Lining papers illustrated with "A night-club map of Harlem." "Published on the occasion of the exhibition "I too sing America: the Harlem Renaissance at 100" at the Columbus Museum of Art, October 19, ...
The Harlem Renaissance made Harlem a hub of Black creativity in the 1920s and 1930s. In jazz clubs, literary salons, and speakeasies, Black queer artists expressed themselves, challenged norms, and ...
On Oct. 9, the New York Historical (which last year dropped “Society” from its title) hosted a spectacular evening to fête ...
At the beginning of February, the Main Library set up an exhibit showcasing works from the Harlem Renaissance, led by Library Specialist for Collections, Events and Outreach Karen Huck. The Harlem ...
The theme for this year's event is "Harlem Renaissance" and will feature readings from writers of that era. Sonya Mallard, cultural center coordinator of the Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial ...
Although they were illegal, drag balls were considered safe places for gay men to socialize. One of the highlights of the ...
"Temples for tomorrow": introductory essay / Geneviève Fabre and Michel Feith -- Racial doubt and racial shame in the Harlem Renaissance / Arnold Rampersad -- The syncopated African: constructions of ...
Calvin Orlando Smith. Photo by Wendy Gregory. Travel back in time with the NAACP Harlem Renaissance in Blue and Gold Sept. 27 at the Hult Center. In the 1920s and ’30s, the Harlem Renaissance was a ...
Guided by the Costume Institute’s exhibition theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” 2025’s Met Gala saw celebs show up and show out on the grand staircase of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This ...
In A Matter of Complexion: The Life and Fictions of Charles W. Chesnutt (St. Martin’s, Feb.), the Bowdoin College literature professor chronicles the life of novelist Charles W. Chesnutt. How did ...
It can be argued that even before the Harlem Renaissance, the concept of Black intellectualism was born right here in Atlanta. In 1897, just a year after becoming the first African American to earn a ...
For many of the men who caravanned for hours in buses and cars to Washington, D.C., for the 1995 Million Man March, the event ...