The 1920s ushered in the celebrated movement known as the Harlem Renaissance, an era that redefined African American art and ...

Life in New York City’s Harlem during the 1920s was a heady time. The Harlem Renaissance was in full force, showcasing the talents of a plethora of black artists, writers and musicians. Gay bars ...

Imagine stepping into 1920s Harlem — the streets bursting at the seams with the vibrant energy of Black brilliance set to a boisterous jazzy soundtrack provided by legends like Duke Ellington and ...

PIEN HUANG, BYLINE: A new book is a reader's delight for the who's who it features in its pages. "Harlem Rhapsody" is a novel that serves as a love letter to the heart of Black creativity and ...

At the beginning of February, the Main Library set up an exhibit showcasing works from the Harlem Renaissance, led by Library Specialist for Collections, Events and Outreach Karen Huck. The Harlem ...

If you’re a fan of historical fiction, which half of that is most important to you: the history? Or the fiction? It’s entertaining to encounter actual people and events in a novel, where what we ...

From prophecy to preservation : Harlem as temporal vector / Andrew M. Fearnley -- Class, gender, and community in "Harlem sketches" : representing black urban modernity in interwar African American ...

In its latest exhibition, the New York Historical turns its attention to the Black LGBTQ history that surrounds Harlem. The exhibition, titled “The Gay Harlem Renaissance”, celebrates the centennial ...