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The Harlem Renaissance was a period of intense artistic and social growth among black Americans. Cary Wintz's new book, Harlem Speaks, features work from some of the most famous names of that ...
To mark Black History Month, Penguin Classics is reprinting six early 20th century books by African-American writers. The five Harlem Renaissance novels, along with W.E.B Du Bois' 1903 masterwork ...
The Harlem Renaissance changed the world. We’ve gathered dozens of images, many that we’ve never published, showing the people and the art that they created. By The New York Times By The New ...
Veteran author Victoria Christopher Murray returns with her first solo work of historical fiction, “Harlem Rhapsody.” Imagine ...
McKay’s Home to Harlem is said to be the first bestseller written by a black American, which means that a considerable number of white folks must have also bought the book.
Many of these folks were known in the Harlem Renaissance, but their queerness was erased from history, and buildings no longer existed. This led us to write the book called Disappearing Queer ...
100 Years of the Harlem Renaissance In June, the U.S. Book Show heads to Harlem, which has been at the center of the Big Apple’s literary landscape for a century ...
“The Bible of the Harlem Renaissance,” he said, is Alain Locke’s book, ‘The New Negro.’ Locke was a philosopher, author and “the godfather of the Harlem Renaissance.” More in ...
“The Bible of the Harlem Renaissance,” he said, is Alain Locke’s book, ‘The New Negro.’ Locke was a philosopher, author and “the godfather of the Harlem Renaissance.” ...
This September 7, the Harlem Book Fair will enter its next quarter-century, returning to upper Manhattan to celebrate its 26th anniversary. The event, said founder and publisher Max Rodriguez, is ...