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

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 ...

The Harlem Renaissance was one of the most important artistic and cultural milestones in modern history, and a sweeping new exhibit at The New York Historical highlights how this era was — as Henry ...

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 ...

From the Harlem Renaissance to modern improvisation, jazz has always been connected to wellness and self-expression.

Originally a Dutch settlement, it was once a stronghold of Jewish luminaries.In the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance – an ...

Sankofa African American Theatre Company will present its fourth annual production of BLACK NATIVITY by Langston Hughes, directed by Sharia Benn with music direction by Brian McGrady. Learn more!

Bed-Stuy is getting a new home for books, culture and conversation under the direction of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist ...

Nikole Hannah-Jones plans to open The North Star Books + Bar in a Black-owned building that used to house a community staple.

"I’ve been thinking for a long time about trying to open a public salon-style space that involved the greatest attributes of the Harlem Renaissance,” Jones said.

In travels across the country, contributing writer Latria Graham gains a deeper understanding of places by digging into their ...