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Baseball player Jackie Robinson wears his Brooklyn Dodgers uniform and hat, with a baseball stadium in the background

Movements and Causes Sunday, April 14, 2019

Jackie Robinson Day

On April 15, 1947, America's national pastime was finally integrated with the debut of Jackie Robinson as a Brooklyn Dodger. Explore Robinson's groundbreaking career in Major League Baseball and his legacy as a baseball and civil rights legend that lives on today.

As this year's flu season begins, we reflect on the 1918 influenza pandemic and other contagious diseases the city has had to contend with.

Movements and Causes Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Germ City: Epidemics throughout New York’s History

As this year's flu season begins, we reflect on the 1918 influenza pandemic and other contagious diseases the city has had to contend with.

A poster of School Boycott on February 3, 1964.

Movements and Causes Thursday, September 6, 2018

New York Schools and Integration, Revisited

The curators of the Museum's Future City Lab and Activist New York exhibition examine the long history and persistent challenges of New York City school segregation.

A photo taken by Christiane Patic of the museum's creation wall in the Future City Lab.

Movements and Causes Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Earth Day 2018 – How Are we Doing?

Kubi Ackerman, Director of the Future City Lab, takes a look at the many ways that New York City is trying to improve the environment, and how it’s progressing towards its goals.

A photo of Alva Belmont who is a philanthropist, socialite, suffragist, and founder of the Political Equality Association in New York.

Movements and Causes Monday, March 5, 2018

Women's History Month

Through March 31, LinkNYC kiosks will display images of notable women featured in Beyond Suffrage: A Century of New York Women in Politics. Look out for us around the city to get to know some of the extraordinary women that changed New York City and the world.

Movements and Causes Tuesday, January 16, 2018

2017 Women’s March: One Year Later

The 2017 Women’s March was an important event in NYC history that we felt should be represented in the Museum's collection. Take a look at some of the signs from the March that were selected.

Movements and Causes Wednesday, January 10, 2018

From Harlem to Hanoi: Dr. King and the Vietnam War

We look back at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s controversial sermon opposing the Vietnam War at Riverside Church in Morningside Heights.

Movements and Causes Tuesday, October 3, 2017

What Is DACA, and How Does it Affect New Yorkers?

One of the five challenges explored in the Future City Lab’s “Living Together” section addresses New York City’s diversity, reflected in its demographics, culture, cuisine, and entrepreneurial spirit. See how the repeal of DACA will impact NYC.

Movements and Causes Thursday, July 6, 2017

ACT UP, HIV/AIDS, and the Fight for Healthcare

New York City has been at the forefront of HIV/AIDS activism, from the early 80s to present day. The fight for healthcare for the most vulnerable is as relevant today as it was in the early days of the crisis.

Movements and Causes Thursday, January 19, 2017

Gloria Steinem

Feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem joins us for a walk through New York at Its Core, and a discussion on feminism, freedom, and the future.

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