Harlem’s characteristics are distinctive because of African descendant’s great contributions to New York City. The origins of this unique section of Manhattan are significant because of the neighborhood’s transformation from Dutch to Irish to Jewish to Negro. Black people’s occupancy left a long-lasting effect on Harlem that was directly… Continue reading The Making of Black Excellence
At first glance by Countee Cullen, this feels like a poem about moving forward while pushing through your fears. But I believe it means more than just that. When I read this poem I feel like it’s a wake-up call, something to inspire people not just to push through the fear of what can happen… Continue reading Cherry Wine
Between Illustrations and Photographs, there are two types of expressive art. They are both commonly alike because it shows how the artist is trying to depict and trying to tell us something about what’s going on in the art. Unlike others, some might find Illustrations and photographs not similar. I personally feel like they are… Continue reading Blog 2 draft
Non-Fiction and Fictitious works of literature both serve a similar purpose, which is to teach something, whether it be a lesson or a fact. They can both contain a setting, characters, and a plot and both types of writing can contain real people, events, or places. So, it’s safe to say they are comparable, but… Continue reading Nonfiction versus Fictive Works of Literature Draft
In “The Making of Harlem,” in Survey Graphic by James W. Johnson, negroes gradually moved from a corner of Lower Manhattan to 53rd St and then ultimately to Harlem because there were a construction of better houses. As there was a shortage of labor, there was of course a hefty amount of work available and… Continue reading Blog Post 2 – Harlem’s future: Is gentrification all that bad?
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
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
Between fiction and non-fiction, which one is better? Imagine, for a very literal metaphor, two different books which laid out in front of a person: a non-fiction book and a fictional book. Which one should a person choose and read? Generally speaking, people tend to name non-fiction as the greater of the two genres. People… Continue reading The Real vs The Ideal
Blog Post 2 Final Draft What does imaginative or fictive work do versus nonfiction? I think that both fiction and nonfiction works (and pictures) can provide us with great insights into the times and the places that they are depicting, and they both offer us unique ways of interpreting the information being given to us.… Continue reading The Harlem of Imagination and the Harlem of Memory
In combating American racism and damaging stereotypes, fictive work plays the important role of humanizing the Blacks who were being discriminated against. Non-fiction work is necessary in that it paints a picture of accuracy, however fiction has always been a more impactful avenue for social commentary. Survey Graphic, which focuses on social and political issues,… Continue reading Artistic Reality, Fictional Frame — Blog Post 2