But this vision of genius is a poor fit for many great artists, and it tends to obscure what makes them and their work ...

The photographer James Van Der Zee brought a sensitive and artful eye to families in a moment of loss.

At 5 p.m. on West 128th Street in Harlem, the rats are already out, and some days it feels like a test of faith. “I would describe it as biblical. It’s epic. It’s unbelievable,” resident Elizabeth ...

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 ...

Langston Hughes, the celebrated poet of the Harlem Renaissance, was deeply inspired by the music of Duke Ellington.

Langston Hughes, one of the leading voices of the Harlem Renaissance, often described his poetry as “jazz written on the page.” He was deeply inspired by the rhythms, improvisation, and spirit of ...

The story of the country's first all-Black magazine, born out of the Harlem Renaissance, brings to the life the works of Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and others.

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

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

Whenever Harlem fullback Rod Anderson would set up behind center, everyone on the Aquinas sideline yelled out the formation and the play that was about to happen. Unfortunately for the Fightin’ Irish, ...

In 1926 the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team was founded, more than 20 years before Black men were allowed on professional basketball teams. But this squad composed of only African American ...