Black Identity Overview

May 23, 2022 JASHAUN FORSYTHE

After the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War from 1865 well into the early twentieth century, black people (often met with barriers, especially in the southern states) finally got access to education, land ownership, and money. Black people began to spread all over the country. Many black people migrated to the north in hopes of… Continue reading Black Identity Overview

Field Trips (Met, Schomburg, Harlem) · Uncategorized

Walking Tour Contemporary

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 JASHAUN FORSYTHEVideo

Throughout the walking tour, I felt honored to be walking on the same streets as historic figures. Here is a video of my thoughts on the tour.

Blog Post #5

Sexuality Hidden In Plain Sight

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 JASHAUN FORSYTHE

When first reading Nella Larson’s Passing (1929) the piece can seem to be about the conflicted emotions of light-skinned black women who pass for being white when in the presence of majority-white people. Taking a deeper look into the text you can see that the relationship between Irene and her friend Clare there is more… Continue reading Sexuality Hidden In Plain Sight

Hot Take or Short Blog Post Response · Uncategorized

The Encounter Hot Take

April 7, 2022May 23, 2022 JASHAUN FORSYTHE

I think the fact that they gave more details on the backstory of the characters, especially Irene’s view of a young Clare sitting in her home sewing for a weekly one-dollar wage to help support her family. Her abusive household may have been a reason for Clare’s taste for danger. The text also gives us… Continue reading The Encounter Hot Take

Passing (2021) directed by Rebecca Hall

(In) Passing Film Hot Take

March 31, 2022 JASHAUN FORSYTHE1 Comment

Blog Post # 4 · Met: Afrofuturist Room

Afrofuturism Through the Glass

March 22, 2022May 23, 2022 JASHAUN FORSYTHE

Upon visiting the Afrofuturism room, we came across Venetian Glassware that felt out of place compared to the rest of the items on display in this because of how everything looked quintessentially associated as “Black”. Some of our first thoughts were “Wow, I did not expect this to be here, it looks out of… Continue reading Afrofuturism Through the Glass

Blog Post #3

Man, Martyr, Moses, Menace, or Just Marcus

March 1, 2022May 23, 2022 JASHAUN FORSYTHE1 Comment

Harlem being dubbed as the “New Mecca for Negros” is very indicative of the kinds of mindsets of some of the people who moved there. Typically, when people think of the Harlem Renaissance they think of the abundant contributions by black people in the arts, media, literature, and music. In all of these forms of… Continue reading Man, Martyr, Moses, Menace, or Just Marcus

Blog Post #2

Who I am is Where I’m from and What I’ve done, not What I Own

February 17, 2022March 3, 2022 JASHAUN FORSYTHE

What makes a place special? Is it the people who own property in the area? The people who first resided on the lands? To me what makes a place what it is, is the community and what people do in them that are significant in forming a place’s identity. Everything that surrounds a place gives… Continue reading Who I am is Where I’m from and What I’ve done, not What I Own

Blog post #1

This Land Was Made For You and “Me”

February 10, 2022March 3, 2022 JASHAUN FORSYTHE

Throughout W.E.B Dubois’s legacy of writing (as the author of The Crisis) and being a black man in America trying to redefine what it means to be black and challenge stigmas. With the conception of The Crisis magazine, he sought to do just that by creating a piece of media that challenges the stereotypes, stigmas, and… Continue reading This Land Was Made For You and “Me”

Literature of the Harlem Renaissance Class site 2022

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