For my final project, I will be focusing on the upbringing of the Social progress and succeeding accomplishments of African Americans. African Americans had faced and overcome racial injustice. Over time, African Americans have overcome this in order to obtain a better education, a better career, a better future, and better prospects. Black people have… Continue reading Proposal Draft
My focus theme will be on Black excellence and worthy Black contributions to society. I am aiming to explain and demonstrate Black excellence and Black contributions to society how directly relates to Black humanity. The significance of my chosen theme is to emphasis the role lost Black Literature plays a role in recovering Black humanity.… Continue reading Bre’s Final Blog Site Proposal
If you’re an American, the phrase “land of opportunity” is very familiar, and depending on how patriotic you are it may be a phrase that’s close to your heart. First used during the western expansion, the Homestead Act offered people of all races the opportunity to move west and claim government land for cheap to… Continue reading Harlem: The Land of Opportunity
Something striking about Opportunity Magazine is the way that it is formatted. Poems, essays, and illustrations all follow one another throughout the magazine to create a seamless archive of Black achievements. One of those illustrations that seemed particularly significant appeared in the September 1925 issue of Opportunity. The illustration was drawn by Charles Robinson, and… Continue reading The Weary Blues and Social Progress
As James Wheldon Johnson described it in “The Making of Harlem”, Harlem was quite possibly the greatest Negro city in the world for the era of the Harlem Renaissance. It was the ground at which African Americans saw a revival of their culture and made progress like never before. The demographical details of black neighborhoods… Continue reading Blog Post #3 Final Draft
Harlem became the hub of African American culture in the early 20th century. Here lies a place in New York City that radiated with new ideas, imaginations, and a new found identity for African Americans. What is recognized as the Harlem Renaissance is a movement that was curated to establish a foundation for social activism… Continue reading Blog Post #3 Inspire the Youth
The Prize Winner list published in June 1925 from Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life The worth of a Black person’s life has always been in question in the United States. Post-slavery led to freed African descendants who weren’t provided with guidance or resources to adjust well into society as worthy. Are Black people… Continue reading Worthy Black Contributions (POST #3)
Blog #3 When looking through the archived Opportunity magazine, one of the things that jumped out to me was an image that we have seen in another reading that we have been looking at. At the end of Alain Locke’s essay “Enter the New Negro” in Survey Graphic, there is a drawn portrait of… Continue reading Creativity of the Harlem Renaissance
This image is displayed through many of the headers throughout the archive, it has a very authentic African feel to it. With the geometric shapes and sharp angles, I believe it represents a black man most likely. I don’t feel a deeper message behind this image beside the beauty of the art itself, some things… Continue reading Dive Into The Archive v3
As James Wheldon Johnson described it in “The Making of Harlem”, Harlem was quite possibly the greatest Negro city in the world for the era of the Harlem Renaissance. It was the ground at which African Americans saw a revival of their culture and made progress like never before. The demographical details of black neighborhoods… Continue reading Blog Post #3 Draft 2
