In 1923, when the Cotton Club opened, Harlem was in the midst of its Renaissance, but the Cotton Club was no beacon of progress. The club was strictly segregated—“It isn’t necessary to mix ...

Gladys Bentley, a luminary of the Harlem Renaissance ... Drag performers often backed her up at the Ubangi Club. She also appeared at the the Apollo Theater and the Cotton Club. In his 1945 ...

Veteran author Victoria Christopher Murray returns with her first solo work of historical fiction, “Harlem Rhapsody ... Nightclubs like the Cotton Club or the Savoy Ballroom are venues ...

In the famous New York neighborhood, a center of African American culture and home of the cultural flowering known as the Harlem Renaissance ... as a Book of the Month Club selection.

Philosopher, writer and educator Alain Locke was one of the organizers of the dinner for Fauset at The Civic Club and considered by many as the dean of the Harlem Renaissance. After graduating ...

In the famous New York neighborhood, a center of African American culture and home of the cultural flowering known as the Harlem Renaissance ... as a Book of the Month Club selection.