The Schomburg Centennial Festival was a reminder that in Harlem, Black joy, memory, and imagination are not just preserved ...

Malik Zambize, 25, said Bronzeville’s bustling years of the 1920s through 1950s inspired this year’s films and photos. “I did ...

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, ...

Discover 8 unforgettable Ma Rainey songs that defined blues music and still resonate today. From “Prove It on Me Blues” to ...

Spend the day listening to music, creating in hands-on art stations and enjoying time with family and friends. Vendors will ...

The Harlem Renaissance was extraordinary in the way it displayed ... The term “Jazz Age” was used by many who saw African American music, especially the blues and jazz, as the defining features of the ...

If you follow the advice of jazz great Duke Ellington and take the A train to Harlem, you'll find a neighborhood that's eclectic, engaging and in transition. Exiting the subway at 125th Street ...

The people and places associated with the Harlem Renaissance are a roll call for American letters, art and thought: musicians Billie ... and has roots in the blues and gospel and reflects this ...

Like avant gardism or creative music without boundaries, the complex rhythm grooves reflect the outer galaxy of the song “Ob-La-Di,” where all blues ... to the Harlem Renaissance, Negro ...

Ma Rainey is one of many notable Black queer musicians who came out of the Harlem Renaissance. Her song “Prove It On Me Blues” has explicit lyrics about being a lesbian and going against societal ...

Over roughly two decades, Harlem became home to Black artists, musicians ... Influence of Black Lesbian and Transgender Blues Women of the Harlem Renaissance on Emerging Queer Communities.” ...