Lois Mailou Jones led a long and prolific life as an artist, capturing an extraordinary range of subjects in her paintings.

An AMERICAN EXPERIENCE collection featuring ... Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Hurston collected folklore throughout the ...

Entitled Enter the New Negro, the article in Vanity Fair at the time had a strong impact on the image of the modern African American and consequently on the power and spread of the ideas of the Harlem ...

Discover how African American travelers can explore heritage sites while supporting Black-owned businesses and creating ...

African Americans from across the country flooded New York City’s Harlem, leading to an explosion of books, poetry and music that is now collectively known as the Harlem Renaissance. A ...

Attendees are encouraged to dress in Harlem Renaissance or African attire, or any way they see fit to suit the occasion. A traditional African-American meal will be served: chicken and waffles ...

African-American writers, musicians, artists and academics across the country sought to promote confidence, dignity and self-expression—a movement that would blossom into the Harlem Renaissance.

With a theme of the Elegance of the Harlem Renaissance, the night will showcase the cultural and artistic expression of African Americans in the 1920’s and 1930’s. The event will include ...

James Van Der Zee was an African-American photographer known for his distinctive portraits from the Harlem Renaissance. The artist used photography as a means not only to celebrate black culture but ...

the store’s African-American proprietor. Below Smalls’ photo is his slogan — “Rugelach by a brother.” Smalls, 75, has turned his unlikely business into a Harlem institution. For half a ...

The thesis is simple, surprising, and undeniable: Nashville as central to African American fine art in the 20th century. Fisk University is the reason why. ByChadd Scott, Contributor. Forbes ...

The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...