Nonprofit

While We Are Still Here


  • About Us

    While We Are Still Here (WWSH) is a Harlem-based, heritage-preservation organization, founded to honor the history of this unique, influential community. 
    Mission While We Are Still Here will educate, enshrine and preserve the extraordinary legacy of Harlem as an influential incubator that was vital to the intellectual, cultural, social, and political advancements of the Harlem community as well as the African Diaspora.
    Vision While We Are Still Here ensures that the “post-gentrification” community of Harlem and beyond will honor and find a meaningful connection to the legacy of African American achievement, and its paramount importance to world culture.
    While We Are Still Here (WWSH) is a Harlem-based, heritage-preservation organization, founded to honor the history of this unique, influential community. 
    Mission While We Are Still Here will educate, enshrine and preserve the extraordinary legacy of Harlem as an influential incubator that was vital to the intellectual, cultural, social, and political advancements of the Harlem community as well as the African Diaspora.
    Vision While We Are Still Here ensures that the “post-gentrification” community of Harlem and beyond will honor and find a meaningful connection to the legacy of African American achievement, and its paramount importance to world culture.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Arts & Music
    • Civic Engagement
    • Community Development
    • Education
    • Volunteering

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