Fauset was the first Black woman to hold a paramount position in publishing, but her career was overshadowed by her personal ...
A combustible mix of the serious, the ephemeral, the aesthetic, the political, and the risqué, the Harlem Renaissance was a cultural awakening among African Americans during the 1920s and 1930s.
The "New Negro" writers celebrated American idealism while pointing out the inequalities that were affronts to those same ideals. The roots of the Harlem Renaissance lay partly in a demographic shift.
From the lyrical poetry of Sappho in ancient Greece to the poetry and prose of Langston Hughes in the Harlem Renaissance, queer authors have long contributed to the tapestry of world literature.
The first two episodes drop on Feb. 20, followed by subsequent installments focused on "Art & Literature" (March ... works by Black artists during the Harlem Renaissance, including paintings ...
Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling author and noted scholar, is the City College of New York's 2025 Langston Hughes ...
African American literature, and satire. His research focuses primarily upon the “New Negro” or Harlem Renaissance and African American satirical works of the 20 th and 21 st centuries. His current ...
Jazz UpFront will host the opening reception for the touring Stonewall National Museum, Archives & Library exhibit The Harlem Renaissance: As Gay as it was Black.
poetry and music that is now collectively known as the Harlem Renaissance. A photography exhibit currently… ...