The Harlem Renaissance made Harlem a hub of Black creativity in the 1920s and 1930s. In jazz clubs, literary salons, and speakeasies, Black queer artists expressed themselves, challenged norms, and ...

A while back, Victoria Christopher Murray set out on a mission to learn about the women of the Harlem Renaissance. But in her research, she mostly found stories about men – until she came across ...

On Oct. 9, the New York Historical (which last year dropped “Society” from its title) hosted a spectacular evening to fête ...

The celebration will also give back to the next generation of aspiring artists and visionaries. World Bride Magazine is celebrating 100 years of the Harlem Renaissance and the neighborhood’s cultural ...

Why the era still resonates a century later. By Veronica Chambers I’m a Brooklyn girl, but I’m low-key obsessed with the Harlem Renaissance. I’ve written a book about the era and taught its literature ...

Although they were illegal, drag balls were considered safe places for gay men to socialize. One of the highlights of the ...

Text by Imani Perry Photographs by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr. Videos by Caroline Kim and Alan Lee Jensen Every image here of the dancers Ayodele Casel, LaTasha Barnes and Camille Brown is strikingly ...

The transition from the tail end of the Harlem Renaissance to the Great Depression years of the early 1930s is the backdrop for playwright Pearl Cleage’s play “Blues for an Alabama Sky,” which is ...

Joël René Scoville and Jenna Gillespie Byrd have released the concept album for their original musical 2&1: A Harlem Love ...

The Harlem Renaissance, also known as the New Negro Movement, was a movement of the 1920s and '30s that sought to redefine Black identity through literature, music, painting, photography, and ...