By Robert West
“It is evident to the most superficial observer that the centre of fashion, wealth, culture, and intelligence, must, in the near future, be found in the ancient and honorable village of Harlem” – Harlem Monthly Magazine (1893)
As we approach the end of Black History Month, I thought I’d share with you a movement afoot in an area that has one of, if not the, richest black histories in the United States. Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia University, Comparative Literature, Diedra Harris-Kelley, Engelhard Court, Farrah J. Griffin, Mary Schmidt-Campbell, New York University, Newark Museum, Robert O'Meally, Romare Bearden, romare bearden foundation, Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections, Tisch School of the Arts, Zora Neale Hurston
Harlem playboy Dickie Wells, in photo above with Billie Holiday and Tullulah Bankhead in the Club Ebony night spot in Harlem. Continue reading
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President Obama’s recent endorsement of same sex marriage has been a huge triumph in both the LGBT and black community. Continue reading
A blast from the past with a modern twist defines the Billie Holiday Project, featuring Queen Esther, brings together the work of two iconic women through song, spoken word, and of course, jazz. Continue reading
Billie Holiday’s rarer sides and two f Zora Neale Hurston’s newly discovered short stories—Monkey Junk and The Country in the Woman—come together to reveal a glimpse of The Harlem Renaissance and black urban life in the 1920s. Continue reading
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“Love like kids, act like adults,” says Jamillah and David Lamb, are the dynamic couple behind the successful off-Broadway play, Platanos Y Collard Greens, which is enjoying its 9th year-running. For years, they have worked side by side, 24/7, to create and build their business. And, not only have they not killed each other, their love has grown stronger. Continue reading
Harlem Arts Alliance Presents: On the “A” with Souleo
Initially it may seem a stretch to imagine Harlem Renaissance writer, Zora Neale Hurston tapping her toes, bobbing her head and reciting the lyrics to hip-hop songs. Continue reading
The Niggerati was the name used, with deliberate irony, by Wallace Thurman (below) for the group of young African American artists and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance. “Niggerati” is a portmanteau of “nigger” and “literati”. The rooming house where he lived at 267 West 136th Street, and where that group often met, was similarly christened Niggerati Manor. The group included Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and several of the people behind Thurman’s journal FIRE!! Continue reading
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