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.
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Why The Harlem Riots Of 1943 Echo Today
The old newspaper clippings will tell you that the Harlem Riot of 1943 was sparked by a woman named Margie Polite who forgot her manners. Continue Reading →
New Online Book Displays Celebrating Harlem Renaissance 100 At Columbia University
The Gottesman Libraries is pleased to announce the launch of two new online book displays in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. Continue Reading →
A Harlem Renaissance, From Douglass To Dubois Free Audio Books
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 →
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 →
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 →