Harlem Swing Dance Society preserves neighborhood's historic Lindy Hop dance
The unforgettable sight of flight on the dance floor brought the Harlem ballroom scene to new heights in the 1920s. "The ...
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The relationship at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance
NPR's Pien Huang talks with Victoria Christopher Murray, author of Harlem Rhapsody, a novel that serves as a love letter to the heart of Black creativity and possibility in the 1920s.
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The Harlem Renaissance: Its Social and Cultural Impact
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, an explosion of Black creative expression and thought, profoundly influenced the culture ...
A West Virginian co-wrote the Harlem Globetrotters theme
An accomplished songwriter of Broadway musicals and jazz standards, this West Virginian man is one of the people responsible ...
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Prairie Pride Coalition touts traveling exhibit tells of the Harlem Renaissance
An exhibit at Heartland Community College honors the Harlem Renaissance movement that occurred 100 years ago, which was ...
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Another View: As diversity initiatives fall, remember that African American literature matters
This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, ...
African American literature provides a crucial counter-narrative to our history
This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, ...
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Reflecting on the power and persistence of Black art as it faces backlash in the US [column]
Black art is more than creativity — it is a declaration of existence, a reflection of lived experiences, and a force that has ...
‘Signs of the Times’ markers map out Harlem’s rich Black history
Luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance and beyond are celebrated and memorialized in 25 commemorative plaques that now bear ...
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Atlanta Unveiled: How Black scholarship, movements and influences shaped Atlanta and America
It can be argued that even before the Harlem Renaissance, the concept of Black intellectualism was born right here in Atlanta.
Marshall to host 'Poets and Portraits'
HUNTINGTON Marshall University’s School of Music will host “Poets and Portraits: An exploration of the African American ...