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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 and African American history, African and African American politics ... Reiland Rabaka, Hip Hop’s Inheritance: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Hip Hop Feminist Movement (Lanham: Rowman & ...