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The likes of Paul Robeson, Ethel Waters, and Florence Mills brought talent to the stages of theaters in Harlem and beyond. Publishing houses, particularly Alfred A. Knopf, Harcourt Brace, and Boni & Liveright, opened their doors to Black authors. The African American experience was being documented, sparking the birth of new literary traditions. By Tamara Shiloh The 1920s was a decade of general liberation. Change was taking place throughout pockets of Black America, and New York City’s Harlem was at the helm. It was there that Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong flooded nightclubs with the sounds of jazz. Literary talents including Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Zora Neale Hurston, […] By Tamara Shiloh The 1920s was a decade of general liberation. Change was taking place throughout pockets of Black America, and New York City’s Harlem was at the helm. It was there that Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong flooded nightclubs with the sounds of jazz. Literary talents including L
From Black Wall Street To Bristol: The Past, Present and Future of Black Communities Around The World Refinery29 2/22/2021 Jessica Morgan
Black folk have really gone through it this past year. Not only have we witnessed people who look like us being gunned down in their sleep, on the street or on their daily jog, but we’re also disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, the deadly virus that has swept the globe. Being Black in America, and the rest of the world, is pretty lit but it is also overwhelming. For over 400 years, we’ve witnessed abuse, trauma, racial inequality and injustice inflicted upon Black communities all over the world.