Open Society has provided us all with the free links to downloadable audiobooks, which are from Harlem’s renaissance of mostly classics, during the COVID Crisis. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Langston Hughes
Harold Jackman, The Most Handsome Man In Harlem 1920’s-1930’s
If you scan the index of any reputable book on the Harlem Renaissance, you should find at least one listing for Harold Jackman. Continue Reading →
Celebrate Harlem With A Renaissance Tour, A Drag Brunch And Vogue Dancing
The Black and LGBT community had a tremendous impact on not only the trajectory of the Harlem Renaissance but on the type of community Harlem would grow into as well. Continue Reading →
“Small Talk At 125th And Lenox,” 1970, By Gil Scott-Heron (Video)
By John Bush
A New Black Poet, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, also known simply as Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, is the debut album of soul music and jazz poet Gil Scott-Heron, released in 1970 on Flying Dutchman Records.
Hip, Hip, Hooray, Harlem’s Schomburg Acquires Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Archive
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at The New York Public Library has acquired the full archive of actors and activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. Continue Reading →
The Dessoff Choirs Celebrates the Holiday Season With Annual Trio of Festive Concerts
Hailed as “one of the great amateur choruses of our time (New York Today) for its “full-bodied sound and suppleness (The New York Times),” The Dessoff Choirs today announced its annual holiday concert series. Continue Reading →
Carl Cofield Named Associate Artistic Director Of The Classical Theatre Of Harlem
The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) is proud to announce the appointment of Carl Cofield as Associate Artistic Director. Continue Reading →