements and extraordinary presidential leadership during a series of dangerous, life-threatening medical challenges. “An extensively researched […]

Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of Kevin Baker’s new book The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City. In this entertaining and insightful chronicle, Baker illuminates the interwoven histories of the sport and the city. The author will be in conversation with author and journalist Jonathan Mahler. Baseball […]

Two days before the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of best-selling author Garrett M. Graff’s brand-new book, When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day. This timely and personal chronicle delivers an up-to-date, complete account of D-Day—a human drama like no other, and the largest seaborne invasion in history. The author […]

Join CENTRO & The Diaspora Solidarities Lab (DSL) for two days of presentations, workshops, conversations, a film screening, live music, and more leading up to the 116th St. Festival & the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. Taking place on June 6th and 7th at the Silberman School of Social Work in East Harlem, this symposium will host […]

For the last FDR-themed event of the Roosevelt House season, we are pleased to present a discussion of Paul Sparrow’snew book Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR’s War of Words With Charles Lindbergh―and the Battle to Save Democracy. In this deeply researched and engaging history, Sparrow brings President Roosevelt, his allies, and his adversaries to life as […]

Join moderator Gustavo Quintero and panelists Virginia Sánchez Korrol, Malena Rodríguez-Castro, Molly Crabapple, and Ángel “Monxo” López-Santiago virtually on September 3rd as they discuss the Spring 2024 CENTRO Journal on Bernardo Vega’s manuscript “La familia Farallón.” Discovered in 2011 and donated to Centro de Investigaciones Históricas (CIH) at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras, Vega’s […]

Join CENTRO’s Assistant Archivist, Herbert Durán, and Gabriela Sanchez, board member and volunteer at the Carmen Pabón del Amanecer Jardín, as they explore the Carmen Pabón del Amanacer Jardín Collection housed at our Library & Archives. Carmen Pabón, dubbed “La Madrina de Loisaida”, was a community leader who transformed a vacant lot into a community […]