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Much has happened in Harlem since it first jumped to international literary acclaim in the 1920s. Yet as the stewards of the ...
In his celebrated poem penned in 1936, the Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes writes: “Let America be the dream the ...
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The History of Pride in DC
Deacon Maccubin, founder of Lambda Rising bookstore in Dupont Circle, holds DC’s first annual Pride event, the Gay Pride ...
Related stories However, Vogue reported that the movement truly blossomed during the Harlem Renaissance when figures like Langston Hughes and Cab Calloway emerged, changing both society at large ...
Harrier headed to aviation museum: The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum will receive a combat-tested AV-8B Harrier ...
Met Gala was inspired by menswear and Black dandyism. The latter style is a crucial part of Black culture and empowerment.
Ethiopia' by IN Series celebrates the power of the arts in telling the story of Ethiopia's invasion and the global unity that ...
The 20th century looms large in this selection of five new historical novels. Momentous events — the sinking of the Titanic, life after World War I, the Hollywood blacklists — shape the lives of ...
The subculture was prominent during the Harlem Renaissance and was exemplified by figures like Langston Hughes and James Baldwin.Accompanying the theme is an all-star cohort of co-chairs ...
The Met’s exhibition charts the evolution of the Black dandy from the 18th century to today. Here’s what to look for on the ...
From Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston to Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, its prominent minds reshaped the fabric of American culture and challenged prejudiced beliefs. The Harlem Renaissance ...