PCC to host storytelling event Nov. 8 Nov 4, 2009
A New York Times best seller, "Having Our Say" is an American story, a story of women's studies, African American studies, the Harlem Renaissance Life, American history, family values and determination. Because of the nature of the story, the Learning Re-source Center will take a unique approach to inspiring our communities to read more, enjoy the arts, enjoy culture and enjoy the history of the story. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Wolverine schools to host Leonardo da Vinci traveling exhibit Oct 28, 2009
In January, the Harlem Renaissance will be featured. That exhibit runs Jan. 25 through 29. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Students celebrate Black Poetry Day Oct 20, 2009
Friday s program included classic readings to selections from the Harlem Renaissance movement and even Tupac Shakur. The students get a sense of history from these readings and a feel for the time period when these poems were written, said Book and Poetry Club co-sponsor Lakesha Harmon. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Paintings at the White House Oct 8, 2009
"Harlem Renaissance" painter William Johnson is favored with four pieces, while Alma Thomas, a top African-American woman artist, is represented on the abstract painting front. In addition, many earthenware pieces and other works by Native Americans were chosen. (India Times, India)
Writers hall picks four inductees Sep 18, 2009
Johnson was a poet, playwright, and an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. White was a journalist, novelist, essayist and civic leader influential in the Harlem Renaissance. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Thus Spake Zora Sep 11, 2009
Hurston, then, has taken her place in the Harlem Renaissance diorama, and it would be easy for us to read the knowing grin she wears in photos as signaling her recognition that Black Is Beautiful. That was true, to a point. (The American Conservative)
Mexican Genius Miguel Covarrubias Brought Together the Cultures of Harlem, Bali and Oaxaca Aug 11, 2009
He was among the first to paint the world of the Harlem Renaissance, the world of Jazz and Blues. Later, while living in Bali, he would create beautiful images of that culture and continue similarly documenting cultures in China, throughout Latin America, and most spectacularly in Oaxaca and southern Mexico. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stafford's new hospital became its unofficial museum with the dedication of the new History Wall at Stafford Hospital Center Jul 27, 2009
These images are surrounded by a dozen smaller ones, including those of Capt. John Smith, George Mason, Moncure Conway and Palmer Hayden, one of the Harlem Renaissance painters. "We're very, very pleased," said Jane Conner, a Stafford author and one of the organizers for the project. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
REVIEW: 'New England White' explores shades of elitism and murder Jul 23, 2009
Her grandmother ran a famous salon during the Harlem Renaissance, and Julia's mother remains a radical firebrand, living in exile in France. At 42, Julia seems still in recovery from her abusive college relationship with Zant. (USA Today -- Life)
Big man off campus Jul 21, 2009
Gates says the hiring of Marcyliena Morgan, who transferred her hip-hop archive from UCLA to Harvard, is his way of learning from Harlem Renaissance philosopher Alain Locke's missteps. "When Alain Locke wrote `The New Negro,' " says Gates, "he missed the most important cultural phenomenon emerging out of black America, and that was the birth of jazz. . . . I didn't want to make that mistake.". (Boston Globe)
ENCOURAGING ART: Claflin professor named S.C. Arts Commission Fellow Jun 29, 2009
It was in the 1960s and in the Great Depression, especially with the Harlem Renaissance," Howard said. "We have to get out there to promote art. As university officials, we have to make our curriculum relevant, and we need to reach out more. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Famous Missourians coming to Bonne Terre Jun 17, 2009
She was recruited for vaudeville shows after she attracted attention with her street-corner dancing and from there found success during the Harlem Renaissance in New York City as a chorus girl. She followed her success to Paris and a successful tour of Europe where she became the most successful American entertainer working in Europe. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Partying to Make the Rent May 13, 2009
The tradition dates back to the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, when residents would entertain in their own homes to raise money for rent. Fliers would be dropped in mailboxes to promote the gatherings like one that read "If Sweet Mamma is running wild and you are looking for a Do-right child, just come around and linger awhile at a 'Social Whist Party.'". (ABC News -- Business)
Top Bay artists often underappreciated in life May 5, 2009
Born in Boston and long associated with the Harlem Renaissance because of his commitment to "a strictly Negro art," Johnson made major contributions to the Bay Area art scene from the 1930s into the 1960s, through teaching, exhibitions and public art commissions. He was the first West Coast artist of African American ancestry to achieve national and international recognition. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Historical interview captivates crowd Apr 14, 2009
Hughes is most famous for his poetry and short stories during the Harlem Renaissance, but a portion of his work also included humorous pieces, essays and two autobiographies. Hughes attended both Columbia University and Lincoln University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and became a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, the second black fraternal organization at a historically black university. (University News, MO)
'Idol' stars bring musical to campus Apr 14, 2009
Though the show takes place in the 1930s during the Harlem Renaissance, all the characters play themselves and take on aspects of Waller's personality. "From the get-go, the show has very high energy just like he did," she said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Conservatism Has Much to Offer Black Americans Apr 13, 2009
Zora Neal Hurston (1891-1960), Langston Hughes (1902-1967), Ralph Ellison (1914-1994), and Alain Lock (1885-1954) were all gifted conservative black writers from the Harlem Renaissance. Although many people do not think of Martin Luther King as a conservative, he championed many of the same principles as today's black conservatives, arguing for quality education, personal integrity, public morality, equal treatment under the law, and a colorblind society. (Human Events Online)
Africa: Comment & Analysis Apr 11, 2009
It led to the Harlem Renaissance, marked by authors and poets like Langston Hughes, Richard Right, Claude McKay, and Lena Horne. As a rallying ideology Pan-Africanism defined and gave life to race-based (and class-based) struggles. (allAfrica.com)
New look, new life at Strand Theatre Apr 9, 2009
As for Mayor Thomas M. Menino, he is eager to attend Friday's opening night for "Ain't Misbehavin'," a rollicking tribute to the 1930s Harlem Renaissance featuring the music of Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller. In addition to Studdard, the show features "American Idol" contestant-turned-Broadway star Frenchie Davis and 2003 finalist Trenyce Cobbins. (Boston Globe)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Making A Difference Apr 4, 2009
Kareem has written six books on, among other things, Native Americans, the Harlem Renaissance and World War II. He knows martial arts through his friendship with Bruce Lee. He does yoga, is a jazz historian and breeds horses. (Uclabruins.com)
Lakers' legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar offers teams fundraising opportunity (198) Apr 2, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009 Edition. "Abdul-Jabbar is universally considered to be one of the greatest NBA players of all time. At UCLA, Abdul-Jabbar led the Bruins to three NCAA Men's Basketball Championships. In the NBA, with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers, Abdul-Jabbar was named NBA Rookie of the Year, a six-time NBA Most Valuable Player, a six-time NBA Champion and a 19-time NBA All-Star. He is enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. One of the unique reasons Abdul-Jabbar was... (Malibu Times, CA)
Fancy footwork on touchy subject: race Mar 24, 2009
For the score Mr. Andrews draws on music of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance and the 1960s Southern soul movement. "Those to me were the two periods in U.S. 20th-century cultural history where there was a decisive positive influence of black sound on white culture," he said. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Special works from young artists Feb 27, 2009
The exhibition "A Tribute to the Artists of The Harlem Renaissance" may be showing at the Massachusetts College of Art, but the young artists responsible for the works are actually still in high school. MassArt has offered up gallery space so that special needs students from McKinley Preparatory High School can show off their paintings. (Boston Globe)
BET Captures the Flavor of the 'New Harlem Renaissance' with the Debut of the Original Series 'Harlem Heights' Premiering Monday, March 2 at 10:00 P.M.* Feb 25, 2009
Source: BET Networks. New Docu-Drama Follows the Sometimes Complicated Lives of Eight 20-Somethings as They Live, Love, Work and Make Their Way in New York City. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
National religion briefs Feb 22, 2009
"Three of the four main U.S. rabbinical associations will be led by women when Dreyfus begins her tenure.In October, Rabbi Julie Schonfeld was named executive vice president of the Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly. Rabbi Toba Spitzer, the first openly gay or lesbian person to head a rabbinical assembly, became president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association in 2007.Kansas church members raise money for building with ties to poetLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) ---- Members of a... (North County Times)
Civil Rights Pioneers Honored on Stamps Feb 22, 2009
He encouraged black writers of the Harlem Renaissance, the period during the 1920s when African-American arts flourished in New York and elsewhere. Spingarn produced books of poetry and literary criticism and was a co-founder of the publishing house Harcourt, Brace and Company. (PR Newswire)
Analysis of Claude McKay's "Tiger" Feb 21, 2009
Claude McKay, a Harlem Renaissance writer, wrote the poem, "Tiger" to express his frustration with America and and the oppression of the African-Americans. Claude McKay, a Harlem Renaissance writer, wrote the poem, "Tiger," to express his frustration with America and racism. (Suite101.com)
Today in the Cedar Valley -- Feb. 21 Feb 21, 2009
Details: Ruth Ann Gaines will perform Queen Nora, a one-woman play about Zora Neale Hurston from her childhood of poverty in the rural south to her rise in the Harlem Renaissance. UNI women s basketball vs. Creighton University. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Public invited to hear Pakay discuss his work Feb 19, 2009
One picture shows him with the Harlem Renaissance artist Beauford Delaney, who took Baldwin under his wing when he was a homeless aspiring writer. Another shows him playing cards while taking a break from writing the screenplay for a movie of the life of Malcolm X.. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Groundbreaking civil rights book revived Feb 18, 2009
The book, which came during the Harlem Renaissance, sparked similar books that raised the nation's consciousness of African-American achievements, he said. "Black people were using art and historical narrative as weapons in the civil rights movement, trying to show that black people were innately as intelligent as white people, that they weren't distinctly inferior by nature and the best way to do that they felt was by holding up the achievements of intelligent or artistic or creative black... (MSNBC -- Race)
Black History Month events Feb 13, 2009
Feb. 21 - Harlem Renaissance Ball. Feb. 22 - 6 p.m. Rudder Auditorium. (The Battalion, TX)
100 YEARS A Century of the NAACP Feb 12, 2009
Langston Hughes, the famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance, later wrote the first history of the NAACP, calling the five letters the "most famous initials in America.". The NAACP was founded soon after Abraham Lincoln's home town went up in flames. (Washington Post)
Stewart describes Hurston as a folklorist Feb 11, 2009
Hurston was college-educated during the 1920s when the streets of Harlem, a borough of New York City, were alive with cultural creativity-art, music, writing-a period known historically as the Harlem Renaissance. At the time, Harlem drew blacks and their supporters from the American South, from big cites nationally, even from the Caribbean and the West Indies. (Washington Journal, IA)
American Idol winner performs Ain't Misbehavin' Feb 10, 2009
"cutting contests" in which the guests would decide who was the most talented, according to the Routledge Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Seven years later, Waller wrote the score for the Broadway show Hot Chocolates, which included his famous song "Ain't Misbehavin.'" Waller got his big break when he signed with Victor Records in 1934, and he recorded with them until his death in 1943, according to the Red Hot Jazz Archive. (The Battalion, TX)
Historical portrait of Harlem Renaissance author offered at free Friday library program Feb 8, 2009
Dr. Catherine Stewart will present a historical portrait of writer Zora Neale Hurston, an African American who wrote during the Harlem Renaissance. Stewart will deliver "Feast, Flood, and Famine: Zora Neale Hurston's Search for African American Folk Culture," at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, as part of The Big Read, a grant-funded initiative from the African American Museum of Iowa intended "to restore reading to the center of American culture. Published in 1937, Their Eyes Were Watching God chronicles... (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
Claudia Roth Pierpont: James Baldwin’s flight from America. Feb 8, 2009
Although Baldwin seemed a natural heir to the Harlem Renaissance he was born right there, in 1924, and Countee Cullen was one of his schoolteachers the bittersweet poetry of writers like Cullen and Langston Hughes held no appeal for him. It was Wright s unabating fury that hit him hard. (New Yorker)
