The Harlem Renneasiacce was in part defined by the creative and intellectual output spanning the likes of theater, literature, music, etc. And while that creative output makes up the parts of the defining era, at the center of the movement and why it was so successful was the physical location which became representative of the… Continue reading Harlem: A Black Mecca
In “Harlem” by Alain Locke, there seem to be two reckonings of what the neighborhood of Harlem is meant to represent and how it is supposed to function as a result of this newly christened representation. The first continues an overarching theme of the Harlem Renaissance period which is a revitalization of the Black identity.… Continue reading Blog Post #2 Draft
Looking through the covers of The Crisis it is clear that this publication was meant to do at least one thing. The first was reinvention. At the turn of the 20th century, Black Americans saw themselves longing to create a new public image that decentered the stereotypes of the “Sambo” or the “Zip Coon”. Both… Continue reading Blog Post #1
Looking through the covers of The Crisis it is clear that this publication was meant to do at least one thing. The first was reinvention. At the turn of the 20th century, Black Americans saw themselves longing to create a new public image that decentered the stereotypes of the “Sambo” or the “Zip Coon”. Both… Continue reading Blog Post #1 Draft