Musical performances by acclaimed baritone Kenneth Overton and pianist Kevin J. Miller Historical narrative written and performed by award-winning author Eric K. Washington. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Langston Hughes
Richard Bruce Nugent, Writer, Painter, Advocate And Founder Of The Harlem Cultural Council
Richard Bruce Nugent, July 2, 1906 – May 27, 1987, aka Richard Bruce and Bruce Nugent, was the first black gay and out writer and painter during the Harlem Renaissance. Continue Reading →
William G. Pomeroy Foundation Provides Grant To While We Are Still Here To Celebrate Harlem’s History
From Ethel Waters and Althea Gibson to Marcus Garvey and Langston Hughes, Harlem’s extraordinary historic legacy.
The Historic Lenox Avenue, Langston Hughes Called It “Harlem’s Heartbeat,” 1887
Lenox Avenue – also named Malcolm X Boulevard; both names are officially recognized – is the primary north-south route through Harlem, NY. Continue Reading →
The Legendary Cotton Club In Harlem 1923 To 1935
The Cotton Club was a New York City nightclub from 1923 to 1940. It was located on 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue (1923 to 1935), then briefly in midtown Theater District 1935-1940. Continue Reading →
“Hubert Harrison: The Struggle For Equality, 1918-1927” And The Harrison Biography
By Jeffrey B. Perry
The forthcoming, December 2020, Columbia University Press publication of “Hubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927,” follows “Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918.” Continue Reading →
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