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Harlem Renaissance

Bowery Boys Bookshelf 

Romare Bearden: ‘An American Odyssey’ through the Harlem Renaissance and the SoHo art scene

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Bowery Boys 337 Views 0 Comments Apollo Theater, artists, Harlem Renaissance, Soho

Sometimes an artist’s biography can work on two levels, providing both the sweep of history within the subject matter of

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Black History Podcasts Women's History 

Madam C.J. Walker, Harlem’s self-made millionaire, and her daughter A’Lelia, patron of the Jazz Age

January 5, 2018October 12, 2018 Bowery Boys 8423 Views 0 Comments Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Madam CJ Walker

PODCAST The story of Harlem’s hair care queen and her daughter A’Lelia, a patron of the Harlem Renaissance. In 1867,

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Writers and Artists 

Happy birthday Langston Hughes! A few stops in Harlem to celebrate

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 Bowery Boys 1612 Views 0 Comments Columbia University, Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes

Since I was a teenager, I’ve had an affinity for writer Langston Hughes, the revolutionary jazz poet who was born 115

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It's Showtime Podcasts 

Billie Holiday’s New York: Here’s to Swing Street, Harlem’s 133rd Street and other landmarks of jazz

January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 Bowery Boys 4513 Views 9 Comments Apollo Theater, Billie Holiday, Carnegie Hall, classic hotels, drugs, Friday Night Fever, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, jazz, Music History, Roosevelt Island

  PODCAST Grab your fedora and take a trip with the Bowery Boys into the heart of New York City’s

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Landmarks Podcasts 

The Hotel Theresa: An historic treasure of Harlem

November 15, 2013January 14, 2015 Bowery Boys 4512 Views 4 Comments Alfred Hitchcock, Fidel Castro, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Hotel Theresa, jazz, Joe Louis

The Hotel Theresa, as it looks today, White Castle and all. PODCAST The Hotel Theresa is considered a genuine (if

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Bowery Boys Bookshelf 

Langston Hughes: A few Harlem stops on his birthday

February 1, 2012January 16, 2015 Bowery Boys 1438 Views 2 Comments Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes, New York Public Library

Dapper gentlemen: At a 1924 celebration in Langston’s honor, at the home of Regina Andrews on 580 St. Nicholas Avenue.

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Read the book

Bowery-Boys-Book-Cover-R6--revised Our first-ever Bowery Boys book, "Adventures in Old New York" is now out in bookstores! A time-traveling journey into a past that lives simultaneously besides the modern city.

Bowery Boys Walking Tours

Are you ready to walk through time? We’re excited to announce Bowery Boys Walks, our new walking tours developed around our podcast. Join us in the streets — beginning in October 2018!

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