Black artists, musicians, writers, and reformers flocked to the neighborhood of Harlem in the early 20th century, creating a ...

A pop-up exhibit highlighting the intersectionality between the rich history of both the Black and LGBTBQ+ communities during the Harlem Renaissance is making its way across Bloomington-Normal.

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why ...

What began as a small Harlem library addressing the needs of a changing neighborhood has grown into a world-renowned mecca ...

Plus, new public programming, an exhibition that explores center's legacy, a Centennial Festival and even a special-edition ...

The publication of The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke (2018) made visible that in the 1920s Black writers emerged whose writings led to the period being called the Harlem Renaissance. While ...

A New York Harlem Renaissance artist history forgot painted impressionism, Black African American life in the Southeast and ...

The New World Symphony launched “I Dream a World” in 2022 serves also as a platform to encourage dialogue about the enduring relevance of Black artists in shaping American culture.

A new exhibit at the Joplin History Museum is dedicated to Joplin native and African American poet, Langston Hughes. “He went ...

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why it still matters.

Immigrants have been a part of the foundation of what would be New York City, according to the state’s New York ...