Romare Bearden: ‘An American Odyssey’ through the Harlem Renaissance and the SoHo art scene
Sometimes an artist’s biography can work on two levels, providing both the sweep of history within the subject matter of
Read more
Harlem Renaissance
Madam C.J. Walker, Harlem’s self-made millionaire, and her daughter A’Lelia, patron of the Jazz Age
PODCAST The story of Harlem’s hair care queen and her daughter A’Lelia, a patron of the Harlem Renaissance. In 1867,
Read more
Happy birthday Langston Hughes! A few stops in Harlem to celebrate
Since I was a teenager, I’ve had an affinity for writer Langston Hughes, the revolutionary jazz poet who was born 115
Read more
Billie Holiday’s New York: Here’s to Swing Street, Harlem’s 133rd Street and other landmarks of jazz
PODCAST Grab your fedora and take a trip with the Bowery Boys into the heart of New York City’s jazz
Read more
The Hotel Theresa: An historic treasure of Harlem
The Hotel Theresa, as it looks today, White Castle and all. PODCAST The Hotel Theresa is considered a genuine (if
Read more
Langston Hughes: A few Harlem stops on his birthday
Dapper gentlemen: At a 1924 celebration in Langston’s honor, at the home of Regina Andrews on 580 St. Nicholas Avenue.
Read more